MI Solar Access

The MI Solar Access Program uses a community solar model to enable low-to-moderate income residents to benefit from solar, obtain energy efficiency upgrades, and save on their electric bills. It also utilizes the MI Solarize model to provide support to businesses, organizations, and interest groups to deploy solar energy for their own building(s). Selected grantees must allocate at least 85 to 100 percent of the total awarded grant funding to low-income households (at or below 200% of the federal poverty line). Eligible projects include designing a MI Solarize or MI Community Shared Solar program, entering into agreements with local municipal or cooperative utilities to purchase solar block subscriptions, identifying and weatherizing income-qualified households, educating subscribers, and developing/installing solar electricity/photovoltaic systems or energy storage systems. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until all funding is expended or until August 31, 2027, whichever comes first. Awards are granted on a first-come, first-served basis.