Harmony Energy Works continues to assist farms and small businesses receive USDA REAP grants as part of their incentives for affordable solar. This spring, in the course of designing solar arrays for four of its clients – 959 Boys LLC, Conner Bottling Works, L.A. Brochu, and The Storage Barn, Harmony was able to write grant applications and successfully win for them $133,568 for their solar projects. All four of their grant applications were approved and the solar projects are currently being installed. George Horrocks, President of Harmony Energy Works, has been involved in writing nearly 60 successful USDA REAP grants for solar projects over the past 6 years. The complexity of the REAP grant is such that the average application generally runs well over a hundred pages, so many farms and small businesses avoid the difficult process entirely. Harmony has an unrivaled expertise in the State for writing these energy grants.
For those interested in further information, please contact directly: George Horrocks, 603-926-3366, george.horrocks@harmonyenergyworks.com
See the story below….
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/STELPRD4024535.html
(SEPTEMBER 18, 2014) USDA AWARDS MORE THAN $160,000 TO FIVE NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESSES TO INSTALL 200 KILOWATTS OF SOLAR CAPACITY
CONCORD, N.H., Sep 18, 2014 — United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Thursday that five New Hampshire small businesses will use $163,568 in USDA grants to install 200 kilowatts of solar capacity. The new solar projects will help reduce energy costs for the businesses and are estimated to generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of 180 homes a year.
“This funding will help rural small businesses improve their bottom line and improve our environment through the installation of new solar arrays,” said New Hampshire and Vermont State Director Ted Brady. “USDA Rural Development is helping to build sustainable rural communities one business at a time. These grants incentivize investment that helps businesses stay in the black and helps our country move towards energy independence.”
The competitively awarded grants cover up to 25 percent of a project’s cost. The $163,568 in federal funding will be matched with nearly $500,000 in other funding. During an event in North Carolina Thursday, Vilsack announced $68 million in USDA grants through the Rural Energy for America Program, recently reauthorized in the 2014 Farm, Foods and Jobs Bill.
Five New Hampshire businesses received grants:
959 Boys (Portsmouth): $26,270 will assist with the purchase and installation of a 28.28 kilowatt solar photovoltaic roof-mounted system offsetting the current electrical usage of three businesses by 99.64 percent.
Conner Bottling Works (Newfields): $49,921 will assist with the purchase and installation of a 43.68 kilowatt solar photovoltaic roof- and ground-mounted system offsetting current electrical usage by 100 percent.
Furlone (Spofford): $30,000 will assist with the purchase and installation of a 65.6 kilowatt solar photovoltaic system to offset current electrical usage by 92.5 percent at three rental properties.
L.A. Brochu Inc. (Concord): $37,477 will assist with the purchase and installation of a 37.8 kilowatt solar photovoltaic ground-mounted system offsetting current electrical usage by 108 percent.
The Storage Barn (Newington): $19,900 will assist with the purchase and installation of a 20.16 kilowatt solar photovoltaic roof-mounted system offsetting electrical usage by 100 percent.