Solar Heat for Low-Income Families

RREAL's Solar Assistance program offers Solar Air Heating systems to families who qualify for fuel assistance in North Central Minnesota. These systems are provided at no cost to the recipient.

The State of Minnesota spends millions of dollars annually on Energy Assistance, a program which assists families who cannot pay their winter heating bills. While Energy Assistance is a critical program, it doesn’t provide a long-term solution to the persistent problem of Fuel Poverty.

Solar Assistance systems are installed at no cost to the families and contribute from 10 to 30 percent of the families’ heating load, thereby reducing or eliminating the need for government fuel assistance… for decades.

DO I QUALIFY? Click here to find out if you qualify to receive Solar Assistance

Solar Assistance contributes to:
* Rural Poverty Alleviation
* Reduction of Air Pollution
* Self-Reliance & Sustainable Living
* Education and Awareness of Renewable Energy
* Ending Program Dependency and Taxpayer Savings

At RREAL, we believe in helping people help themselves with a simple and appropriate technology, accessible worldwide: Solar Space Heat!

Would you like to know how you can bring Solar Assistance to your community?
RREAL collaborates with organizations who financially support RREAL’s Solar Assistance Efforts.
To help facilitate this, ask your Local Community Action Program or Community Action Council to sponsor RREAL Solar Assistance installations in your area.

Or, your community organization can raise funds to support the approximate $5,000 cost of bringing Solar Assistance to a particular family you hope to help, or to one on our waiting list.

Would you like to read more about Solar Assistance? Would you like to see our cost-benefit analysis for using solar air heat as a long-term solution for public energy assistance in the Midwest? Download the documents below.