Solar Energy Education and Affordability
Discover programs that make solar more affordable and accessible, such as loans, crowdfunding, and solar cooperatives.
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)
- Fixed-rate financing for home improvements
- For owners of single or multi-family homes; retail, hotels, industrial and other commercial properties
- Learn more
- Contact: Search for your county's PACE funding agency
Residential Loan Programs
- Zero down, low-interest loans with flexible terms for home improvements
- For any interested homeowner
- No minimum credit score, no income limits, no minimum asset or home equity required
- Learn more: Solar and Energy Loan Fund (SELF)
Crowdfunding Loan Program: KIVA
- Zero down, low-interest loans with flexible terms for home improvements
- For women, veterans, and military families with distressed credit histories and/or no credit scores
- No minimum credit score, no income limits, no minimum asset or home equity required
- Learn more: Solar and Energy Loan Fund (SELF)
Multifamily, Non-profit and Community Energy Improvement Loans
- Low-cost financing for energy improvements
- For low- and moderate-income (LMI) multifamily properties, apartment buildings, and community-based non-profit organizations serving LMI residents
- Learn more: Solar Energy and Loan Fund (SELF) and Inclusive Property Capital (IPC)
Solar Cooperatives
- Bulk discounts on going solar in a group; one-on-one expert help; educational resources and webinars
- For any interested household, non-profit organization, municipal government, or small business
- Learn more: Solar cooperatives
- More about: the issues in Florida, incentives and financing, and support with going solar on your own