{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.merkley.senate.gov/news/press-releases/merkley-wyden-more-than-74-million-in-usda-funds-will-help-rural-oregon-save-on-energy-costs-2019", "Merkley, Wyden: More Than $7.4 Million in USDA Funds Will Help Rural Oregon Save on Energy Costs", "2019-12-11", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "OR", "Jeff Merkley", "M001176", "www.merkley.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Merkley, Wyden: More Than $7.4 Million in USDA Funds Will Help Rural Oregon Save on Energy Costs \n\t\n\t\t Financing program helps Oregonians shift toward renewables \n\t\n\t\n\tWednesday, December 11, 2019\n\t\n\tWashington, D.C.  Oregon's Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced 17 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awards totaling more than $7.4 million for Oregon agricultural producers and rural small businesses to invest in renewable energy infrastructure that will help lower their monthly energy costs.\r\nThe awards, which are allocated through USDA's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), will provide 15 grants to install solar array systems, one grant to upgrade greenhouse vents and siding, and a loan to install a biomass boiler.\r\n \r\nBusinesses across Oregon know that leaning into renewable energy sources can help them lower their energy costs and make their businesses more sustainable over the long run, said Merkley, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Unfortunately, the upfront costs of making that switch often leaves rural businesses stuck with outdated energy infrastructure and higher monthly bills. I've made funding the REAP program one of my priorities in the appropriations process to help Oregonians make those investments, and I'm pleased that 17 businesses will receive that assistance this year.\r\nThese 17 rural Oregon companies are making green energy investments that will help them continue to create jobs and long-term savings for Oregonians, benefiting communities throughout the state, Wyden said. I congratulate each of them for their foresight that's earned them these federal renewable energy resources.\r\n \r\nThe full list of awards for Oregonians are as follows:\r\n \r\n7 Devils Brewing Co              $11,259      Installing a Solar Array System\r\nAshland Community Solar 1 LLC     $33,287      Installing a Solar Array System\r\nAstoria Cooperative              $47,824      Installing a Solar Array System\r\nBiodynamics LLC                $6,750,000   Install a biomass boiler\r\nBlue Line Farms, Inc.            $31,651      Installing a Solar Array System\r\nBrad R Graff                   $2,253      Upgrade Greenhouse Vents & Siding\r\nHillock's Solar LLC              $26,145      Installing a Solar Array System\r\nJ&S Speedy Mart, Inc.           $15,435      Installing a Solar Array System\r\nMid-Valley Farms, Inc.           $123,206     Installing a Solar Array System\r\nModern Building Systems, Inc.     $49,863      Installing a Solar Array System\r\nNW Bend Boats, LLC            $37,899      Installing a Solar Array System\r\nOR-Park Street Solar LLC         $39,089      Installing a Solar Array System\r\nStoller Vineyards, Inc.           $117,170     Installing a Solar Array System\r\nTimber Country Umpqua, LLC     $78,645      Installing a Solar Array System\r\nUmpqua Valley Millworks        $20,000       Installing a Solar Array System\r\nVazquez, Alberto              $24,001      Installing a Solar Array System\r\nOWR Community Solutions, Inc.   $20,000      Installing a Solar Array System\r\n \n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n     \n\t\n \n\t\n    \n    \n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t  \n    \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n      \n    \n    \n    \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://www.merkley.senate.gov/news/press-releases/merkley-wyden-more-than-74-million-in-usda-funds-will-help-rural-oregon-save-on-energy-costs-2019"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6412280965596437, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}