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Publications and Resources
Farm Energy Success Stories Report Released
A new report from the Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) unearths the stories of farmers and rural small businesses that are making clean energy their newest cash crop.
Farm Energy Success Stories highlights clean energy projects that were made possible with grants and loan guarantees from the Farm Bill’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).
Community Wind Financing Handbook
ELPC’s newly updated Community Wind Financing Handbook is now available! This hot-off-the-press guide reflects new financing opportunities available from federal energy and economic stimulus legislation, the new Farm Bill, and state incentives. (more…)
Success Stories
NEW: Crosswind Energy Project
Ruthven, Iowa
Utility-Scale Wind
$2,326,000 Grant +
$250,000 Loan Guarantee
2007
With the help of REAP, a group of rural Iowa entrepreneurs joined together to develop a locally-owned wind farm that produces clean power, energy independence and economic development. (more…)
