The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service (RUS) awarded a $43,291,249 Project Grant to Trico Electric Cooperative, Inc. under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758). The grant funding will support Trico Electric Cooperative's initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance the resiliency and reliability of the rural electric system, and improve affordability for rural electric customers in the Tucson, AZ area. The grant provides two years of funding from January 2, 2025 to January 2, 2027 for clean energy projects such as energy efficiency improvements, renewable energy deployment, zero-emission systems, and carbon capture storage. The New ERA Program, established under the Inflation Reduction Act, offers a range of financing options including grants, loans, and combined loan-grant packages to eligible rural electric cooperatives and transmission associations to modernize and transform their infrastructure.
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