{"id":6273,"date":"2012-03-22T07:26:34","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T11:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=6273"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:44:55","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:44:55","slug":"usda-releases-report-highlighting-renewable-energy-and-energy-efficiency-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/usda-releases-report-highlighting-renewable-energy-and-energy-efficiency-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA Releases Report Highlighting Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_6274\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6274\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/tomvilsack.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/tomvilsack-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"tomvilsack\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/tomvilsack-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/tomvilsack.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tom Vilsack. Via Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week released a report highlighting the ways in which USDA&#8217;s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) contributes to U.S. energy independence and helps rural small businesses and farmers become more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/let%E2%80%99s-talk-about-energy-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\">energy efficient<\/a>.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nThe Secretary also reminded eligible farmers, ranchers and rural business owners that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rurdev.usda.gov\/SupportDocuments\/MN-RBS-REAP-AuditNOFA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">the deadline to apply<\/a> for some types of funding this year is approaching.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Helping our nation become more energy efficient is key to continuing the current economic recovery and reducing our reliance on foreign oil,&#8221; Vilsack said. &#8220;Stable energy costs are a prime factor in an employer&#8217;s decision to expand a business or hire new workers. That is why USDA has partnered with more than 13,000 of America&#8217;s farmers, ranchers and rural businesses to improve their bottom line by helping them find energy efficient solutions that will spur economic growth and prosperity in rural America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since the beginning of the Obama administration, Vilsack said REAP has supported 5,733 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\" target=\"_blank\">renewable energy<\/a> and energy efficiency projects nationwide; generated or saved an estimated 6.5 million megawatt hours of power; provided $192 million in grants and $165 million in loan guarantees to agricultural producers and rural small business owners for renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements; fostered partnerships that have leveraged an estimated $800 million from other sources.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>You should follow us <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/energyrefuge\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:<\/h3><ul class='related_post'><li>No Related Posts Found! 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