Colorado San Luis Valley Brewing Company $15,000 Solar Array
Colorado Alan D?s LLC $2,294 Energy Efficiency Improvements
Colorado Kwik Star, Inc. $2,706 Energy Efficiency Improvements
Colorado Triple Play Enterprises, LLC $7,165 Energy Efficiency Improvements
Colorado Gail Harriss, LLC $9,476 Solar Array
Colorado Vineland Enterprises, Inc. $4,008 Energy Efficiency Improvements
Colorado High Country Orchards, LLC $26,283 Solar Array
Colorado Pecosa, Inc. $13,500 Solar Array
Colorado Longs Peak Dairy, LLC $19,750 Wind Turbine
Additional Assistance for Renewable Energy Feasibility Studies Awarded
HUNTERSVILLE, North Carolina, June 25, 2012 ? Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has selected for funding 450 projects nationwide, including 31 in North Carolina, that are focused on helping agricultural producers and rural small businesses reduce energy consumption and costs; use renewable energy technologies in their operation; and/or conduct feasibility studies for renewable energy projects. Funding is made available through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which is authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill.
?The Obama Administration and USDA are helping agricultural producers and rural small business owners reduce their energy costs and consumption ? and by doing so is helping to create jobs, preserve our natural resources, protect the environment and strengthen the bottom line for businesses.? said Vilsack. ?This is part of the Administration?s ?all of the above? energy strategy. Stable energy costs create an environment for sustainable job growth in rural America.?
Secretary Vilsack made the announcement while touring Metrolina Greenhouses, a family-owned plant and services company in Huntersville, NC, that has received a REAP guaranteed loan and three grants totaling over $1 million since 2007. In 2009, Metrolina received a combined REAP guaranteed loan and grant to construct a wood boiler heating system to supplement and replace the natural gas and fuel it uses at the 120-acre facility. In addition to heating Metrolina?s greenhouses, using wood chips in the boiler provides an additional market for local lumber mills and logging operations.
Projects funded in Colorado focused on solar array, wind turbines, and energy efficiency improvements.? In the San Luis Valley Area Rustic Log Furniture, Inc. was awarded a $49,717 grant to install a 99 kW solar system to help offset some of their electrical energy costs.? The project will assist in providing approximately 44% of the business? energy needs.??? The San Luis Valley Brewing Company in Alamosa also received a $15,000 grant to install a 9 kW solar array system to help offset some of their electrical energy costs.? It is estimated this system will assist in providing approximately 9% of the business? energy need.?? Pecosa, Inc in Alamosa also received a $13,500 grant to install a 10 kW solar PV system on top of the building to help offset some of their electrical energy costs and provide approximately 12% of the business? energy need.
Three entities in the Florence/Canon City area each received grants for energy efficiency improvements.? Alan D?s LLC. ($2,294), Kwik Star, Inc. ($2,706), and Triple Play Enterprises, LLC, ($7,165), will utilize funding to replace metal halide fixtures.? On the Western Slope Vineland Enterprises was awarded a $4,008 grant for energy efficiency improvements.? The entity will use the funding at a local store in Palisade to replace an inefficient producer cooler with a 45% more efficient unit.? Also in Palisade, High Country Orchards, LLC, received a $26,283 grant for a photovoltaic system to generate electricity for a Farm Market Country Store.?? Gail Harriss, LLC in Durango was also awarded a $9,476 grant for a 6.76 kW solar system to help offset some of the electrical needs of the office suite.? It is estimated this system will assist in providing approximately 97.5% of the business? energy need.
Additionally, Longs Peak Dairy, LLC in Pierce, Colorado was awarded a $19,750 grant to install a wind turbine on the farm to help offset the electrical costs associated with a center pivot irrigation system.? This project will generate electricity to offset electrical needs and is estimated that two of the wind turbines can generate 154,000 kWH.? This system offers a significant electrical savings to the operation.
REAP offers funds for farmers, ranchers and rural small businesses to purchase and install renewable energy systems and make energy-efficiency improvements. These federal funds leverage other funding sources for businesses. In all, USDA announced nearly $7.4 million in energy grants today.
Today?s announcement is an example of investments the Obama Administration is making to help create jobs and grow the rural economy. For a complete listing of Rural Energy for America Program grant recipients announced today, please?click here.
Since taking office, President Obama?s Administration has taken historic steps to improve the lives of rural Americans, put people back to work and build thriving economies in rural communities. From proposing the American Jobs Act to establishing the first-ever?White House Rural Council, the President is committed to a smarter use of existing Federal resources to foster sustainable economic prosperity and ensure the government is a strong partner for businesses, entrepreneurs and working families in rural communities. The Council is working to break down silos, find areas for better collaboration and improved flexibility in government programs, and work closely with local governments, non-profits and private companies to leverage federal support.
USDA, through its Rural Development mission area, administers and manages housing, business and community infrastructure programs through a national network of state and local offices. Rural Development has an active portfolio of more than $170 billion in loans and loan guarantees. These programs are designed to improve the economic stability of rural communities, businesses, residents, farmers and ranchers and improve the quality of life in rural America.
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