U.S. Department of Agriculture to Fund Rural Electric Infrastructure

USDA Rural Development announced that rural electric coops in eight states will receive funding for smart grid technologies and generation and transmission facility improvements.  The Rural Utilities Service will be charged with managing the $201 million in loans, of which about $25 million will go towards smart grid developments.  The announcement came at the 2012 National Rural Electric Cooperative Association annual meeting.  Click here for more.

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