BOSTON, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Governor Healey has raised concerns over the Trump Administration considering to end the Environmental Protection Agency’s Solar for All program, which planned to award the state with $156 million in funding. 

The Solar for All program planned to give residents zero-interest loans, support for low-income community shared solar, public affordable housing procurement, among other components. Increasing solar would reduce demand on other forms of electricity, therefore easing the pressure to maintain reliability and reducing wholesale costs. 

It is estimated by the Massachusetts Solar for All Coalition that the EPA-approved program and funding would bring solar to 29,000 Massachusetts households, lowering energy bills by 20% and creating approximately 3,000 jobs and easing reliance on fossil fuels by adding 125 megawatts of solar energy across the state. 

“The Solar for All program means lower electric bills for all. Any attempts to terminate these legally binding contracts would be an attack on American households, who are already facing skyrocketing energy costs and begging for relief, not political retribution,” said Senator Ed Markey. “Solar for All is set to cut participating households’ average energy bills by $400 a year, with more than $8 billion in savings overall across all fifty states. This program should be a win for the Administration—cutting it would mean stealing $4.6 billion away from states with Republican governors or senators. A heist on that magnitude simply makes no political or practical sense, especially when energy bills are going up and our grid is desperate for more generation.”