THE CITY OF EVANSTON IS LAUNCHING AN AFFORDABLE SOLAR PROGRAM TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO THE BENEFITS OF SOLAR POWER TO LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS. THIS PROGRAM WILL INSTALL AT LEAST 20 RESIDENTIAL SOLAR PROJECTS FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS WHILE REDUCING THE CITYWIDE CARBON FOOTPRINT. THIS PROGRAM IS PART OF A LARGER AFFORDABLE HOUSING RETROFIT PROJECT LED BY THE CITY OF EVANSTON AND LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS. AS A RESULT OF THE SOLAR INSTALLATIONS, PARTICIPANTS WILL EXPERIENCE A REDUCED ENERGY BURDEN. THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, AT LEAST 200 EVANSTON RESIDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF ROOFTOP SOLAR.