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Grants fuel solar energy projects

Grants fuel solar energy projects
April 01, 2012 18:43 GMT

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Dozens of farms and small businesses in Tennessee have received Agriculture Department grants to develop solar power systems that can contribute to local energy grids.

According to a department report, the Rural Energy for America Program has paid $6.5 million in grants and loans to Tennessee farms, ranches and rural small businesses in the past three years.

The Tennessean reports (http://tnne.ws/Hcfrx2) that 69 of Tennessee's 98 grants and loans have gone to solar projects. Recipients include a custom saddler in Lebanon, a native species nursery in Fairview and a recreational team-building center in Kingston Springs.

A grant recipient says that without government funding, few small renewable-energy projects would be affordable.

Information from: The Tennessean, http://www.tennessean.com

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