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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