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USDA Invests $649,000 to Support Renewable Energy in Northern Michigan and the U.P.

Name
Alec Lloyd
Phone
City
East Lansing
Release Date

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director for Michigan Brandon Fewins today announced $649,827 in grants to northern Michigan and Upper Peninsula agriculture producers and rural small businesses to make investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency to lower their costs, generate new income, and strengthen the resilience of their operation.

“USDA continues to look for ways to strengthen rural communities and improve energy independence as well as efficiency,” said Fewins.  “These projects are part of the largest sustained investment in renewable energy in history.”

The projects are funded through the Rural Energy for America Program, and are in addition to an earlier investment of $1,482,431 for projects in central Michigan and the Thumb.

Michigan’s projects are:

County

Recipient

Amount

Project Type

Alpena

Stormy Knight Veterinary Team PLLC

$20,000

Solar and battery backup

Grand Traverse

Mojo Filter LLC

$34,553

Solar

Kalkaska

Y&P, Inc.

$348,336

Solar

Leelanau

Cherry Bay Orchards, Inc.

$32,000

Solar

Marquette

Little Parsley Farm LLC

$15,386

Solar

Montcalm

Carlson Arbogast Farm

$75,628

Solar

Montcalm

Robert Peterson

$123,924

Grain dryer

USDA Rural Development provides loans and grants to help expand economic opportunities, create jobs and improve the quality of life for millions of Americans in rural areas. This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community facilities such as schools, public safety and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural, tribal and high-poverty areas. For more information, visit www.rd.usda.gov.

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