USDA grows solar power in rural Oregon despite limited transmission, assistance - Cannon Beach Gazette
USDA grows solar power in rural Oregon despite limited transmission, assistance | Local News | theworldlink.com
More farmland across the U.S. will need to host power-generating solar panels for the country to decarbonize the electric grid and meet targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to the U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture.
But that’s not the sell that officials at the USDA’s Rural Development office use to entice Oregon farmers and rural business owners to get onboard.
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