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USDA
Grants for Solar
Farms
Section 9006 of the 2002 Farm Bill established a grant,
loan and loan guarantee program to assist eligible farmers,
ranchers and rural small businesses in purchasing renewable energy systems and for making energy efficiency improvements.
Awards are made on a competitive basis for the purchase of renewable energy systems and to make energy improvements.
We have successfully received Grant Awards for all our customers who qualified to receive them. Here is a list of
our customers:
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Thomas Brodhecker
- Brodhecker Farms, Newton NJ - 84.0 kW - Roof
Mount Solar System
Dr. Stephen Dey - Heritage Hill Farm, Monmouth NJ
- 55.0 kW - Ground Mount Solar System
Patricia Lahov - Castle Rock Manor, Hunterdon, NJ
- 9.975 kW - Pole Mount System
Susan Gural - Winfield Farm, Washington, NJ - 2.1
kW - Roof Mount System
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Grant Purposes
Grant funds must be used to finance and develop small and emerging private business enterprises in rural areas.
The following is a list of some of the eligible
purposes:
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Purchase and installation of equipment
Construction and improvements
Energy audits
Permit fees
Professional service fees
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Feasibility
studies
Business plans
Retrofitting
Waste collections
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Who Is Eligible?
These grants can be made to farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses.
Eligible projects include those that derive energy from a wind, solar,
biomass or geothermal source or hydrogen derived from biomass or water using wind,
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Introduction
