Congresswoman Brown Announces Over $312 Million in Solar For All Funding for Ohio Thanks to Inflation Reduction Act

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and the Biden-Harris Administration have announced that Ohio will receive over $312 million in federal funding to create or expand solar energy programs in low-income and disadvantaged communities through the Solar for All grant program. The State of Ohio and Growth Opportunity Partners, a Cleveland-based non-profit, each received Solar for All grants of $156 million dollars.

The Solar for All program is funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, which Congresswoman Brown proudly voted for.

“The Solar for All grants are gamechangers for Ohio, these are climate change, economic, and environmental justice wins,” said Congresswoman Shontel Brown. “This is part of why I voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, because all Ohioans deserve a clean energy future. These grants are going to have a tangible impact – helping more everyday Ohioans enjoy the benefits of solar power, including lower costs and cleaner air.”

The State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management State Accounting will receive a Solar for All grant of $156,210,000. The state’s program will create opportunities for Ohio’s residential customers in low and moderate-income households and disadvantaged communities to achieve meaningful energy savings, relieve high levels of energy burden, and improve air quality and economic prosperity in traditionally underserved areas of Ohio. 

Growth Opportunity Partners, headquartered in Ohio, will also receive a Solar for All grant of $156,210,000. Growth Opportunity Partners, located in Cleveland, will lead a multistate effort to catalyze a just, clean energy transition in industrial heartland communities, helping low and moderate income-households install rooftop solar and more.   

Ohio’s state grant award was among 60 selections announced Monday to states, territories, Tribal governments, municipalities, and nonprofits across the country. For a full list of grant recipients, click here.

The EPA estimates that the 60 Solar for All recipients will enable over 900,000 households in low-income and disadvantaged communities to deploy and benefit from distributed solar energy.

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