Local renewable energy company gets USDA grant
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August 29, 2008 - 08:30 AM

A local renewable energy upstart received a major boost Thursday with a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development.

Farm Power Northwest LLC applied for the grant through the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements program.

The $500,000 will help fund a digester which will process manure from dairy farms in Skagit County. The digester will capture the methane gas, burn it for energy and route the power onto local electric grids.

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