RUS IRA new ERA grant

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) awarded a $261,606,800 Project Grant to United Power, Inc., a non-profit electric cooperative based in Brighton, Colorado, under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758). The grant funding will support United Power's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance the resiliency, reliability, and affordability of its rural electric system. Key products and services to be delivered through this funding include energy efficiency improvements, renewable energy deployment, zero-emission systems, and carbon capture storage initiatives. Additionally, United Power has secured a $6,124,821 cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy to develop an innovative microgrid system for a municipal water treatment plant in Fort Lupton, Colorado, involving the installation of an 850 kW floating solar PV array and a 500 kW battery storage system.