The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) awarded a $159,622,320 Project Grant under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758) to Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. on January 17, 2025. The grant supports a range of clean energy and infrastructure initiatives focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving the resiliency, reliability, and affordability of rural electric systems in North Dakota and Minnesota. Key products and services...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,437,500.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758). The funding will support clean energy transformation initiatives for the Stearns Cooperative Electric Association in Melrose, MN to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance the resilience, reliability, and affordability of the rural electric system. The two-year grant period runs from...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758) to the Dakota Electric Association in Farmington, MN. The grant, with an award date of January 10, 2025 and an ultimate completion date of January 10, 2027, will fund initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance the resiliency, reliability, and affordability of the rural electric system. Specific products...
The federal Project Grant award of $115,030,549.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758). The funding supports Basin Electric Power Cooperative's AVS CO2 Carbon Capture division to implement clean energy initiatives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance the resiliency, reliability, and affordability of rural electric infrastructure in Bismarck, North Dakota. The award,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) awarded a $37.1 million Project Grant under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758) to Dairyland Power Cooperative, a non-profit electric utility cooperative based in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The grant funding will support clean energy initiatives aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing the resiliency, reliability, and affordability of rural electric infrastructure across the cooperative's...
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 funding will support United Power's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance the reliability and affordability of the rural electric system it serves. Key initiatives include deploying renewable energy, implementing...
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $525,000 Project Grant to the Blue Earth-Nicollet Cooperative Electric Association on January 10, 2025 under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758). This grant is designed to support the cooperative's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance the resiliency, reliability, and affordability of its rural electric infrastructure. The funding will enable the...
The federal Project Grant award of $143,683 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868). The funding supports energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy system development for an agricultural producer or rural small business located in Minnesota. Specifically, the grant will be used for projects such as solar panel installations, wind turbines, geothermal systems,...
The federal Project Grant award of $5,000,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758). The grant supports initiatives by the Cordova Electric Cooperative, Inc., a non-profit organization in Cordova, Alaska, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance the resilience of the rural electric system. The funding will enable the cooperative to implement clean energy projects, such as...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) awarded a $190,250,000 Project Grant to the San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc. under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758). The grant, awarded on January 7, 2025, will support the cooperative's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance the resiliency, reliability, and affordability of its rural electric system infrastructure. The funding will enable a range of clean energy initiatives,...