Biden’s DOE Announces $366 Million for Green Energy Projects in Rural and Remote Areas
February 28, 2024
Biden’s DOE Announces $366 Million for Green Energy Projects in Rural and Remote Areas
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>The Biden administration has announced that the United States Department of Energy (DOE) will provide $366 million in funding for 17 renewable energy projects in remote and rural areas of the country to alleviate high energy bills and improve reliability.
>The funding supports the administration’s target of directing 40 percent of climate-related investment benefits to communities that have been subjected to a disproportionate amount of pollution or are underserved, reported Reuters.
>“These projects overall are going to create more affordable, more reliable energy sources, they will lower families’ energy bills, and they’ll create good paying jobs in their communities,” U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm told reporters, as Reuters reported.
>As part of the administration’s Investing in American Agenda, the funds will support clean energy projects in 30 Tribal communities and nations and 20 states, a press release from the DOE said.
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>The Biden administration has announced that the United States Department of Energy (DOE) will provide $366 million in funding for 17 renewable energy projects in remote and rural areas of the country to alleviate high energy bills and improve reliability.
>The funding supports the administration’s target of directing 40 percent of climate-related investment benefits to communities that have been subjected to a disproportionate amount of pollution or are underserved, reported Reuters.
>“These projects overall are going to create more affordable, more reliable energy sources, they will lower families’ energy bills, and they’ll create good paying jobs in their communities,” U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm told reporters, as Reuters reported.
>As part of the administration’s Investing in American Agenda, the funds will support clean energy projects in 30 Tribal communities and nations and 20 states, a press release from the DOE said.
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