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Coalition for Community Solar Access<\/p><\/div>\n

On August 14, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed legislation<\/a> enabling community solar programs in the state. SB 152 will allow Alaskans to subscribe to community-owned solar arrays not located on their home or property, opening up clean energy access for the first time to the more than 260,000 Alaskans who live in rental housing and 79,000<\/a>\u00a0who are living below the Federal poverty level.<\/p>\n

The bipartisan bill was sponsored by Senators Bill Wielechowski, Forrest Dunbar, Elvi Gray-Jackson, Scott Kawasaki and Representatives Ashley Carrick, Stanley Wright, Cliff Groh, Andy Josephson, Alyse Galvin, Donna Mears and Calvin Schragehas.<\/p>\n

This legislative victory comes on the heels of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s Earth Day\u00a0announcement<\/a>\u00a0that lead applicant Alaska Energy Authority, along with the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, has been awarded $62.5 million to \u201cspan from urban, residential projects to community-scale, rural projects across Alaska,\u201d and to deliver the benefits of solar to low-income and disadvantaged communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is common sense legislation that allows Alaskans to access the fastest-growing segment of the renewable energy industry.\u00a0With billions of dollars available from\u00a0private financing<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0federal incentives<\/a>, the bipartisan SAVE Act will enable Alaskans to supercharge the deployment of low-cost, clean electrical generation, further diversifying generation sources and providing significant consumer bill savings. This is a bright day for Alaska!\u201d said\u00a0Phil Wight, policy analyst for the Alaska Public Interest Research Group.<\/p>\n

This comes at a crucial moment for Alaska\u2019s energy transition \u2014 with growing concerns around the Cook Inlet natural gas crisis, Alaskan utilities are looking to diversify their energy sources with renewables. Community solar also presents an opportunity to build a stronger and more resilient electric grid. The majority of Alaskans support solar energy development, but most have been unable to personally benefit from distributed renewable generation. Community solar stands to change that.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Alaska Center understands first hand the need for this Community Energy reform. We\u2019ve heard so many times through our Solarize programs: What if I\u2019m a renter? What if I can\u2019t personally afford a solar installation? Finally, all Alaskans on the Railbelt will be able to subscribe to community energy installations and benefit from low-cost renewable power. Alaskans can decide to access or create Community Energy \u2014 and this gets us closer to a more equitable energy environment, where clean energy is available to all Alaskans,\u201d said\u00a0Chantal de Alcuaz, co-executive director at The Alaska Center.<\/p>\n

Over the past decade, the number of states that have enacted policies to support third-party shared or community solar has expanded from just a few to 22 states, including Washington, D.C. A collective 6.6 GW of generation capacity has been installed to date, and Wood Mackenzie\u2019s most recent US community solar market outlook<\/a> predicts that there will be 14 GWDC<\/sub> power installed across the country by the end of 2028.<\/p>\n

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On August 14, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed legislation enabling community solar programs in the state. 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