MARANA, Ariz. (KGUN) — On Thursday, September 12 United States Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack made a visit to Trico Electric Cooperative in Marana for a town hall centered around investments in rural communities.
One of the investments that could come to that area is a grant through the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program. The Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, which Trico Electric is a member of, applied for $485 million dollars in federal grant money.
“This is an opportunity for them to use resources… to convert and transition to a clean economy to a clean energy economy,” Secretary Vilsack said.
Trico Electric CEO, Brian Heithoff explained the impact this grant could have.
“In Trico’s case, New ERA funding will support our goal of reducing emissions by 50% by 2032 and these projects will also result in substantial financial savings to our membership – over $60 million across the life of these projects just for Trico members alone,” Heithoff said in his remarks during the round table.
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