<div dir="auto">We were able to access that a few years ago for a brewery project and were granted the money. I used a grant writer who works with solar companies specifically on accessing that funding. Their intake online walked you through what you may or may not be eligible for. They were great to work with and I felt the price was worth it. I could dig up their contact info if that’s of interest. </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 9, 2024 at 11:57 AM Christopher Warfel via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><u></u>
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<p><font size="4" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hi Daniel, it is a lot of paperwork, but if they
pay you for your time, and they should, I think it is worth it.
Importantly, you need to speak with the regional office
administering this fund and make sure you know what they are
requiring. Some of them use a subcontractor to help, but you do
NOT need to work with the sub. I had a very bad experience with
one of them in New England who was not very knowledgeable about
the technology, and was impossible to work with. <br>
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<p><font size="4" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">I do know of a lot of oyster farms here who I
turned on to this and used it to power their processing
facilities. <br>
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<p><font size="4" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Chris<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Hey
all! A happy, Safe & Prosperous New Year to You All!<u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u> <u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">I
have a brewery that is wanting to do a grid tie system - 2
meters; 1 is split phase & 1 is 3 phase & the
initial request was
</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">about
USDA Rural Development funding.<u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">I
have no experience with this.
<u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Any
suggestions?<u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Has
anyone applied for this?<u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Experience?<u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">I
have heard it is a pile of paperwork to say the least.<u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u> <u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Thanks<u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(39,83,23)">Dana
Orzel
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(39,83,23)">GREAT
SOLAR WORKS!
<u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(39,83,23)">W
- www. <a href="http://greatsolarworks.com" target="_blank" style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">greatsolarworks.com</a>
<a href="http://www.solarwork.com/" target="_blank" style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><span style="text-decoration:none;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(39,83,23)">www.solarwork.com</span></a><u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></u></span></p>
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