The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) awarded a $27,553,861 Project Grant under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758) to Sumter Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Seco) on January 14, 2025. The grant will fund Seco's initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance the resiliency, reliability, and affordability of its rural electric system in Central Florida over a 2-year period through January 2027. The grant supports Seco's efforts to modernize its electric infrastructure through clean energy projects such as energy efficiency improvements, renewable energy deployment, zero-emission systems, and carbon capture storage.
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