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| USDA REAP Program for AG |
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| Solar and Wind Commercial Building Federal Tax Credits |
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Agricultural and Small Business Owners solar and wind-generated electricity is attracting the interest of farmers, ranchers, and small business owners across the country. People find renewable energy attractive for a variety of reasons, including its potential economic benefits and its lower impact on the environment when compared to coal and other electric power generation fuels. Wind and Solar generated electricity can help farmers and businesses reduce their energy costs, an important consideration in these days of continually increasing utility rates. This web site will introduce you to renewable energy to help you decide if RE is an economical option for your farm or small business.
Commercial organizations with goals of reducing and stabilizing operating costs benefit from energy assessments, conservation methods, and the installation of renewable energy generators. In areas of moderate to strong wind resource, sites with good sunlight insolation, there exists compelling financial reasons for companies to install on-site renewable energy systems.
Key benefits to all on this page include:
- Reduced energy spending
- Stabilized long-term energy costs
- Diversified energy portfolio
- Improved competitive position
- Attractive Production Tax Credits Tax Benefits
- Federal Investment Tax Credits of 30% of the total system cost and depreciation of the capital cost over 5 years or 1 year if a schedule 179 is elected
Additional benefits of on-site energy generation include:
- High public visibility
- Reduced carbon footprint
- Improved employee morale
- Progressive corporate image
- Promotion of corporate social values
Renewable energy systems provide businesses with clean on-site energy generation while controlling operational costs over the long term. A renewable energy system is a cost effective and reliable tool to reduce energy spending and insulate against future increases in the cost of purchased energy.
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We provide REAP USDA energy loan and grant writing in house, for rural small business and farms for solar, wind, solar thermal, geothermal and HVAC projects
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