Project Description: Connexus Energy will purchase clean energy from a solar-powered generation facility in Anoka County, Minnesota.

Staff Assignment Name: Suzanne Kopich  
Project Submittal Date: December 2025
Project Approval Date: 1/13/2026
DOE CE Applied: B5.16

• Taos Hydrogen Facility Environmental Assessment
• Taos Hydrogen Facility FONSI

• Questa Hydrogen Facility Environmental Assessment
• Questa Hydrogen Facility FONSI

• Picuris Hydrogen Facility Environmental Assessment
• Picuris Hydrogen Facility F

The project is a proposed solar 2.25-megawatt solar facility on a 15-acre previously disturbed area. The project is in Chatham Township, Sangamon County, Illinois.

Staff Assignment Name: Terry Czerwien
Project Submittal Date: 6/27/25
Project Approval Date: 1/12/26
DOE CE Applied: B5.16

Rick Stern has been appointed by President Donald Trump to serve as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development’s New Jersey State Director. Stern will implement President Trump’s America First agenda at USDA Rural Development, ensuring the needs of America’s farmers, ranchers, and producers remain a top priority. 

“I look forward to hard work and innovation to help take New Jersey agribusinesses to the next level through strengthening farms, growing local businesses and keeping our rural communities thriving,” said Stern.