SOLAR FOR ALL

DELIVERING LOWER UTILITY COSTS, GOOD JOBS, AND ENERGY INDEPENDENCE FOR HARRIS COUNTY RESIDENTS

With the Solar for All grant, Harris County will build local infrastructure as part of the broader energy transition for a new and sustainable power hub to:

Lower Utility Costs

Increased energy costs impact all residents, and locally-generated solar power through this program will reduce the cost burden on many families.

Create Good Jobs

Local union jobs will create workforce training opportunities and ensure residents benefit from the energy transition.

Build Grid Reliability

Recent power blackouts have left Texas residents fearing future outages and power grid failure. Solar for All will generate local solar power and add resilience to the local grid.

Harris County Leading

Harris County led the Texas Solar for All Coalition – a coalition of partners from 14 cities and counties – and was awarded $249.7M from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Solar for All program. This is a transformative, once-in-ageneration, renewable energy opportunity, and the Countyled Coalition is the only local government-led coalition to receive a grant of this size.

Coalition Members

• Harris County

• Dallas County/City of Dallas/ Tarrant County

• City of Houston

• City of San Antonio

• Opportunity Home/Housing Authority in San Antonio

• City of Austin/Austin Energy/ Travis County

• City of Waco

• Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute (TEPRI)/ Cameron County/ Willacy County/ Brownsville/ Laredo/ El Paso

• Clean Energy Fund of Texas (TxCEF)

• Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)/Port Arthur and El Paso (outside of ERCOT)