A variety of financing tools exist that make solar more affordable and accessible to low-income households. Every region / locale may have different tools at your disposal. Here is a list of financing tools that may be possible:
Consistent with Habitat's philosophy of "a hand up, not a hand out", we recommend that homeowners contribute in some way to the cost of installing solar on their homes. Their contribution should be meaningful while preserving the goal of significant reduction in the household's utility costs. In Virginia, homeowners are paying between $15 and $30 per month for their solar systems (depending on the size of the solar system). This range of solar payment amount results in monthly electric bill savings of $50 to $100, respectively.
Many utilities have programs intended to incentivize rooftop solar. For a national directory of existing incentives visit the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency
Individual Donors, Civic Organizations, and Environmental Organizations are often interested in supporting efforts to install solar on Habitat homes.
