USDA awards rural electric co-ops additional IRA clean energy funds

The Agriculture Department (USDA) is announcing six rural electric cooperatives that will receive another $1 billion in grants and loans for carbon-reduction projects such as installing clean energy and retiring coal plants, while officials are also distributing $2.5 billion in previously announced funds. The department says the nearly $3 billion in total will lead to co-ops avoiding over 12 million tons of greenhouse gases annually. USDA on Oct. 25 announced it is awarding $2.5 billion in financing for the Tri-State...