California

California’s first low-income solar incentive programs, SASH and MASH, did not include formal workforce development components. However, as nonprofit GRID Alternatives built out the SASH program, workforce development became increasingly integrated, and it was adopted as a formal program requirement when the two programs were extended in 2015. Workforce development was again included when the … Continued

San Francisco, CA

Program Overview The City and County of San Francisco offers rebates for local solar electric projects through a program called GoSolarSF, administered by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Power Enterprise. The program is based on the Solar Energy Incentive Program ordinance, which outlines a 10-year program with a budget objective of $2 million … Continued

District of Columbia

Program Overview In Washington, D.C., the 2008 Clean and Affordable Energy Act established a Sustainable Energy Trust Fund (SETF) and created a “Sustainable Energy Utility.” The SETF is funded by a surcharge to all electric and natural gas ratepayers in the District of Columbia. In 2012, the D.C. Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU) launched a Small-Scale … Continued