The Humboldt Sun
With Nevada s sunny skies and windy valleys you might think rural programs to increase energy efficiency and renewable energy systems for businesses would be as popular as popcorn on a cold winter s night.
But for USDA Rural Development Energy Coordinator Laura Chavez, getting rural businesses and agricultural producers to apply for the Rural Energy for America Program funds hasn t always been easy.
For those small rural businesses or agricultural producers who are planning to invest in a renewable energy system or increase their efficiency with new LED lights, high efficiency irrigation pivots, even new windows for their shop the program can really make a difference, Chavez says.