CHARGE Act of 2025

Key Points

• Congress would direct the Energy Department to create a grant program within 180 days to help community health centers add solar power and energy storage.
• Eligible applicants would include state/local governments, the health centers themselves, certain nonprofits that represent them, and provider networks controlled by them.
• Grant money could only be used for projects like installing solar panels or battery backup systems, or getting technical help to plan, install, and run them.
• The bill would authorize $50 million per year from 2026 through 2030 to fund these projects.
• For patients, this could mean clinics are more likely to keep lights on, store medicines safely, and stay open during outages or grid problems.