U.S. Secretary of Agriculture hosts town hall in Marana

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture hosts town hall in Marana
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On Thursday, September 12 United States Secretary of Agriculture , Tom Vilsack made a visit to Trico Electric Cooperative in Marana for a town hall centered around investments in rural communities.One of the investments that could come to that area is a grant through the Empowering Rural America program. The Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, which Trico Electric is a member of, applied for $485 million dollars in federal grant money.

“In Trico’s case, New ERA funding will support our goal of reducing emissions by 50% by 2032 and these projects will also result in substantial financial savings to our membership - over $60 million across the life of these projects just for Trico members alone,” Heithoff said in his remarks during the round table.Secretary Vilsack said these lower costs will help people like farmers.

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