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Guarantees, Grants for Energy-Efficiency Improvements
| Through its Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides loan guarantees and grants to farmers and ranchers (agricultural producers) or rural small businesses to make energy- efficiency improvements, such as converting diesel irrigation motors to electric and installing more efficient grain-drying equipment. |
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Program specifics:
- Energy-efficiency improvements typically involve installing or upgrading equipment that results in a significant reduction in energy use.
- Energy-efficiency improvements include irrigation conversions, pumping systems, grain-drying systems, etc. (Funds may not be used for agricultural tillage equipment, vehicles or residential improvements.)
- Grants up to 25% of project costs are available, with a minimum of $1,500 and maximum of $250,000.
- Applicant must be the owner of the system.
- Applications must be submitted prior to project initiation.
- In OPPD’s service area, energy-efficiency improvement projects require an energy audit or assessment that can be performed by OPPD.
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For More Information
Dodge and Colfax counties:
USDA Rural Development
1909 Vicki Lane, Ste. 103
Norfolk, NE 68701
Phone: 402-371-5350
Korey Young, ext. 102
Bill Sheppard, ext. 104
OPPD Contact: 402-552-5830 |
All other counties in OPPD’s service area:
USDA Rural Development
8000 South 15th Street, Ste. E
Lincoln, NE 68512-9436
Phone: 402-423-9683
Jennifer Nelson, ext. 124
Sara Seidel, ext. 120 |
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OPPD At Your Service
OPPD is a customer-owned utility serving over 340,000 customers in all or parts of 13 counties in east and southeast Nebraska.
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