USDA Continues Historic Commitment, Partnering with Rural Communities on Clean, Affordable Energy
Most Current Investments Will Lower Costs and Support Jobs in 30 States
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2025-- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today revealed more than $6 billion in tidy energy financial investments through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Empowering Rural America (New ERA) and Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) programs. Rural electrical cooperatives and neighborhoods will utilize the financing to support countless tasks, lower electrical energy expenses for organizations and households, and decrease environment contamination by countless loads each year. More than one in 5 rural Americans will gain from tidy energy financial investments supported through the New ERA and PACE programs.New ERA and PACE were enabled by President Biden's Inflation ...