releases: https://keller.house.gov/media/in-the-news/rural-energy-america-program-grant-will-help-install-renewable-energy-sources
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| https://keller.house.gov/media/in-the-news/rural-energy-america-program-grant-will-help-install-renewable-energy-sources | Rural Energy for America Program grant will help install renewable energy sources | 2019-12-12 | 2019 | 2019-12 | Republican | House | PA | Fred Keller | K000395 | keller.house.gov | legacy | Congressman Fred Keller(PA-12),announced the United States Department of Agriculture has approved a Rural Energy for America Program Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency grant of $32,422 for Irion Lumber Company in Wellsboro to purchase and install a ground mounted solar array. Seldom Rest Farms located, north of Myerstown, Pa., received a Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grant to add a ground mounted solar array to supplement their electrical needs.Source:USDA Photo by Lance Cheung The project will grow current energy output at the facility and save $9,365 per year. Irion Lumber Co. contributed $97,268 to the project. This grant will go a long way toward helping Irion Lumber increase its renewable energy output and save money, while being self-sufficient, Keller said. I am glad to see USDA award the grant money and help the agriculture industry in Pennsylvania's 12thCongressional District. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |