USDA Awards $18.2 Million for Sec. 9006 Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Projects

For Immediate Release: September 19, 2007
For More Information Contact: Jetta Wong (202) 662-1885

On September 20, 2007, Under Secretary for Rural Development Thomas Dorr announced that 345 proposals had been selected to receive a total of $18.2 million in loan guarantees and grants from the US Agriculture Department’s (USDA) Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency program (Sec. 9006 of the 2002 Farm Bill (P.L. 107-171). These awards are the last installment of the Sec. 9006 awards for FY07.

Of the total $18.2 million, $4.8 million has been awarded for guaranteed loans and $13.4 million for grants. The successful grants cover a wide array of projects and technologies, including wind turbines, biodiesel plants, wood-pellet production, photovoltaic arrays, and anaerobic digesters, as well as energy-efficient improvements to existing equipment, processes and infrastructure at a number of facilities across the agricultural, industrial, and service sectors. In addition to these grants, 48 loans received the loan guarantees. Recipients represent 37 different states, including several states that did not receive funding in FY06, such as Connecticut, Utah, Georgia, Kentucky, Rhode Island, and Virginia.

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