USDA: $11 billion to upgrade rural America

Two new programs will support affordable energy, new jobs, healthier communities

  • A new poll was installed by Texas-New Mexico Power recently to provide electricity to the businesses and residents in historic downtown Clifton. Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record
    A new poll was installed by Texas-New Mexico Power recently to provide electricity to the businesses and residents in historic downtown Clifton. Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced earlier this month that it has nearly $11 billion in grants and loan opportunities for rural energy and utility providers to bring affordable, reliable clean energy to their communities across the country. This represents the single largest investment in rural electrification since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Rural…

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