USDA investing $3.5 billion for affordable rural energy
The funding will help finance the purchase of 1,040 megawatts of renewable energy and more than 200 megawatts of energy storage.
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DOE investing $430 million to upgrade hydroelectric infrastructure
Hydropower accounts for 27% of the country's renewable electricity generation, with the bonus that it does not depend on real-time weather conditions to produce electricity like wind and solar.
