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The awards came from the Solar for All program, part of the $27 billion “green bank” created as part of a sweeping climate law passed in 2022.

The taxpayer-funded green bank has faced Republican opposition and concerns over accountability for how the money gets used.

At the state level, Connecticut’s Green Bank and others have been successful in tracking the impact of their programs.

But the taxpayer-funded green bank has also faced opposition, notably from Republicans in Congress, who have called it a “slush fund” and voiced concern over accountability and transparency on how the money is used.

Recipients were awarded competitive grants from two of the three programs overseen by the “green bank” created in the Biden administration’s landmark climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, passed in 2022.