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News from the
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY STUDY INSTITUTE
122 C Street, NW, Suite 630 Washington,
D.C., 20001
202-628-1400 www.eesi.org
Carol
Werner
, Executive Director
For Immediate Release
For More Information Contact:
September 15, 2005
Jetta L. Wong (202) 662-1885
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USDA
Announces Nearly $21 Million in Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency
Grants to 150 Projects in 32 States
On
September 14, 2005 at the Farm Bill Forum in
Salt Lake City
,
Utah
, Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns granted awards of $20.8
million to 150 applicants from 32 states under the US Department
of Agriculture (USDA) Section 9006 program. Of this amount, $19.2
million will go toward renewable energy projects and $1.6 million
toward energy efficiency projects for FY 2005. A
total of 388 grant applications requesting over $62
million were received from 43 states.
Additionally, the USDA announced two loan guarantees for $10.1
million each. This is the first year that loan guarantees have
been awarded.
The
application period ran from March 28, when the Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA) was published, to June 28, 2005.
The NOFA set aside $11.4 million for loan guarantee, but
after August 31, all non-obligated funds were awarded through the
competitive grant process.
The
FY 2006 Agriculture Appropriations bill has been approved by the
full Senate, but must be acted upon by the end of this fiscal year
(September 30, 2005). Both
House and Senate have thus far maintained full funding for Section
9006 at $23 million.
Renewable Energy Grants
by State
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State
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Projects
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Grant
Amount Awarded
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State
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Projects
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Grant
Amount Awarded
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Arizona
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1
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$500,000
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North
Carolina
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3
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$9,396
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California
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2
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$77,145
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North
Dakota
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1
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$121,625
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Colorado
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3
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$1,500,000
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Nebraska
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1
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$49,830
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Georgia
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1
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$118,150
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New
Hampshire
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1
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$203,550
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Hawaii
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1
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$20,000
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New York
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2
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$1,000,000
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Iowa
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24
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$5,370,288
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Ohio
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1
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$500,000
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Idaho
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2
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$217,639
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Oregon
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1
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$49,335
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Illinois
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1
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$495,373
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Pennsylvania
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2
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$328,842
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Massachusetts
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1
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$5,979
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South
Dakota
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2
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$983,183
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Maine
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1
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$63,220
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Tennessee
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1
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$60,000
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Michigan
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2
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$477,503
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Utah
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1
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$500,000
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Minnesota
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18
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$3,986,631
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Washington
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2
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$598,719
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Missouri
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1
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$500,000
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Wisconsin
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5
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$1,459,328
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Montana
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1
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$45,100
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Total
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82 Projects
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$19,240,836
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Energy Efficiency Grants by State
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State
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Number
of Grants
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Total of Grants Awarded
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Iowa
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13
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$362,869
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Kansas
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2
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$14,673
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Louisiana
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1
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$49,950
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Michigan
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2
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$109,184
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Missouri
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2
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$251,288
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Mississippi
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3
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$232,138
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Montana
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1
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$49,375
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North
Dakota
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1
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$8,311
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Nebraska
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36
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$368,518
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Ohio
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1
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$12,415
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Oklahoma
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4
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$66,757
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South
Carolina
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1
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$77,821
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Wisconsin
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1
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$7,130
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Total
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68
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$1,610,429
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A breakdown of awarded grants by
technology is shown below
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Technology
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Number
of Grants
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Total
of Grants Awarded
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Number
of Applications Submitted
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Anaerobic
Digester
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13
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$4,813,267
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38
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Biomass,
Bioenergy
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11
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$2,118,391
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55
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Geothermal,
direct use
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2
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$94,930
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11
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Hybrid
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1
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$199,863
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5
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Solar,
large
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4
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$626,480
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13
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Solar,
small
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5
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$35,375
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21
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Wind,
large
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40
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$11,251,373
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67
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Wind,
small
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6
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$101,157
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18
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Energy
Efficiency
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68
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$1,610,429
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160
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