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U.S. government approves $1 billion for rural renewable energy

by Segun Ogunlade April 1, 2023
written by Segun Ogunlade April 1, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the White House announced on Friday that rural small businesses and farmers will be eligible to apply for $1 billion in grants to invest in clean energy beginning Saturday, April 1, 3023.

Funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the money is meant to further the Biden administration’s efforts to cut climate-harming emissions across the American economy and will be distributed through the USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).

“Through this administration we are taking an approach that tries to expand the affordability of clean energy to folks living in every zip code,” White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi said on a call with reporters.

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The USDA said the grant money can be used to install renewable energy systems – like solar panels, wind turbines, or biomass projects like anaerobic digesters that process animal manure to generate renewable fuels like biogas – or to make energy-efficient improvements.

USDA will allocate 20% of the funds to grant requests of $20,000 or less, the agency said.

The funded projects will create jobs, reduce emissions, and improve rural resiliency in the face of a changing climate, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the press call.

According to the USDA website, the IRA provided more than $2 billion for REAP, which the administration anticipates will fund projects for 41,500 farms and small businesses.

Story was adapted from Reuters.

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