| Program | Solar and Energy Loan Fund (SELF) |
|---|---|
| Category | Financial Incentive |
| Implementing sector | Local |
| Last Update | |
| State | Florida |
| Administrator | Solar and Energy Loan Fund (SELF) |
| Website | http://www.solarenergyloanfund.org |
| Technologies | Solar Thermal Electric, Solar Photovoltaics |
| Sectors | Residential |
The non-profit Solar and Energy Loan Fund (SELF) provides unsecured personal loans to qualifying Florida Homeowners for:
SELF gives qualifying homeowners the ability to secure financing for:
- Weatherization and insulation
- Replacement of inefficient air-conditioning systems
- Solar thermal and solar photovoltaic (PV) systems
- Roofs, windows, doors, and hurricane shutters
- disability products and aging in place
SELF provides home improvement loans up to $50,000.
History
In June 2010, St. Lucie County received a grant award through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency Block Grant Program (EECBG). The $2.9 million award was used to kick-start the SELF pilot loan program, which began taking applications and making loans in early 2011. SELF has now expanded statewide.
SELF is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), certified by the U.S. Department of Treasury.
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