USDA announced this week it is investing more than $6.7 million in 544 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects across the nation.
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack made the announcement during a visit to the Snake River Brewing Company, in Jackson, Wyo. The company received a $13,810 USDA Rural Development Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grant to install a solar panel to generate energy for the business.