Rocky Mountain Institute: 16 Rural Electric Cooperatives Will Leverage $7.3 Billion in Federal Funding to Deliver More Affordable, Reliable Electricity to Their Members
September 10, 2024
September 10, 2024
BASALT, Colorado, Sept. 10 -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following news release:
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Projects represent historic investments of $29 billion in clean energy that will benefit 1 in 5 rural Americans
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The first wave of 16 rural electric cooperatives (co-ops) selected to receive the USDA's Empowering Rural America (New ERA) funding plan to leverage their awards to deploy carbon-free energy to help power 5 million homes in rural comm . . .
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Projects represent historic investments of $29 billion in clean energy that will benefit 1 in 5 rural Americans
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The first wave of 16 rural electric cooperatives (co-ops) selected to receive the USDA's Empowering Rural America (New ERA) funding plan to leverage their awards to deploy carbon-free energy to help power 5 million homes in rural comm . . .