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See How Clean Rural Energy is Growing North Carolina, and the Nation

February 24, 2016 Sam Rikkers, Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Services

In the last fiscal year, USDA Rural Development invested over $240 million in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects across the nation. Through our Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) we have changed the face of clean energy in our rural communities by promoting energy efficiency in...

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Reducing Energy Use and Costs & Getting #USDAResults for Virginia Businesses and Farmers

February 12, 2016 USDA Rural Development Virginia State Director Basil I. Gooden, Ph.D.

This week in Virginia, USDA Rural Development announced eight Rural Energy for America (REAP) grants totaling $107,500. It’s always an honor to award REAP grants because they help Virginia’s rural businesses by rewarding innovation. The REAP program helps rural businesses and agricultural producers...

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