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QUESTION
When will the community solar pilot project launch, and how many households will it serve?
0:32:20
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The exact launch date for the community solar pilot project is yet to be determined, but it aims to service around 5,000 households in lower and moderate-income populations.
- The Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice is still developing a program model for public solar.
- The grant award for public solar will inform the launch of community solar programs.
- The community solar pilot is intended for 3 to 5 city-owned properties, offering discounts to disadvantaged communities.
- Approximately 5,000 households will benefit from the broader public solar service.
Sandy Nurse
0:32:20
MOCEJ has stated that the city will develop a community solar pilot on 3 to 5 city owned properties.
0:32:28
This pilot will provide discounts to households that subscribe to the pilot in disadvantaged communities.
0:32:33
When is this project expected to come online.
Elijah Hutchinson
0:32:40
We currently don't have an exact date for when that project is scheduled to come online, but with the grant award for public solar, we'll be developing a program model to launch public solar in general, which will help inform how we launch the community solar programs.
Sandy Nurse
0:32:55
And how many households would roughly that include
Elijah Hutchinson
0:32:59
the public solar would service about 5000 households in lower moderate income population.
0:33:07
Okay.
Sandy Nurse
0:33:15
Okay.