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Biden-Harris Administration to Work with Rural Americans to Develop Clean Energy to Lower Energy Costs and Create Jobs Under Investing in America | Community News

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For example:

  • In Darlington County, Windham Family Farms will use a $56,033 grant to purchase and install a new GSI 1126 grain dryer. This project will save $21,501 per year and displace 326,696 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, enough electricity to power 31 homes.
  • Rani Partners LLC, based in Aiken County, will spend $124,413 to purchase and install a 101.3-kilowatt (kW) direct-contact (DC) rooftop photovoltaic (PV) system. Rani Partners purchased the Quality Inn & Suites in Aiken, South Carolina, in 2020. The project is expected to save $19,011 per year. It will displace 136,191 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, enough electricity to power 13 homes.
  • Oswald Wholesale Lumber, Inc., based in Lexington County, will use $395,232 in grant funding to purchase and install a 241.57-kilowatt (kW) direct current (DC) rooftop photovoltaic (PV) system. This project will save $47,500 per year and displace 337,113 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, enough electricity to power 32 homes.
  • Bobby Marshall Norris Jr., a row crop farm in Chesterfield County, will use a $39,966 grant to purchase and install a new GSI 1116 grain dryer. This project will save $11,006 per year and will save 108,253 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, enough electricity to power 10 homes.

USDA also awards REAP in the following states: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, and Puerto Rico.

Since the start of the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA has invested more than $2.1 billion through REAP in 7,216 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects that will help rural business owners reduce energy costs, generate new revenue and strengthen the resilience of their operations.