Biden administration announces nearly $11B for renewable energy in rural communities
![Corn is planted with a view of wind turbines on April 2, in Lake Benton, Minn. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a nearly $11 billion investment on Tuesday to help bring affordable clean energy to rural communities throughout the country.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/05/16/ap23135827461674_wide-df1df650be8fa7e66d10f3c79c53a47ed7e143b5.jpg?s=600)
Agriculture Secretary Tom said it was the largest single federal investment in rural electrification since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Rural Electrification Act in 1936.
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