Last year, the state was granted $156 million through the Inflation Reduction Act to launch a statewide “Solar for Y’all” program to provide grants and loans for low-income and disadvantaged residents to build out solar energy infrastructure to improve energy resilience.
The program is designed not only to put solar on people’s rooftops who couldn’t otherwise afford it, but also to invest in communities and invest in homes.
We encourage you to contact the following officials. Please feel free to use as much or as little as you would like from the below template provided by the Greater New Orleans Interfaith Climate Coalition.
We encourage you to contact the following officials:
We recommend also copying the following reporters and/or submitting a Letter to the Editor:
Dear_____
Please take prompt action to save and make maximum use of the Solar for All program. This program is essential to the wellbeing of your people for the following reasons:
Helps Working Families
Builds Local Economies
Improves Energy Resilience & Reliability
Improves Family Health
Please act now to preserve these vital gains for the families you serve.
Respectfully,
Your name