Cincinnati will lose out on nearly $10 million in previously awarded federal grants for solar energy. The U.S. EPA announced Thursday the termination of the $7 billion Solar for All program.
Cincinnati Director of Environment and Sustainability Oliver Kroner says the city planned to use the grant to build a community solar array on a former landfill.
“[It] would provide solar power to 1,300 low-income households in Cincinnati,” Kroner told WVXU. “And as part of the grant, we were committed to achieving 20% reduction in energy bills.”
Kroner says the city is evaluating whether the project can move forward with other sources of funding.
“There were a variety of funding sources that the federal government made available between grants and tax credits,” Kroner said. “We’re watching most of that be eliminated this calendar year. So that changes the financial modeling that we’re looking…
