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Solar projects dominate funding from key USDA energy program

An Agriculture Department program that is set to play a big role in the Biden administration's efforts to deploy renewable energy and increase energy efficiency on farms and in rural areas has been steering the bulk of its funding into solar projects, but USDA officials will be looking to diversify technologies somewhat with a historic infusion of new funding from the Inflation Reduction Act
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REAP, by the numbers, may surprise you

The latest numbers from USDA Rural Development show the Rural Energy for America Program... has awarded nearly $3 billion in grants and loan guarantees since it was reauthorized and given substantial funding in the 2008 farm bill.
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