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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.

The Democrat first introduced legislation to create a national green bank 15 years ago.

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

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.