About Solar for All

Learn about Massachusetts' Solar for All program

Under the $7 billion Solar for All (SFA) program, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded funds to 60 grant recipients, including states, territories, Tribal governments, municipalities, and eligible nonprofits, to expand the number of low-income and disadvantaged communities able to access solar. These grant recipients will enable millions of low-income households to benefit from affordable, resilient, and clean solar energy. Grantees are using funds to expand existing low-income solar programs and to design and deploy new SFA programs nationwide.

Massachusetts received a $156 million award under SFA to implement programs across the Commonwealth.  To learn more about the program, visit EPA's official SFA webpage. 

Solar for All Program Offerings

Massachusetts Solar for All (MASFA) will offer several programs to help low-income and historically disadvantaged communities access solar. An overview of the programs details are provided in the MASFA Overview slide deck (see below for copies of the slide deck in additional languages). For more detailed information, please see:

• Information for Residents
• Information for Industry 

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MASFA Program Offerings

Information for Residents  Information for Industry 

Single-Family (1-4 units) Programs

MASFA will provide residents of single-family homes with two options to install solar on their homes: 

1. Zero percent (0%) interest loans for residents to own their system, or; 
2. A lease option offering reduced lease rates on solar installations.

 MASFA will also provide technical assistance to help residents in decide which option is best for them. This program will be available to residents and households that demonstrate a household income of up to 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI). To learn more about installing solar, including a comparison of lease and loan models, visit MassCEC's Clean Energy Lives Here website. 

Affordable Multifamily Housing Programs

MASFA will provide partially forgivable loans and grants to solar projects installed at public and private restricted affordable housing properties that pass required benefits on to tenants. Property owners will have the option to structure their solar project to be directly owned or via a third-party lease. For property eligibility information, see the Eligibility page. 

Community Shared Solar Programs

MASFA will provide competitive grants to community shared solar projects based on their ability to maximize benefits to residents and communities, including bill savings, number of residents served, and additional impacts such as resilience and workforce benefits. MASFA will also provide dedicated funding to community shared solar projects that present alternative ownership models, such as community, resident, or municipal ownership, as well as projects serving residents of municipal light plant territories. Eligible community solar subscribers will include residents and households that demonstrate a household income of up to 80% of AMI or geographically qualified residents - see the Eligibility page for more information. 

Massachusetts' Solar for All Coalition

Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources is the prime recipient of Solar for All funds and will oversee programming. 

Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) is the primary administrator for the majority of Solar for All funding, including single-family residential programs, workforce development, and technical assistance programs. 

The Massachusetts Community Climate Bank (MCCB) is the primary administrator for Solar for All programming serving private subsidized multifamily affordable housing. MCCB is a dedicated capital fund and associated set of programs located within MassHousing focused on delivering financing solutions to support decarbonization strategies in the residential sector, primarily in the low- and moderate-income multifamily rental and single-family homeownership markets.

Boston Housing Authority (BHA) is the primary administrator for Solar for All programming serving state and federal public affordable housing, and will help deliver Solar for All funds to public housing agencies throughout the Commonwealth. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Please review Frequently Asked Questions related to MASFA.