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IT WILL TAKE PLACE AT ONE COMMUNITY CENTER. ON ALLEN STREET. The head of the E-P- A – In Waterbury this afternoon…. To help Senator Bernie Sanders ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF A BRAND NEW NATIONAL PROGRAM. ITS CALLED “SOLAR FOR ALL”. IT AIMS TO HELP MAKE SOLAR PANELS AND GREEN POWER MORE AFFORDABLE FOR LOWER INCOME AMERICANS. NBC 5’S STEPHEN BIDDIX WAS AT THE ANNOUNCEMENT. HE JOINS US LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM. WITH MORE ON THIS NEW PROGRAM. STEPHEN… SOLAR FOR ALL IS A 7 BILLION DOLLAR PROGRAM THAT WAS INTRODUCED AND SPEARHEADED BY SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS. AND MORE THAN ANYTHING ITS ABOUT HELPING THE COMMON AMERICAN. 01;16;24;19- 01;16;32;06 Bernie <WE’RE TALKING ABOUT 10 MILLION ROOFTOPS THROUGHOUT AMERICA HAVING SOLAR PANELS THAT OTHERWISE MIGHT NOT HAVE.> WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS ANNOUNCING “SOLAR FOR ALL” A 7 BILLION DOLLAR PROGRAM THAT WILL HELP LOW INCOME AMERICANS BE ABLE TO BETTER AFFORD ROOFTOP SOLAR PANELS. 01;17;45;20- 01;17;55;09 Bernie <THERE WILL EITHER BE A GRANT OR A LOAN GOING TO A MIDDLE INCOME OR WORKING CLASS LOWER INCOME FAMILY TO HELP YOU BUY YOUR SOLAR PANELS> THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE UP TO 60 GRANTS TO STATES, MUNICIPALITIES, TERRITORIES, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS THAT CAN THEN BE GIVEN TO RESIDENTS TO HELP WITH THE COST ON PANELS WHICH ACCORDING TO SANDERS TYPICALLY IS AROUND $18,000 IN VERMONT. 01;35;04;18- 01;35;15;10 EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan <FOLKS THIS IS A BIG DEAL ESPECIALLY FOR OVERTURNED COMMUNITIES WHO ARE ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND WHO HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT OF CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENTS FOR FAR TOO LONG.> ENTITIES CAN BEGIN APPLYING FOR GRANTS NOW. AND OFFICIALS SAY MONEY SHOULD START BEING SHELLED OUT WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR. 01;25;53;06- 01;26;10;06 becca balint <THIS IS A PROGRAM FOR REGULAR PEOPLE, RURAL PEOPLE FOR WORKING CLASS PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE AND THE NATION THAT WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO AN ECONOMY AND A WAY OF LIFE THAT IS BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.> OFFICIALS ALSO SAY WE’RE SEEING THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGES RIGHT NOW IN FRONT OF OUR VERY EYES. REFERENCING THE CANADIAN WILDFIRES AND TEXAS HEAT WAVE. SAYING THIS PROGRAM CAN BE CRUCIAL IN SAVING THE PLANET. 01;41;32;18- 01;41;39;07 bernie <WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CLIMATE BEING AN EXISTENTIAL OFFICIALS ALSO SAY THE PROGRAM WILL CREATE MORE JOBS IN COMMUNITIES BECAUSE OF THE SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE

Bernie Sanders announces launch of $7B program, ‘Solar for All’

The program will provide up to 60 grants to states, municipalities, territories, and tribal governments that can then be given to residents to help with the cost on panels.

Wednesday afternoon Sen. Bernie Sanders announced “Solar For All,” a $7 billion program that will help low-income Americans be able to better afford rooftop solar panels.”There will either be a grant or a loan going to middle-income, working-class, and lower-income families to help you buy your solar panels,” said Sanders. The program will provide up to 60 grants to states, municipalities, territories, and tribal governments that can then be given to residents to help with the cost of panels. “Folks, this is a big deal, especially for overburdened communities who are on the front lines of the climate crisis and who have been locked out of clean energy investments for far too long,” said Michael S. Regan, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Entities can begin applying for grants now, and officials say money should start being shelled out within the next year. “This is a program for regular people, rural people, for working-class people across the state and the nation, that want to be able to contribute to an economy and a way of life that is better for the environment,” said U.S. Rep. Becca Balint. Officials also said we’re seeing the effects of climate change right now in front of our very eyes, referencing the Canadian wildfires and Texas heat wave, and said this program can be crucial in saving the planet. “When we talk about climate being an existential threat, that’s not rhetoric; that’s reality,” said Sanders.

WATERBURY, Vt. —

Wednesday afternoon Sen. Bernie Sanders announced “Solar For All,” a $7 billion program that will help low-income Americans be able to better afford rooftop solar panels.

“There will either be a grant or a loan going to middle-income, working-class, and lower-income families to help you buy your solar panels,” said Sanders.

The program will provide up to 60 grants to states, municipalities, territories, and tribal governments that can then be given to residents to help with the cost of panels.

“Folks, this is a big deal, especially for overburdened communities who are on the front lines of the climate crisis and who have been locked out of clean energy investments for far too long,” said Michael S. Regan, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Entities can begin applying for grants now, and officials say money should start being shelled out within the next year.

“This is a program for regular people, rural people, for working-class people across the state and the nation, that want to be able to contribute to an economy and a way of life that is better for the environment,” said U.S. Rep. Becca Balint.

Officials also said we’re seeing the effects of climate change right now in front of our very eyes, referencing the Canadian wildfires and Texas heat wave, and said this program can be crucial in saving the planet.

“When we talk about climate being an existential threat, that’s not rhetoric; that’s reality,” said Sanders.