Where's Xochitl, Now? (Part 13): Administration Partners with Communities to Invest in Clean Energy, Lower Costs in Rural America -

On Thursday, Deputy Secretary Torres Small visited the site of a future solar power facility in Pahrump, Nevada, where she announced more than $140 million for clean energy projects in Nevada and Kentucky as part of the Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) program.

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture

The projects are expected to lower energy costs for households, expand reliable access to clean energy and create jobs for rural families, small businesses and agricultural producers. The PACE program is funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the largest investment in rural electrification since President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Rural Electrification Act into law in 1936.

Hear more on USDA radio.

Key Headlines:

Las Vegas Review-Journal: Solar Project in Pahrump Gets $80M Federal Boost
The Nevada Current: Pahrump Electric Co-Op Set to Receive $80.3M for Solar Project
Las Vegas Sun: USDA Program to Enhance Grid Reliability for Pahrump, Fish Lake Valley Areas with $80M Solar Project
WDRB (Louisville, KY): $60 Million in Federal Money Will Fund Cean Energy Projects in Rural Kentucky

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