The $10,527,193 RUS IRA NEW ERA Grant awarded on January 15, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) will fund the Pointe Coupee Electric Membership Corp to deliver electricity infrastructure improvements in New Roads, LA. This Project Grant, authorized under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758), will support Pointe Coupee Electric's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance system reliability and affordability for rural electric consumers. The two-year grant period runs through January 15, 2027. Pointe Coupee Electric, an electric utility cooperative, has previously received six federal sub-grant awards from the Homeland Security & Emergency program to fund electricity utilities, emergency protective measures, and damages reimbursement in the region. This New ERA grant will enable Pointe Coupee to continue modernizing and transforming its rural electric infrastructure through clean energy initiatives such as energy efficiency upgrades, renewable energy deployment, and emissions reduction projects.
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