solar energy

On Thursday, the USDA announced a $78.3 million investment through the Powering Affordable Clean Energy program , which includes $4 million bound for Washington.  Cunningham Solar is slated to use those funds to develop nearly three megawatts of solar energy in the central part of the state.  USDA's ...

More and more farmers are being approached about leasing their land for solar or other alternative wind farms, and the rate at which these requests are coming have some in the ag community concerned.  Melissa Halpin, accredited rural appraiser, said since the Inflation Reduction Act was put into place in 2022, climate issues have become a top priority for the Administration.  And to ...

Instead of solar panel farms or wind farms, there is a better solution that many in Idaho would benefit from and support.

Stemilt’s new shipping facility currently being built north of Wenatchee will include 100 solar panels and will make Stemilt the largest producer of solar energy in Chelan County.   The panels will produce enough power for about 1 ½ homes per year, a total of nearly 39,000 kilowatt hours.   The buil...

The Tilth Producers of Washington are sponsoring a farm walk and tour of the Badger Mountain Vineyard to showcase a solar electric system.   Mia Devine, Project Manager with Northwest SEED said that, “With this farm walk, we really want to educate farmers and rural small businesses about potential solutions to climate change, in particular renewable energy solutions.”   This ...