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This bill, the Low-Income Solar Energy Act, aims to help reduce household energy burdens by expanding access to solar energy for low-income households. The key provisions include: 1. Authorizing increased funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and allowing up to 25% of those funds to be used for solar projects for low-income housing. 2. Establishing a solar financing program at the Department of Energy to provide grants, loans, and other support to deploy solar projects for eligible low-income households and community solar projects. 3. Creating a solar workforce program to assist underrepresented groups in pursuing careers in the solar industry. 4. Amending laws to allow public housing agencies to enter into long-term power purchase agreements for solar energy and ensure that any solar savings do not result in increased rents for low-income tenants. The overall goal is to increase access to affordable solar energy for low-income households and promote job opportunities in the solar industry.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2462/all-info