1. Solar for Low Income Households Building Energy Equity

2. Single Family Multifamily The Policy Approach Depends on Housing Type
Owned
Rented
Multifamily
Section 8 (HUD)
LIHTC (Tax Credits)
Cooperatives
Other

3. Single Family Multi Family -Ownership
The Policy Also Depends on the Type of Challenges
Single Family
Roof condition
Credit
Financing
Education
Permitting
Multi Family
-Ownership
-Utilizing Tax Credits
-Virtual Net Metering
--Master Metering
--Planning

4. Habitat for Humanity (construction)
Single Family: Synergy Programs
Habitat for Humanity (construction)
Grid Alternatives, Civic Works (job training)
Roof Replacement (home repair assistance)
Fuel Fund MD (heating assistance)

5. Government Financing: Utility Programs
Single Family: Innovative Financing
Alternative Finance
Pre-paid PPA: DC SEU, Fuel Fund, Performance contracting (Posigen)
Government Financing:
PACE/Property Tax Credits
Utility Programs
CPS San Antonio, Kentucky
$6800/system with $20k in energy savings.

6. Multi-family Buildings

7. Two Key Questions to ask:
Who owns the building?
Who pays the energy bill?

8. Metering Buildings/Solar
Multifamily: Depends on Building Metering and Solar Metering
Metering Buildings/Solar
Master Metered
Individual Units
Net Meter/Community Solar
Key Question: Are you
offsetting common area usage
or offsetting tenants bills?

9. HUD Section 8 Projects: Require Either Creativity or An Agreement with HUD
Housing Authority/Government Owns Building
Tenants Get Energy Vouchers
Energy Savings Go Back to Federal Government

10. LIHTC --The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Housing: Extensive Innovation and Project Models
Dominant Housing Type for LMI
45,905 projects and 2.97 million housing units from
Tenants Have Cap on Rent + Energy
Lowering Energy Costs allows landlords to raise rents.
Many Non-profit housers
have strong capacity and
expertise utilizing tax credits
Most projects offset
common area usage
NEED: Project Development Grants

11. Cooperatives can benefit from community solar or common area off-sets
Multi-family: Individually Metered Units
Community Solar is primary policy needed to allow individual apartments to offset their bills with either roof top or offsite solar
Cooperatives can benefit from community solar or common area off-sets

12. Many Solutions Exist—Smart Project Models not High Subisidies are Needed
The building type, ownership arrangements and the barriers to solar must be identified and specified before the LMI policy can be designed.