Tennessee's Solar for All program to help low-income households lower energy bills through solar panel installation is officially terminated, state officials announced on Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Evan Houk/ Maine Morning Star)

A federally funded program that would have provided $156 million to low-income Tennessee families for solar panel installation has been terminated after several months on hold, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation announced Friday.

The funding was part of the $7 billion Solar for All program, which was designed to create or expand solar programs for about 900,000 low-income households nationwide. Tennessee was one of 49 states selected to receive awards authorized by Congress through the Inflation Reduction Act.

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