Ampion Renewable Energy was selected as the community solar administrator for the Erie County Low Income Program for Sustainable Energy (ECLIPSE), a new program that provides electricity savings to low-to-moderate income residents of Erie County, New York. Together with Erie County, Ampion will provide qualifying residents with electricity savings through community solar.
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“Currently there are over 80,000 low-to-moderate income households in Erie County who can benefit from this program. We encourage residents to take advantage of this opportunity,” said Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz. “ECLIPSE Community Solar can be coupled with other programs like Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) and Empower+ to ensure households can afford their energy bills.”
The program is available to all Erie County homeowners and renters who are benefiting from federal or state aid programs, including HEAP, Affordable Connectivity Program, Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
“Community solar makes renewable energy and savings available to electric utility customers without installations or upfront costs,” said Brian Buzby, Community Partnerships Executive at Ampion. “Through ECLIPSE, Erie County and Ampion are making it easier for low-income residents to support solar energy while saving money. Our goal is to make the enrollment process as simple as possible. All you need is a copy of your current electric bill and proof that you’re benefitting from a government assistance program.”
In addition to providing meaningful cost savings to disadvantaged households, this partnership will expand the amount of solar energy available throughout upstate New York in the National Grid and New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) service territories.
Ampion recently announced it has saved subscribers over $42 million in electricity costs through community solar. These savings were possible through the production of clean energy from Ampion’s management portfolio of more than 1.5 GW of community solar projects.
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