Helping Communities Diversify Their Energy Sources

USDA Blog
Posted by Arthur “Butch” Blazer, Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, USDA, on August 3, 2012 at 1:52 PM

Across rural America, biomass like wood pellets and wood chips is helping communities diversify their energy sources, create jobs, and save money on utility bills. At the Forest Service, we are working to support biomass projects that help us manage wildfire threats, and also serve as economic engines for rural communities. Last week, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced grants of $4 million for renewable wood energy projects that will provide 20 small businesses, tribes and community groups with the technical engineering and design services they need to explore installing wood heat and electricity projects.

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