USDA Announces $825 Million in Clean, Affordable Energy Investments Across Rural Minnesota

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Minnesota Colleen Landkamer announced more than $825 million in clean energy investments through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program. Rural electric cooperatives and communities will use the funding to support thousands of jobs, lower electricity costs for businesses and families, and reduce climate pollution by millions of tons each year.

“In just two years, the New ERA and program has created strong partnerships with rural electric cooperatives and communities that will reduce pollution, create jobs and make clean energy more affordable for communities in rural Minnesota,” State Director Landkamer said. “These investments we’re making today will continue to support the health, prosperity and well-being of rural Minnesotans for generations to come.”

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