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USDA
Rural Development
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
Renewable Energy Project Funding
Renewable Energy Potential Conference
USDA Rural Developmentrsquos
Mission
bull Increase economic opportunity
bull Create and maintain jobs
bull Enhance quality of life in our rural communities
Building Your Community From the
Ground Up
bull Business ndashgrowth and establishment of local businesses and cooperatives
bull Community Facilities ndash programs and technical assistance for schools health clinics and emergency response facilities
bull Housing ndashhomeownership and development of affordable rental housing
Rural Energy For America Program
bull Designed to assist farmers ranchers and rural small businesses with energy projects
Rural Energy For America Program
1 Feasibility Study Grant Funding
2 Installation of Commercially Available Equipment
Grants
Loan Guarantees
bull Feasibility Study amp Equipment Installation
ndash Ag Producers amp Rural Small Businesses (for-profit)
Rural Energy For America Program
Applicant Eligibility
bull Renewable Energy ndash Energy derived fromndash Wind
ndash Solar
ndash Renewable biomass (includes anaerobic digestion)
ndash Ocean (including tidal wave current amp thermal)
ndash Geothermal
ndash Hydroelectric source
ndash Hydrogen derived from renewable biomass or water using one of the above energy sources
ndash Hydropower
ndash Flexible Fuel Pumps
Feasibility study required when TPC exceeds $200000
Rural Energy For America Program
Project Eligibility
bull Energy Efficiencyndash Energy Savings as outlined in Energy Audit that replace
existing capacity
bull Upgradingreplacing HVAC equipment
bull Windows doors insulation
bull Coolerfreezer replacements
bull Boiler replacements
bull Grain Dryer system upgrades
bull Irrigation system amp motor conversions
Rural Energy For America Program
Project Eligibility
REAP Feasibility Study Grants
Grant Request Up to 25 of eligible project costsAnnual funding cycle
Nationally competitive
Grant Amounts Maximum Lesser of $50000 or 25 of cost
Minimum No set minimum
Grant Uses Determine Feasibility of Renewable Energy Systems
Grant Stipulations Cannot leverage with other federal or state funding
Prior study cannot have been completed on project
Modifications to existing systems are allowed
Applicant Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
Feasibility Study Examples
Methane Digester for beef feedlot producer
Methane Digestion using co-fired renewable inputs
Wind monitoring studies by farmers or businesses
Pelletizing study using corn stoverbiomass inputs
Retrofit of digester with scrubbers to upgrade biogas
Cellulosic fuel feasibility studies
REAP System Installation Grants
Grant Request Up to 25 of eligible project costsAnnual funding cycle
Small state allocationRemainder compete nationally
Set-aside for Grants of $20000 or less
Grant Amounts
bullEnergy
Efficiency
Minimum $1500 Maximum $250000
bullRenewable
Energy
Minimum $2500 Maximum $500000
Grant Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Applicant Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP System Installation
Loan Guarantees
of Loan Guaranteed Up to an 85 guarantee-pending size of loan
Guaranteed loan up to 75 of total eligible project
costs
Loan Amounts Minimum $5000 Maximum $25 Million
Loan Terms Real Estate ndash 30 yrs
Machinery amp Equipment ndash 20 yrs
Term Working Capital ndash 7 yrs
Fees One-time guarantee fee of 1
Annual renewal fee of 025 on outstanding balance
Loan Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP GrantLoan Guarantee
ldquoCombination Applicationrdquo Maximum of 25
GRANT
Grant regulations apply
Maximum of 50
LOAN GUARANTEE
Loan Guarantee regulations apply
Fees Loan Guarantee fee applies
Uses of Funds Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
BENEFITS Improve overall payback period by incorporating
grant funds (cash equity) into loan package
-5 Skystream 37 Turbines-ranching operation (9kwhr 23mph wind)Power used to run two frac34 hp submersible livestock wells a15 hp electric irrigation pump amp external
engine block heaters for machinery equipment during winter months
Electrical need from utility reduced by 13
-$14725 USDA REAP Grant
Renewable Energy System
GEO-Thermal bullInstall geothermal heating and
cooling system into new
construction
ldquoPump amp dump systemrdquo that
requires two wells
bullSource well
bullInjection well
bull100 of ground water
used will be pumped back
into the aquifer
bullTotal Project Costs $69815
bullGrant $17450
bull20 year payback
bullReduced heating and cooling
cost by 60
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
CornPellet Burner System
bull Install biomass burners to heat
10 poultry houses near David
City NE
bull TPC $115182
bull Grant $28795
bull Guarantee $28795
bull Annual savings $35000
bull 338 Year Payback
bull Replace up to 7500 gallons
LPG per house annually
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
Solid Fuel Burner System
bull Cozad NE
bull Install 20 million BTU solid
fuel burner
bull Burns sawdust to provide
heat for dehydration process
bull TPC $168331
bull Grant $37500
bull Produces 50160 Therms
Renewable Energy Example
Methane Digester
Methane Digester Dodge
Fed by manure from 6 hog
confinement buildings
The slurry pit (14 feet deep by 80
feet wide) burns off about one-
fourth of the hog waste from
each confinement building every
day
Methane gas is fed into a
specially designed engine
generating up to 80 kilowatts of
electricity
Energy generated is enough
electricity to supply up to 40
homes
Renewable Energy Example
Hybrid Renewable System for horse stable
-10kW Bergey Excel Turbine
-Array of 18 Sanyo PV solar panels
Turbine output of 15637 kWh produces at 75 MPH power wind
Each PV panel = 210 Watts Power output 4969 kWh total annually
-76 Energy replacement During low consumption power sold to grid
NEW--Flex Fuel Pumps
Funding
infrastructure needed
to help meet national
security goal of
producing 36 billion
gallons of biofuel
per year goal by
2022
Application Tips
Work with your local RD office
Scoring is importanthellipMAXIMIZE
understand
programcompetitiondeadlineshelliphellip
Submit prior to deadlines for reviewhellipsubmit complete applicationshellip
Environmental review processhellip
Ask Questions
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
USDA Rural Developmentrsquos
Mission
bull Increase economic opportunity
bull Create and maintain jobs
bull Enhance quality of life in our rural communities
Building Your Community From the
Ground Up
bull Business ndashgrowth and establishment of local businesses and cooperatives
bull Community Facilities ndash programs and technical assistance for schools health clinics and emergency response facilities
bull Housing ndashhomeownership and development of affordable rental housing
Rural Energy For America Program
bull Designed to assist farmers ranchers and rural small businesses with energy projects
Rural Energy For America Program
1 Feasibility Study Grant Funding
2 Installation of Commercially Available Equipment
Grants
Loan Guarantees
bull Feasibility Study amp Equipment Installation
ndash Ag Producers amp Rural Small Businesses (for-profit)
Rural Energy For America Program
Applicant Eligibility
bull Renewable Energy ndash Energy derived fromndash Wind
ndash Solar
ndash Renewable biomass (includes anaerobic digestion)
ndash Ocean (including tidal wave current amp thermal)
ndash Geothermal
ndash Hydroelectric source
ndash Hydrogen derived from renewable biomass or water using one of the above energy sources
ndash Hydropower
ndash Flexible Fuel Pumps
Feasibility study required when TPC exceeds $200000
Rural Energy For America Program
Project Eligibility
bull Energy Efficiencyndash Energy Savings as outlined in Energy Audit that replace
existing capacity
bull Upgradingreplacing HVAC equipment
bull Windows doors insulation
bull Coolerfreezer replacements
bull Boiler replacements
bull Grain Dryer system upgrades
bull Irrigation system amp motor conversions
Rural Energy For America Program
Project Eligibility
REAP Feasibility Study Grants
Grant Request Up to 25 of eligible project costsAnnual funding cycle
Nationally competitive
Grant Amounts Maximum Lesser of $50000 or 25 of cost
Minimum No set minimum
Grant Uses Determine Feasibility of Renewable Energy Systems
Grant Stipulations Cannot leverage with other federal or state funding
Prior study cannot have been completed on project
Modifications to existing systems are allowed
Applicant Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
Feasibility Study Examples
Methane Digester for beef feedlot producer
Methane Digestion using co-fired renewable inputs
Wind monitoring studies by farmers or businesses
Pelletizing study using corn stoverbiomass inputs
Retrofit of digester with scrubbers to upgrade biogas
Cellulosic fuel feasibility studies
REAP System Installation Grants
Grant Request Up to 25 of eligible project costsAnnual funding cycle
Small state allocationRemainder compete nationally
Set-aside for Grants of $20000 or less
Grant Amounts
bullEnergy
Efficiency
Minimum $1500 Maximum $250000
bullRenewable
Energy
Minimum $2500 Maximum $500000
Grant Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Applicant Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP System Installation
Loan Guarantees
of Loan Guaranteed Up to an 85 guarantee-pending size of loan
Guaranteed loan up to 75 of total eligible project
costs
Loan Amounts Minimum $5000 Maximum $25 Million
Loan Terms Real Estate ndash 30 yrs
Machinery amp Equipment ndash 20 yrs
Term Working Capital ndash 7 yrs
Fees One-time guarantee fee of 1
Annual renewal fee of 025 on outstanding balance
Loan Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP GrantLoan Guarantee
ldquoCombination Applicationrdquo Maximum of 25
GRANT
Grant regulations apply
Maximum of 50
LOAN GUARANTEE
Loan Guarantee regulations apply
Fees Loan Guarantee fee applies
Uses of Funds Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
BENEFITS Improve overall payback period by incorporating
grant funds (cash equity) into loan package
-5 Skystream 37 Turbines-ranching operation (9kwhr 23mph wind)Power used to run two frac34 hp submersible livestock wells a15 hp electric irrigation pump amp external
engine block heaters for machinery equipment during winter months
Electrical need from utility reduced by 13
-$14725 USDA REAP Grant
Renewable Energy System
GEO-Thermal bullInstall geothermal heating and
cooling system into new
construction
ldquoPump amp dump systemrdquo that
requires two wells
bullSource well
bullInjection well
bull100 of ground water
used will be pumped back
into the aquifer
bullTotal Project Costs $69815
bullGrant $17450
bull20 year payback
bullReduced heating and cooling
cost by 60
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
CornPellet Burner System
bull Install biomass burners to heat
10 poultry houses near David
City NE
bull TPC $115182
bull Grant $28795
bull Guarantee $28795
bull Annual savings $35000
bull 338 Year Payback
bull Replace up to 7500 gallons
LPG per house annually
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
Solid Fuel Burner System
bull Cozad NE
bull Install 20 million BTU solid
fuel burner
bull Burns sawdust to provide
heat for dehydration process
bull TPC $168331
bull Grant $37500
bull Produces 50160 Therms
Renewable Energy Example
Methane Digester
Methane Digester Dodge
Fed by manure from 6 hog
confinement buildings
The slurry pit (14 feet deep by 80
feet wide) burns off about one-
fourth of the hog waste from
each confinement building every
day
Methane gas is fed into a
specially designed engine
generating up to 80 kilowatts of
electricity
Energy generated is enough
electricity to supply up to 40
homes
Renewable Energy Example
Hybrid Renewable System for horse stable
-10kW Bergey Excel Turbine
-Array of 18 Sanyo PV solar panels
Turbine output of 15637 kWh produces at 75 MPH power wind
Each PV panel = 210 Watts Power output 4969 kWh total annually
-76 Energy replacement During low consumption power sold to grid
NEW--Flex Fuel Pumps
Funding
infrastructure needed
to help meet national
security goal of
producing 36 billion
gallons of biofuel
per year goal by
2022
Application Tips
Work with your local RD office
Scoring is importanthellipMAXIMIZE
understand
programcompetitiondeadlineshelliphellip
Submit prior to deadlines for reviewhellipsubmit complete applicationshellip
Environmental review processhellip
Ask Questions
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
Building Your Community From the
Ground Up
bull Business ndashgrowth and establishment of local businesses and cooperatives
bull Community Facilities ndash programs and technical assistance for schools health clinics and emergency response facilities
bull Housing ndashhomeownership and development of affordable rental housing
Rural Energy For America Program
bull Designed to assist farmers ranchers and rural small businesses with energy projects
Rural Energy For America Program
1 Feasibility Study Grant Funding
2 Installation of Commercially Available Equipment
Grants
Loan Guarantees
bull Feasibility Study amp Equipment Installation
ndash Ag Producers amp Rural Small Businesses (for-profit)
Rural Energy For America Program
Applicant Eligibility
bull Renewable Energy ndash Energy derived fromndash Wind
ndash Solar
ndash Renewable biomass (includes anaerobic digestion)
ndash Ocean (including tidal wave current amp thermal)
ndash Geothermal
ndash Hydroelectric source
ndash Hydrogen derived from renewable biomass or water using one of the above energy sources
ndash Hydropower
ndash Flexible Fuel Pumps
Feasibility study required when TPC exceeds $200000
Rural Energy For America Program
Project Eligibility
bull Energy Efficiencyndash Energy Savings as outlined in Energy Audit that replace
existing capacity
bull Upgradingreplacing HVAC equipment
bull Windows doors insulation
bull Coolerfreezer replacements
bull Boiler replacements
bull Grain Dryer system upgrades
bull Irrigation system amp motor conversions
Rural Energy For America Program
Project Eligibility
REAP Feasibility Study Grants
Grant Request Up to 25 of eligible project costsAnnual funding cycle
Nationally competitive
Grant Amounts Maximum Lesser of $50000 or 25 of cost
Minimum No set minimum
Grant Uses Determine Feasibility of Renewable Energy Systems
Grant Stipulations Cannot leverage with other federal or state funding
Prior study cannot have been completed on project
Modifications to existing systems are allowed
Applicant Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
Feasibility Study Examples
Methane Digester for beef feedlot producer
Methane Digestion using co-fired renewable inputs
Wind monitoring studies by farmers or businesses
Pelletizing study using corn stoverbiomass inputs
Retrofit of digester with scrubbers to upgrade biogas
Cellulosic fuel feasibility studies
REAP System Installation Grants
Grant Request Up to 25 of eligible project costsAnnual funding cycle
Small state allocationRemainder compete nationally
Set-aside for Grants of $20000 or less
Grant Amounts
bullEnergy
Efficiency
Minimum $1500 Maximum $250000
bullRenewable
Energy
Minimum $2500 Maximum $500000
Grant Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Applicant Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP System Installation
Loan Guarantees
of Loan Guaranteed Up to an 85 guarantee-pending size of loan
Guaranteed loan up to 75 of total eligible project
costs
Loan Amounts Minimum $5000 Maximum $25 Million
Loan Terms Real Estate ndash 30 yrs
Machinery amp Equipment ndash 20 yrs
Term Working Capital ndash 7 yrs
Fees One-time guarantee fee of 1
Annual renewal fee of 025 on outstanding balance
Loan Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP GrantLoan Guarantee
ldquoCombination Applicationrdquo Maximum of 25
GRANT
Grant regulations apply
Maximum of 50
LOAN GUARANTEE
Loan Guarantee regulations apply
Fees Loan Guarantee fee applies
Uses of Funds Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
BENEFITS Improve overall payback period by incorporating
grant funds (cash equity) into loan package
-5 Skystream 37 Turbines-ranching operation (9kwhr 23mph wind)Power used to run two frac34 hp submersible livestock wells a15 hp electric irrigation pump amp external
engine block heaters for machinery equipment during winter months
Electrical need from utility reduced by 13
-$14725 USDA REAP Grant
Renewable Energy System
GEO-Thermal bullInstall geothermal heating and
cooling system into new
construction
ldquoPump amp dump systemrdquo that
requires two wells
bullSource well
bullInjection well
bull100 of ground water
used will be pumped back
into the aquifer
bullTotal Project Costs $69815
bullGrant $17450
bull20 year payback
bullReduced heating and cooling
cost by 60
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
CornPellet Burner System
bull Install biomass burners to heat
10 poultry houses near David
City NE
bull TPC $115182
bull Grant $28795
bull Guarantee $28795
bull Annual savings $35000
bull 338 Year Payback
bull Replace up to 7500 gallons
LPG per house annually
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
Solid Fuel Burner System
bull Cozad NE
bull Install 20 million BTU solid
fuel burner
bull Burns sawdust to provide
heat for dehydration process
bull TPC $168331
bull Grant $37500
bull Produces 50160 Therms
Renewable Energy Example
Methane Digester
Methane Digester Dodge
Fed by manure from 6 hog
confinement buildings
The slurry pit (14 feet deep by 80
feet wide) burns off about one-
fourth of the hog waste from
each confinement building every
day
Methane gas is fed into a
specially designed engine
generating up to 80 kilowatts of
electricity
Energy generated is enough
electricity to supply up to 40
homes
Renewable Energy Example
Hybrid Renewable System for horse stable
-10kW Bergey Excel Turbine
-Array of 18 Sanyo PV solar panels
Turbine output of 15637 kWh produces at 75 MPH power wind
Each PV panel = 210 Watts Power output 4969 kWh total annually
-76 Energy replacement During low consumption power sold to grid
NEW--Flex Fuel Pumps
Funding
infrastructure needed
to help meet national
security goal of
producing 36 billion
gallons of biofuel
per year goal by
2022
Application Tips
Work with your local RD office
Scoring is importanthellipMAXIMIZE
understand
programcompetitiondeadlineshelliphellip
Submit prior to deadlines for reviewhellipsubmit complete applicationshellip
Environmental review processhellip
Ask Questions
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
Rural Energy For America Program
bull Designed to assist farmers ranchers and rural small businesses with energy projects
Rural Energy For America Program
1 Feasibility Study Grant Funding
2 Installation of Commercially Available Equipment
Grants
Loan Guarantees
bull Feasibility Study amp Equipment Installation
ndash Ag Producers amp Rural Small Businesses (for-profit)
Rural Energy For America Program
Applicant Eligibility
bull Renewable Energy ndash Energy derived fromndash Wind
ndash Solar
ndash Renewable biomass (includes anaerobic digestion)
ndash Ocean (including tidal wave current amp thermal)
ndash Geothermal
ndash Hydroelectric source
ndash Hydrogen derived from renewable biomass or water using one of the above energy sources
ndash Hydropower
ndash Flexible Fuel Pumps
Feasibility study required when TPC exceeds $200000
Rural Energy For America Program
Project Eligibility
bull Energy Efficiencyndash Energy Savings as outlined in Energy Audit that replace
existing capacity
bull Upgradingreplacing HVAC equipment
bull Windows doors insulation
bull Coolerfreezer replacements
bull Boiler replacements
bull Grain Dryer system upgrades
bull Irrigation system amp motor conversions
Rural Energy For America Program
Project Eligibility
REAP Feasibility Study Grants
Grant Request Up to 25 of eligible project costsAnnual funding cycle
Nationally competitive
Grant Amounts Maximum Lesser of $50000 or 25 of cost
Minimum No set minimum
Grant Uses Determine Feasibility of Renewable Energy Systems
Grant Stipulations Cannot leverage with other federal or state funding
Prior study cannot have been completed on project
Modifications to existing systems are allowed
Applicant Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
Feasibility Study Examples
Methane Digester for beef feedlot producer
Methane Digestion using co-fired renewable inputs
Wind monitoring studies by farmers or businesses
Pelletizing study using corn stoverbiomass inputs
Retrofit of digester with scrubbers to upgrade biogas
Cellulosic fuel feasibility studies
REAP System Installation Grants
Grant Request Up to 25 of eligible project costsAnnual funding cycle
Small state allocationRemainder compete nationally
Set-aside for Grants of $20000 or less
Grant Amounts
bullEnergy
Efficiency
Minimum $1500 Maximum $250000
bullRenewable
Energy
Minimum $2500 Maximum $500000
Grant Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Applicant Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP System Installation
Loan Guarantees
of Loan Guaranteed Up to an 85 guarantee-pending size of loan
Guaranteed loan up to 75 of total eligible project
costs
Loan Amounts Minimum $5000 Maximum $25 Million
Loan Terms Real Estate ndash 30 yrs
Machinery amp Equipment ndash 20 yrs
Term Working Capital ndash 7 yrs
Fees One-time guarantee fee of 1
Annual renewal fee of 025 on outstanding balance
Loan Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP GrantLoan Guarantee
ldquoCombination Applicationrdquo Maximum of 25
GRANT
Grant regulations apply
Maximum of 50
LOAN GUARANTEE
Loan Guarantee regulations apply
Fees Loan Guarantee fee applies
Uses of Funds Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
BENEFITS Improve overall payback period by incorporating
grant funds (cash equity) into loan package
-5 Skystream 37 Turbines-ranching operation (9kwhr 23mph wind)Power used to run two frac34 hp submersible livestock wells a15 hp electric irrigation pump amp external
engine block heaters for machinery equipment during winter months
Electrical need from utility reduced by 13
-$14725 USDA REAP Grant
Renewable Energy System
GEO-Thermal bullInstall geothermal heating and
cooling system into new
construction
ldquoPump amp dump systemrdquo that
requires two wells
bullSource well
bullInjection well
bull100 of ground water
used will be pumped back
into the aquifer
bullTotal Project Costs $69815
bullGrant $17450
bull20 year payback
bullReduced heating and cooling
cost by 60
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
CornPellet Burner System
bull Install biomass burners to heat
10 poultry houses near David
City NE
bull TPC $115182
bull Grant $28795
bull Guarantee $28795
bull Annual savings $35000
bull 338 Year Payback
bull Replace up to 7500 gallons
LPG per house annually
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
Solid Fuel Burner System
bull Cozad NE
bull Install 20 million BTU solid
fuel burner
bull Burns sawdust to provide
heat for dehydration process
bull TPC $168331
bull Grant $37500
bull Produces 50160 Therms
Renewable Energy Example
Methane Digester
Methane Digester Dodge
Fed by manure from 6 hog
confinement buildings
The slurry pit (14 feet deep by 80
feet wide) burns off about one-
fourth of the hog waste from
each confinement building every
day
Methane gas is fed into a
specially designed engine
generating up to 80 kilowatts of
electricity
Energy generated is enough
electricity to supply up to 40
homes
Renewable Energy Example
Hybrid Renewable System for horse stable
-10kW Bergey Excel Turbine
-Array of 18 Sanyo PV solar panels
Turbine output of 15637 kWh produces at 75 MPH power wind
Each PV panel = 210 Watts Power output 4969 kWh total annually
-76 Energy replacement During low consumption power sold to grid
NEW--Flex Fuel Pumps
Funding
infrastructure needed
to help meet national
security goal of
producing 36 billion
gallons of biofuel
per year goal by
2022
Application Tips
Work with your local RD office
Scoring is importanthellipMAXIMIZE
understand
programcompetitiondeadlineshelliphellip
Submit prior to deadlines for reviewhellipsubmit complete applicationshellip
Environmental review processhellip
Ask Questions
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
Rural Energy For America Program
1 Feasibility Study Grant Funding
2 Installation of Commercially Available Equipment
Grants
Loan Guarantees
bull Feasibility Study amp Equipment Installation
ndash Ag Producers amp Rural Small Businesses (for-profit)
Rural Energy For America Program
Applicant Eligibility
bull Renewable Energy ndash Energy derived fromndash Wind
ndash Solar
ndash Renewable biomass (includes anaerobic digestion)
ndash Ocean (including tidal wave current amp thermal)
ndash Geothermal
ndash Hydroelectric source
ndash Hydrogen derived from renewable biomass or water using one of the above energy sources
ndash Hydropower
ndash Flexible Fuel Pumps
Feasibility study required when TPC exceeds $200000
Rural Energy For America Program
Project Eligibility
bull Energy Efficiencyndash Energy Savings as outlined in Energy Audit that replace
existing capacity
bull Upgradingreplacing HVAC equipment
bull Windows doors insulation
bull Coolerfreezer replacements
bull Boiler replacements
bull Grain Dryer system upgrades
bull Irrigation system amp motor conversions
Rural Energy For America Program
Project Eligibility
REAP Feasibility Study Grants
Grant Request Up to 25 of eligible project costsAnnual funding cycle
Nationally competitive
Grant Amounts Maximum Lesser of $50000 or 25 of cost
Minimum No set minimum
Grant Uses Determine Feasibility of Renewable Energy Systems
Grant Stipulations Cannot leverage with other federal or state funding
Prior study cannot have been completed on project
Modifications to existing systems are allowed
Applicant Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
Feasibility Study Examples
Methane Digester for beef feedlot producer
Methane Digestion using co-fired renewable inputs
Wind monitoring studies by farmers or businesses
Pelletizing study using corn stoverbiomass inputs
Retrofit of digester with scrubbers to upgrade biogas
Cellulosic fuel feasibility studies
REAP System Installation Grants
Grant Request Up to 25 of eligible project costsAnnual funding cycle
Small state allocationRemainder compete nationally
Set-aside for Grants of $20000 or less
Grant Amounts
bullEnergy
Efficiency
Minimum $1500 Maximum $250000
bullRenewable
Energy
Minimum $2500 Maximum $500000
Grant Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Applicant Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP System Installation
Loan Guarantees
of Loan Guaranteed Up to an 85 guarantee-pending size of loan
Guaranteed loan up to 75 of total eligible project
costs
Loan Amounts Minimum $5000 Maximum $25 Million
Loan Terms Real Estate ndash 30 yrs
Machinery amp Equipment ndash 20 yrs
Term Working Capital ndash 7 yrs
Fees One-time guarantee fee of 1
Annual renewal fee of 025 on outstanding balance
Loan Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP GrantLoan Guarantee
ldquoCombination Applicationrdquo Maximum of 25
GRANT
Grant regulations apply
Maximum of 50
LOAN GUARANTEE
Loan Guarantee regulations apply
Fees Loan Guarantee fee applies
Uses of Funds Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
BENEFITS Improve overall payback period by incorporating
grant funds (cash equity) into loan package
-5 Skystream 37 Turbines-ranching operation (9kwhr 23mph wind)Power used to run two frac34 hp submersible livestock wells a15 hp electric irrigation pump amp external
engine block heaters for machinery equipment during winter months
Electrical need from utility reduced by 13
-$14725 USDA REAP Grant
Renewable Energy System
GEO-Thermal bullInstall geothermal heating and
cooling system into new
construction
ldquoPump amp dump systemrdquo that
requires two wells
bullSource well
bullInjection well
bull100 of ground water
used will be pumped back
into the aquifer
bullTotal Project Costs $69815
bullGrant $17450
bull20 year payback
bullReduced heating and cooling
cost by 60
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
CornPellet Burner System
bull Install biomass burners to heat
10 poultry houses near David
City NE
bull TPC $115182
bull Grant $28795
bull Guarantee $28795
bull Annual savings $35000
bull 338 Year Payback
bull Replace up to 7500 gallons
LPG per house annually
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
Solid Fuel Burner System
bull Cozad NE
bull Install 20 million BTU solid
fuel burner
bull Burns sawdust to provide
heat for dehydration process
bull TPC $168331
bull Grant $37500
bull Produces 50160 Therms
Renewable Energy Example
Methane Digester
Methane Digester Dodge
Fed by manure from 6 hog
confinement buildings
The slurry pit (14 feet deep by 80
feet wide) burns off about one-
fourth of the hog waste from
each confinement building every
day
Methane gas is fed into a
specially designed engine
generating up to 80 kilowatts of
electricity
Energy generated is enough
electricity to supply up to 40
homes
Renewable Energy Example
Hybrid Renewable System for horse stable
-10kW Bergey Excel Turbine
-Array of 18 Sanyo PV solar panels
Turbine output of 15637 kWh produces at 75 MPH power wind
Each PV panel = 210 Watts Power output 4969 kWh total annually
-76 Energy replacement During low consumption power sold to grid
NEW--Flex Fuel Pumps
Funding
infrastructure needed
to help meet national
security goal of
producing 36 billion
gallons of biofuel
per year goal by
2022
Application Tips
Work with your local RD office
Scoring is importanthellipMAXIMIZE
understand
programcompetitiondeadlineshelliphellip
Submit prior to deadlines for reviewhellipsubmit complete applicationshellip
Environmental review processhellip
Ask Questions
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
bull Feasibility Study amp Equipment Installation
ndash Ag Producers amp Rural Small Businesses (for-profit)
Rural Energy For America Program
Applicant Eligibility
bull Renewable Energy ndash Energy derived fromndash Wind
ndash Solar
ndash Renewable biomass (includes anaerobic digestion)
ndash Ocean (including tidal wave current amp thermal)
ndash Geothermal
ndash Hydroelectric source
ndash Hydrogen derived from renewable biomass or water using one of the above energy sources
ndash Hydropower
ndash Flexible Fuel Pumps
Feasibility study required when TPC exceeds $200000
Rural Energy For America Program
Project Eligibility
bull Energy Efficiencyndash Energy Savings as outlined in Energy Audit that replace
existing capacity
bull Upgradingreplacing HVAC equipment
bull Windows doors insulation
bull Coolerfreezer replacements
bull Boiler replacements
bull Grain Dryer system upgrades
bull Irrigation system amp motor conversions
Rural Energy For America Program
Project Eligibility
REAP Feasibility Study Grants
Grant Request Up to 25 of eligible project costsAnnual funding cycle
Nationally competitive
Grant Amounts Maximum Lesser of $50000 or 25 of cost
Minimum No set minimum
Grant Uses Determine Feasibility of Renewable Energy Systems
Grant Stipulations Cannot leverage with other federal or state funding
Prior study cannot have been completed on project
Modifications to existing systems are allowed
Applicant Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
Feasibility Study Examples
Methane Digester for beef feedlot producer
Methane Digestion using co-fired renewable inputs
Wind monitoring studies by farmers or businesses
Pelletizing study using corn stoverbiomass inputs
Retrofit of digester with scrubbers to upgrade biogas
Cellulosic fuel feasibility studies
REAP System Installation Grants
Grant Request Up to 25 of eligible project costsAnnual funding cycle
Small state allocationRemainder compete nationally
Set-aside for Grants of $20000 or less
Grant Amounts
bullEnergy
Efficiency
Minimum $1500 Maximum $250000
bullRenewable
Energy
Minimum $2500 Maximum $500000
Grant Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Applicant Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP System Installation
Loan Guarantees
of Loan Guaranteed Up to an 85 guarantee-pending size of loan
Guaranteed loan up to 75 of total eligible project
costs
Loan Amounts Minimum $5000 Maximum $25 Million
Loan Terms Real Estate ndash 30 yrs
Machinery amp Equipment ndash 20 yrs
Term Working Capital ndash 7 yrs
Fees One-time guarantee fee of 1
Annual renewal fee of 025 on outstanding balance
Loan Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP GrantLoan Guarantee
ldquoCombination Applicationrdquo Maximum of 25
GRANT
Grant regulations apply
Maximum of 50
LOAN GUARANTEE
Loan Guarantee regulations apply
Fees Loan Guarantee fee applies
Uses of Funds Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
BENEFITS Improve overall payback period by incorporating
grant funds (cash equity) into loan package
-5 Skystream 37 Turbines-ranching operation (9kwhr 23mph wind)Power used to run two frac34 hp submersible livestock wells a15 hp electric irrigation pump amp external
engine block heaters for machinery equipment during winter months
Electrical need from utility reduced by 13
-$14725 USDA REAP Grant
Renewable Energy System
GEO-Thermal bullInstall geothermal heating and
cooling system into new
construction
ldquoPump amp dump systemrdquo that
requires two wells
bullSource well
bullInjection well
bull100 of ground water
used will be pumped back
into the aquifer
bullTotal Project Costs $69815
bullGrant $17450
bull20 year payback
bullReduced heating and cooling
cost by 60
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
CornPellet Burner System
bull Install biomass burners to heat
10 poultry houses near David
City NE
bull TPC $115182
bull Grant $28795
bull Guarantee $28795
bull Annual savings $35000
bull 338 Year Payback
bull Replace up to 7500 gallons
LPG per house annually
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
Solid Fuel Burner System
bull Cozad NE
bull Install 20 million BTU solid
fuel burner
bull Burns sawdust to provide
heat for dehydration process
bull TPC $168331
bull Grant $37500
bull Produces 50160 Therms
Renewable Energy Example
Methane Digester
Methane Digester Dodge
Fed by manure from 6 hog
confinement buildings
The slurry pit (14 feet deep by 80
feet wide) burns off about one-
fourth of the hog waste from
each confinement building every
day
Methane gas is fed into a
specially designed engine
generating up to 80 kilowatts of
electricity
Energy generated is enough
electricity to supply up to 40
homes
Renewable Energy Example
Hybrid Renewable System for horse stable
-10kW Bergey Excel Turbine
-Array of 18 Sanyo PV solar panels
Turbine output of 15637 kWh produces at 75 MPH power wind
Each PV panel = 210 Watts Power output 4969 kWh total annually
-76 Energy replacement During low consumption power sold to grid
NEW--Flex Fuel Pumps
Funding
infrastructure needed
to help meet national
security goal of
producing 36 billion
gallons of biofuel
per year goal by
2022
Application Tips
Work with your local RD office
Scoring is importanthellipMAXIMIZE
understand
programcompetitiondeadlineshelliphellip
Submit prior to deadlines for reviewhellipsubmit complete applicationshellip
Environmental review processhellip
Ask Questions
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
bull Renewable Energy ndash Energy derived fromndash Wind
ndash Solar
ndash Renewable biomass (includes anaerobic digestion)
ndash Ocean (including tidal wave current amp thermal)
ndash Geothermal
ndash Hydroelectric source
ndash Hydrogen derived from renewable biomass or water using one of the above energy sources
ndash Hydropower
ndash Flexible Fuel Pumps
Feasibility study required when TPC exceeds $200000
Rural Energy For America Program
Project Eligibility
bull Energy Efficiencyndash Energy Savings as outlined in Energy Audit that replace
existing capacity
bull Upgradingreplacing HVAC equipment
bull Windows doors insulation
bull Coolerfreezer replacements
bull Boiler replacements
bull Grain Dryer system upgrades
bull Irrigation system amp motor conversions
Rural Energy For America Program
Project Eligibility
REAP Feasibility Study Grants
Grant Request Up to 25 of eligible project costsAnnual funding cycle
Nationally competitive
Grant Amounts Maximum Lesser of $50000 or 25 of cost
Minimum No set minimum
Grant Uses Determine Feasibility of Renewable Energy Systems
Grant Stipulations Cannot leverage with other federal or state funding
Prior study cannot have been completed on project
Modifications to existing systems are allowed
Applicant Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
Feasibility Study Examples
Methane Digester for beef feedlot producer
Methane Digestion using co-fired renewable inputs
Wind monitoring studies by farmers or businesses
Pelletizing study using corn stoverbiomass inputs
Retrofit of digester with scrubbers to upgrade biogas
Cellulosic fuel feasibility studies
REAP System Installation Grants
Grant Request Up to 25 of eligible project costsAnnual funding cycle
Small state allocationRemainder compete nationally
Set-aside for Grants of $20000 or less
Grant Amounts
bullEnergy
Efficiency
Minimum $1500 Maximum $250000
bullRenewable
Energy
Minimum $2500 Maximum $500000
Grant Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Applicant Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP System Installation
Loan Guarantees
of Loan Guaranteed Up to an 85 guarantee-pending size of loan
Guaranteed loan up to 75 of total eligible project
costs
Loan Amounts Minimum $5000 Maximum $25 Million
Loan Terms Real Estate ndash 30 yrs
Machinery amp Equipment ndash 20 yrs
Term Working Capital ndash 7 yrs
Fees One-time guarantee fee of 1
Annual renewal fee of 025 on outstanding balance
Loan Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP GrantLoan Guarantee
ldquoCombination Applicationrdquo Maximum of 25
GRANT
Grant regulations apply
Maximum of 50
LOAN GUARANTEE
Loan Guarantee regulations apply
Fees Loan Guarantee fee applies
Uses of Funds Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
BENEFITS Improve overall payback period by incorporating
grant funds (cash equity) into loan package
-5 Skystream 37 Turbines-ranching operation (9kwhr 23mph wind)Power used to run two frac34 hp submersible livestock wells a15 hp electric irrigation pump amp external
engine block heaters for machinery equipment during winter months
Electrical need from utility reduced by 13
-$14725 USDA REAP Grant
Renewable Energy System
GEO-Thermal bullInstall geothermal heating and
cooling system into new
construction
ldquoPump amp dump systemrdquo that
requires two wells
bullSource well
bullInjection well
bull100 of ground water
used will be pumped back
into the aquifer
bullTotal Project Costs $69815
bullGrant $17450
bull20 year payback
bullReduced heating and cooling
cost by 60
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
CornPellet Burner System
bull Install biomass burners to heat
10 poultry houses near David
City NE
bull TPC $115182
bull Grant $28795
bull Guarantee $28795
bull Annual savings $35000
bull 338 Year Payback
bull Replace up to 7500 gallons
LPG per house annually
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
Solid Fuel Burner System
bull Cozad NE
bull Install 20 million BTU solid
fuel burner
bull Burns sawdust to provide
heat for dehydration process
bull TPC $168331
bull Grant $37500
bull Produces 50160 Therms
Renewable Energy Example
Methane Digester
Methane Digester Dodge
Fed by manure from 6 hog
confinement buildings
The slurry pit (14 feet deep by 80
feet wide) burns off about one-
fourth of the hog waste from
each confinement building every
day
Methane gas is fed into a
specially designed engine
generating up to 80 kilowatts of
electricity
Energy generated is enough
electricity to supply up to 40
homes
Renewable Energy Example
Hybrid Renewable System for horse stable
-10kW Bergey Excel Turbine
-Array of 18 Sanyo PV solar panels
Turbine output of 15637 kWh produces at 75 MPH power wind
Each PV panel = 210 Watts Power output 4969 kWh total annually
-76 Energy replacement During low consumption power sold to grid
NEW--Flex Fuel Pumps
Funding
infrastructure needed
to help meet national
security goal of
producing 36 billion
gallons of biofuel
per year goal by
2022
Application Tips
Work with your local RD office
Scoring is importanthellipMAXIMIZE
understand
programcompetitiondeadlineshelliphellip
Submit prior to deadlines for reviewhellipsubmit complete applicationshellip
Environmental review processhellip
Ask Questions
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
bull Energy Efficiencyndash Energy Savings as outlined in Energy Audit that replace
existing capacity
bull Upgradingreplacing HVAC equipment
bull Windows doors insulation
bull Coolerfreezer replacements
bull Boiler replacements
bull Grain Dryer system upgrades
bull Irrigation system amp motor conversions
Rural Energy For America Program
Project Eligibility
REAP Feasibility Study Grants
Grant Request Up to 25 of eligible project costsAnnual funding cycle
Nationally competitive
Grant Amounts Maximum Lesser of $50000 or 25 of cost
Minimum No set minimum
Grant Uses Determine Feasibility of Renewable Energy Systems
Grant Stipulations Cannot leverage with other federal or state funding
Prior study cannot have been completed on project
Modifications to existing systems are allowed
Applicant Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
Feasibility Study Examples
Methane Digester for beef feedlot producer
Methane Digestion using co-fired renewable inputs
Wind monitoring studies by farmers or businesses
Pelletizing study using corn stoverbiomass inputs
Retrofit of digester with scrubbers to upgrade biogas
Cellulosic fuel feasibility studies
REAP System Installation Grants
Grant Request Up to 25 of eligible project costsAnnual funding cycle
Small state allocationRemainder compete nationally
Set-aside for Grants of $20000 or less
Grant Amounts
bullEnergy
Efficiency
Minimum $1500 Maximum $250000
bullRenewable
Energy
Minimum $2500 Maximum $500000
Grant Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Applicant Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP System Installation
Loan Guarantees
of Loan Guaranteed Up to an 85 guarantee-pending size of loan
Guaranteed loan up to 75 of total eligible project
costs
Loan Amounts Minimum $5000 Maximum $25 Million
Loan Terms Real Estate ndash 30 yrs
Machinery amp Equipment ndash 20 yrs
Term Working Capital ndash 7 yrs
Fees One-time guarantee fee of 1
Annual renewal fee of 025 on outstanding balance
Loan Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP GrantLoan Guarantee
ldquoCombination Applicationrdquo Maximum of 25
GRANT
Grant regulations apply
Maximum of 50
LOAN GUARANTEE
Loan Guarantee regulations apply
Fees Loan Guarantee fee applies
Uses of Funds Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
BENEFITS Improve overall payback period by incorporating
grant funds (cash equity) into loan package
-5 Skystream 37 Turbines-ranching operation (9kwhr 23mph wind)Power used to run two frac34 hp submersible livestock wells a15 hp electric irrigation pump amp external
engine block heaters for machinery equipment during winter months
Electrical need from utility reduced by 13
-$14725 USDA REAP Grant
Renewable Energy System
GEO-Thermal bullInstall geothermal heating and
cooling system into new
construction
ldquoPump amp dump systemrdquo that
requires two wells
bullSource well
bullInjection well
bull100 of ground water
used will be pumped back
into the aquifer
bullTotal Project Costs $69815
bullGrant $17450
bull20 year payback
bullReduced heating and cooling
cost by 60
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
CornPellet Burner System
bull Install biomass burners to heat
10 poultry houses near David
City NE
bull TPC $115182
bull Grant $28795
bull Guarantee $28795
bull Annual savings $35000
bull 338 Year Payback
bull Replace up to 7500 gallons
LPG per house annually
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
Solid Fuel Burner System
bull Cozad NE
bull Install 20 million BTU solid
fuel burner
bull Burns sawdust to provide
heat for dehydration process
bull TPC $168331
bull Grant $37500
bull Produces 50160 Therms
Renewable Energy Example
Methane Digester
Methane Digester Dodge
Fed by manure from 6 hog
confinement buildings
The slurry pit (14 feet deep by 80
feet wide) burns off about one-
fourth of the hog waste from
each confinement building every
day
Methane gas is fed into a
specially designed engine
generating up to 80 kilowatts of
electricity
Energy generated is enough
electricity to supply up to 40
homes
Renewable Energy Example
Hybrid Renewable System for horse stable
-10kW Bergey Excel Turbine
-Array of 18 Sanyo PV solar panels
Turbine output of 15637 kWh produces at 75 MPH power wind
Each PV panel = 210 Watts Power output 4969 kWh total annually
-76 Energy replacement During low consumption power sold to grid
NEW--Flex Fuel Pumps
Funding
infrastructure needed
to help meet national
security goal of
producing 36 billion
gallons of biofuel
per year goal by
2022
Application Tips
Work with your local RD office
Scoring is importanthellipMAXIMIZE
understand
programcompetitiondeadlineshelliphellip
Submit prior to deadlines for reviewhellipsubmit complete applicationshellip
Environmental review processhellip
Ask Questions
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
REAP Feasibility Study Grants
Grant Request Up to 25 of eligible project costsAnnual funding cycle
Nationally competitive
Grant Amounts Maximum Lesser of $50000 or 25 of cost
Minimum No set minimum
Grant Uses Determine Feasibility of Renewable Energy Systems
Grant Stipulations Cannot leverage with other federal or state funding
Prior study cannot have been completed on project
Modifications to existing systems are allowed
Applicant Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
Feasibility Study Examples
Methane Digester for beef feedlot producer
Methane Digestion using co-fired renewable inputs
Wind monitoring studies by farmers or businesses
Pelletizing study using corn stoverbiomass inputs
Retrofit of digester with scrubbers to upgrade biogas
Cellulosic fuel feasibility studies
REAP System Installation Grants
Grant Request Up to 25 of eligible project costsAnnual funding cycle
Small state allocationRemainder compete nationally
Set-aside for Grants of $20000 or less
Grant Amounts
bullEnergy
Efficiency
Minimum $1500 Maximum $250000
bullRenewable
Energy
Minimum $2500 Maximum $500000
Grant Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Applicant Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP System Installation
Loan Guarantees
of Loan Guaranteed Up to an 85 guarantee-pending size of loan
Guaranteed loan up to 75 of total eligible project
costs
Loan Amounts Minimum $5000 Maximum $25 Million
Loan Terms Real Estate ndash 30 yrs
Machinery amp Equipment ndash 20 yrs
Term Working Capital ndash 7 yrs
Fees One-time guarantee fee of 1
Annual renewal fee of 025 on outstanding balance
Loan Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP GrantLoan Guarantee
ldquoCombination Applicationrdquo Maximum of 25
GRANT
Grant regulations apply
Maximum of 50
LOAN GUARANTEE
Loan Guarantee regulations apply
Fees Loan Guarantee fee applies
Uses of Funds Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
BENEFITS Improve overall payback period by incorporating
grant funds (cash equity) into loan package
-5 Skystream 37 Turbines-ranching operation (9kwhr 23mph wind)Power used to run two frac34 hp submersible livestock wells a15 hp electric irrigation pump amp external
engine block heaters for machinery equipment during winter months
Electrical need from utility reduced by 13
-$14725 USDA REAP Grant
Renewable Energy System
GEO-Thermal bullInstall geothermal heating and
cooling system into new
construction
ldquoPump amp dump systemrdquo that
requires two wells
bullSource well
bullInjection well
bull100 of ground water
used will be pumped back
into the aquifer
bullTotal Project Costs $69815
bullGrant $17450
bull20 year payback
bullReduced heating and cooling
cost by 60
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
CornPellet Burner System
bull Install biomass burners to heat
10 poultry houses near David
City NE
bull TPC $115182
bull Grant $28795
bull Guarantee $28795
bull Annual savings $35000
bull 338 Year Payback
bull Replace up to 7500 gallons
LPG per house annually
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
Solid Fuel Burner System
bull Cozad NE
bull Install 20 million BTU solid
fuel burner
bull Burns sawdust to provide
heat for dehydration process
bull TPC $168331
bull Grant $37500
bull Produces 50160 Therms
Renewable Energy Example
Methane Digester
Methane Digester Dodge
Fed by manure from 6 hog
confinement buildings
The slurry pit (14 feet deep by 80
feet wide) burns off about one-
fourth of the hog waste from
each confinement building every
day
Methane gas is fed into a
specially designed engine
generating up to 80 kilowatts of
electricity
Energy generated is enough
electricity to supply up to 40
homes
Renewable Energy Example
Hybrid Renewable System for horse stable
-10kW Bergey Excel Turbine
-Array of 18 Sanyo PV solar panels
Turbine output of 15637 kWh produces at 75 MPH power wind
Each PV panel = 210 Watts Power output 4969 kWh total annually
-76 Energy replacement During low consumption power sold to grid
NEW--Flex Fuel Pumps
Funding
infrastructure needed
to help meet national
security goal of
producing 36 billion
gallons of biofuel
per year goal by
2022
Application Tips
Work with your local RD office
Scoring is importanthellipMAXIMIZE
understand
programcompetitiondeadlineshelliphellip
Submit prior to deadlines for reviewhellipsubmit complete applicationshellip
Environmental review processhellip
Ask Questions
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
Feasibility Study Examples
Methane Digester for beef feedlot producer
Methane Digestion using co-fired renewable inputs
Wind monitoring studies by farmers or businesses
Pelletizing study using corn stoverbiomass inputs
Retrofit of digester with scrubbers to upgrade biogas
Cellulosic fuel feasibility studies
REAP System Installation Grants
Grant Request Up to 25 of eligible project costsAnnual funding cycle
Small state allocationRemainder compete nationally
Set-aside for Grants of $20000 or less
Grant Amounts
bullEnergy
Efficiency
Minimum $1500 Maximum $250000
bullRenewable
Energy
Minimum $2500 Maximum $500000
Grant Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Applicant Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP System Installation
Loan Guarantees
of Loan Guaranteed Up to an 85 guarantee-pending size of loan
Guaranteed loan up to 75 of total eligible project
costs
Loan Amounts Minimum $5000 Maximum $25 Million
Loan Terms Real Estate ndash 30 yrs
Machinery amp Equipment ndash 20 yrs
Term Working Capital ndash 7 yrs
Fees One-time guarantee fee of 1
Annual renewal fee of 025 on outstanding balance
Loan Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP GrantLoan Guarantee
ldquoCombination Applicationrdquo Maximum of 25
GRANT
Grant regulations apply
Maximum of 50
LOAN GUARANTEE
Loan Guarantee regulations apply
Fees Loan Guarantee fee applies
Uses of Funds Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
BENEFITS Improve overall payback period by incorporating
grant funds (cash equity) into loan package
-5 Skystream 37 Turbines-ranching operation (9kwhr 23mph wind)Power used to run two frac34 hp submersible livestock wells a15 hp electric irrigation pump amp external
engine block heaters for machinery equipment during winter months
Electrical need from utility reduced by 13
-$14725 USDA REAP Grant
Renewable Energy System
GEO-Thermal bullInstall geothermal heating and
cooling system into new
construction
ldquoPump amp dump systemrdquo that
requires two wells
bullSource well
bullInjection well
bull100 of ground water
used will be pumped back
into the aquifer
bullTotal Project Costs $69815
bullGrant $17450
bull20 year payback
bullReduced heating and cooling
cost by 60
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
CornPellet Burner System
bull Install biomass burners to heat
10 poultry houses near David
City NE
bull TPC $115182
bull Grant $28795
bull Guarantee $28795
bull Annual savings $35000
bull 338 Year Payback
bull Replace up to 7500 gallons
LPG per house annually
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
Solid Fuel Burner System
bull Cozad NE
bull Install 20 million BTU solid
fuel burner
bull Burns sawdust to provide
heat for dehydration process
bull TPC $168331
bull Grant $37500
bull Produces 50160 Therms
Renewable Energy Example
Methane Digester
Methane Digester Dodge
Fed by manure from 6 hog
confinement buildings
The slurry pit (14 feet deep by 80
feet wide) burns off about one-
fourth of the hog waste from
each confinement building every
day
Methane gas is fed into a
specially designed engine
generating up to 80 kilowatts of
electricity
Energy generated is enough
electricity to supply up to 40
homes
Renewable Energy Example
Hybrid Renewable System for horse stable
-10kW Bergey Excel Turbine
-Array of 18 Sanyo PV solar panels
Turbine output of 15637 kWh produces at 75 MPH power wind
Each PV panel = 210 Watts Power output 4969 kWh total annually
-76 Energy replacement During low consumption power sold to grid
NEW--Flex Fuel Pumps
Funding
infrastructure needed
to help meet national
security goal of
producing 36 billion
gallons of biofuel
per year goal by
2022
Application Tips
Work with your local RD office
Scoring is importanthellipMAXIMIZE
understand
programcompetitiondeadlineshelliphellip
Submit prior to deadlines for reviewhellipsubmit complete applicationshellip
Environmental review processhellip
Ask Questions
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
REAP System Installation Grants
Grant Request Up to 25 of eligible project costsAnnual funding cycle
Small state allocationRemainder compete nationally
Set-aside for Grants of $20000 or less
Grant Amounts
bullEnergy
Efficiency
Minimum $1500 Maximum $250000
bullRenewable
Energy
Minimum $2500 Maximum $500000
Grant Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Applicant Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP System Installation
Loan Guarantees
of Loan Guaranteed Up to an 85 guarantee-pending size of loan
Guaranteed loan up to 75 of total eligible project
costs
Loan Amounts Minimum $5000 Maximum $25 Million
Loan Terms Real Estate ndash 30 yrs
Machinery amp Equipment ndash 20 yrs
Term Working Capital ndash 7 yrs
Fees One-time guarantee fee of 1
Annual renewal fee of 025 on outstanding balance
Loan Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP GrantLoan Guarantee
ldquoCombination Applicationrdquo Maximum of 25
GRANT
Grant regulations apply
Maximum of 50
LOAN GUARANTEE
Loan Guarantee regulations apply
Fees Loan Guarantee fee applies
Uses of Funds Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
BENEFITS Improve overall payback period by incorporating
grant funds (cash equity) into loan package
-5 Skystream 37 Turbines-ranching operation (9kwhr 23mph wind)Power used to run two frac34 hp submersible livestock wells a15 hp electric irrigation pump amp external
engine block heaters for machinery equipment during winter months
Electrical need from utility reduced by 13
-$14725 USDA REAP Grant
Renewable Energy System
GEO-Thermal bullInstall geothermal heating and
cooling system into new
construction
ldquoPump amp dump systemrdquo that
requires two wells
bullSource well
bullInjection well
bull100 of ground water
used will be pumped back
into the aquifer
bullTotal Project Costs $69815
bullGrant $17450
bull20 year payback
bullReduced heating and cooling
cost by 60
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
CornPellet Burner System
bull Install biomass burners to heat
10 poultry houses near David
City NE
bull TPC $115182
bull Grant $28795
bull Guarantee $28795
bull Annual savings $35000
bull 338 Year Payback
bull Replace up to 7500 gallons
LPG per house annually
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
Solid Fuel Burner System
bull Cozad NE
bull Install 20 million BTU solid
fuel burner
bull Burns sawdust to provide
heat for dehydration process
bull TPC $168331
bull Grant $37500
bull Produces 50160 Therms
Renewable Energy Example
Methane Digester
Methane Digester Dodge
Fed by manure from 6 hog
confinement buildings
The slurry pit (14 feet deep by 80
feet wide) burns off about one-
fourth of the hog waste from
each confinement building every
day
Methane gas is fed into a
specially designed engine
generating up to 80 kilowatts of
electricity
Energy generated is enough
electricity to supply up to 40
homes
Renewable Energy Example
Hybrid Renewable System for horse stable
-10kW Bergey Excel Turbine
-Array of 18 Sanyo PV solar panels
Turbine output of 15637 kWh produces at 75 MPH power wind
Each PV panel = 210 Watts Power output 4969 kWh total annually
-76 Energy replacement During low consumption power sold to grid
NEW--Flex Fuel Pumps
Funding
infrastructure needed
to help meet national
security goal of
producing 36 billion
gallons of biofuel
per year goal by
2022
Application Tips
Work with your local RD office
Scoring is importanthellipMAXIMIZE
understand
programcompetitiondeadlineshelliphellip
Submit prior to deadlines for reviewhellipsubmit complete applicationshellip
Environmental review processhellip
Ask Questions
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
REAP System Installation
Loan Guarantees
of Loan Guaranteed Up to an 85 guarantee-pending size of loan
Guaranteed loan up to 75 of total eligible project
costs
Loan Amounts Minimum $5000 Maximum $25 Million
Loan Terms Real Estate ndash 30 yrs
Machinery amp Equipment ndash 20 yrs
Term Working Capital ndash 7 yrs
Fees One-time guarantee fee of 1
Annual renewal fee of 025 on outstanding balance
Loan Uses Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
REAP GrantLoan Guarantee
ldquoCombination Applicationrdquo Maximum of 25
GRANT
Grant regulations apply
Maximum of 50
LOAN GUARANTEE
Loan Guarantee regulations apply
Fees Loan Guarantee fee applies
Uses of Funds Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
BENEFITS Improve overall payback period by incorporating
grant funds (cash equity) into loan package
-5 Skystream 37 Turbines-ranching operation (9kwhr 23mph wind)Power used to run two frac34 hp submersible livestock wells a15 hp electric irrigation pump amp external
engine block heaters for machinery equipment during winter months
Electrical need from utility reduced by 13
-$14725 USDA REAP Grant
Renewable Energy System
GEO-Thermal bullInstall geothermal heating and
cooling system into new
construction
ldquoPump amp dump systemrdquo that
requires two wells
bullSource well
bullInjection well
bull100 of ground water
used will be pumped back
into the aquifer
bullTotal Project Costs $69815
bullGrant $17450
bull20 year payback
bullReduced heating and cooling
cost by 60
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
CornPellet Burner System
bull Install biomass burners to heat
10 poultry houses near David
City NE
bull TPC $115182
bull Grant $28795
bull Guarantee $28795
bull Annual savings $35000
bull 338 Year Payback
bull Replace up to 7500 gallons
LPG per house annually
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
Solid Fuel Burner System
bull Cozad NE
bull Install 20 million BTU solid
fuel burner
bull Burns sawdust to provide
heat for dehydration process
bull TPC $168331
bull Grant $37500
bull Produces 50160 Therms
Renewable Energy Example
Methane Digester
Methane Digester Dodge
Fed by manure from 6 hog
confinement buildings
The slurry pit (14 feet deep by 80
feet wide) burns off about one-
fourth of the hog waste from
each confinement building every
day
Methane gas is fed into a
specially designed engine
generating up to 80 kilowatts of
electricity
Energy generated is enough
electricity to supply up to 40
homes
Renewable Energy Example
Hybrid Renewable System for horse stable
-10kW Bergey Excel Turbine
-Array of 18 Sanyo PV solar panels
Turbine output of 15637 kWh produces at 75 MPH power wind
Each PV panel = 210 Watts Power output 4969 kWh total annually
-76 Energy replacement During low consumption power sold to grid
NEW--Flex Fuel Pumps
Funding
infrastructure needed
to help meet national
security goal of
producing 36 billion
gallons of biofuel
per year goal by
2022
Application Tips
Work with your local RD office
Scoring is importanthellipMAXIMIZE
understand
programcompetitiondeadlineshelliphellip
Submit prior to deadlines for reviewhellipsubmit complete applicationshellip
Environmental review processhellip
Ask Questions
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
REAP GrantLoan Guarantee
ldquoCombination Applicationrdquo Maximum of 25
GRANT
Grant regulations apply
Maximum of 50
LOAN GUARANTEE
Loan Guarantee regulations apply
Fees Loan Guarantee fee applies
Uses of Funds Purchase and installation of renewable energy
systems or improvements in energy efficiency
Borrower Types Ag Producers and Rural Small Businesses
Community size Population up to 50000
BENEFITS Improve overall payback period by incorporating
grant funds (cash equity) into loan package
-5 Skystream 37 Turbines-ranching operation (9kwhr 23mph wind)Power used to run two frac34 hp submersible livestock wells a15 hp electric irrigation pump amp external
engine block heaters for machinery equipment during winter months
Electrical need from utility reduced by 13
-$14725 USDA REAP Grant
Renewable Energy System
GEO-Thermal bullInstall geothermal heating and
cooling system into new
construction
ldquoPump amp dump systemrdquo that
requires two wells
bullSource well
bullInjection well
bull100 of ground water
used will be pumped back
into the aquifer
bullTotal Project Costs $69815
bullGrant $17450
bull20 year payback
bullReduced heating and cooling
cost by 60
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
CornPellet Burner System
bull Install biomass burners to heat
10 poultry houses near David
City NE
bull TPC $115182
bull Grant $28795
bull Guarantee $28795
bull Annual savings $35000
bull 338 Year Payback
bull Replace up to 7500 gallons
LPG per house annually
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
Solid Fuel Burner System
bull Cozad NE
bull Install 20 million BTU solid
fuel burner
bull Burns sawdust to provide
heat for dehydration process
bull TPC $168331
bull Grant $37500
bull Produces 50160 Therms
Renewable Energy Example
Methane Digester
Methane Digester Dodge
Fed by manure from 6 hog
confinement buildings
The slurry pit (14 feet deep by 80
feet wide) burns off about one-
fourth of the hog waste from
each confinement building every
day
Methane gas is fed into a
specially designed engine
generating up to 80 kilowatts of
electricity
Energy generated is enough
electricity to supply up to 40
homes
Renewable Energy Example
Hybrid Renewable System for horse stable
-10kW Bergey Excel Turbine
-Array of 18 Sanyo PV solar panels
Turbine output of 15637 kWh produces at 75 MPH power wind
Each PV panel = 210 Watts Power output 4969 kWh total annually
-76 Energy replacement During low consumption power sold to grid
NEW--Flex Fuel Pumps
Funding
infrastructure needed
to help meet national
security goal of
producing 36 billion
gallons of biofuel
per year goal by
2022
Application Tips
Work with your local RD office
Scoring is importanthellipMAXIMIZE
understand
programcompetitiondeadlineshelliphellip
Submit prior to deadlines for reviewhellipsubmit complete applicationshellip
Environmental review processhellip
Ask Questions
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
-5 Skystream 37 Turbines-ranching operation (9kwhr 23mph wind)Power used to run two frac34 hp submersible livestock wells a15 hp electric irrigation pump amp external
engine block heaters for machinery equipment during winter months
Electrical need from utility reduced by 13
-$14725 USDA REAP Grant
Renewable Energy System
GEO-Thermal bullInstall geothermal heating and
cooling system into new
construction
ldquoPump amp dump systemrdquo that
requires two wells
bullSource well
bullInjection well
bull100 of ground water
used will be pumped back
into the aquifer
bullTotal Project Costs $69815
bullGrant $17450
bull20 year payback
bullReduced heating and cooling
cost by 60
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
CornPellet Burner System
bull Install biomass burners to heat
10 poultry houses near David
City NE
bull TPC $115182
bull Grant $28795
bull Guarantee $28795
bull Annual savings $35000
bull 338 Year Payback
bull Replace up to 7500 gallons
LPG per house annually
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
Solid Fuel Burner System
bull Cozad NE
bull Install 20 million BTU solid
fuel burner
bull Burns sawdust to provide
heat for dehydration process
bull TPC $168331
bull Grant $37500
bull Produces 50160 Therms
Renewable Energy Example
Methane Digester
Methane Digester Dodge
Fed by manure from 6 hog
confinement buildings
The slurry pit (14 feet deep by 80
feet wide) burns off about one-
fourth of the hog waste from
each confinement building every
day
Methane gas is fed into a
specially designed engine
generating up to 80 kilowatts of
electricity
Energy generated is enough
electricity to supply up to 40
homes
Renewable Energy Example
Hybrid Renewable System for horse stable
-10kW Bergey Excel Turbine
-Array of 18 Sanyo PV solar panels
Turbine output of 15637 kWh produces at 75 MPH power wind
Each PV panel = 210 Watts Power output 4969 kWh total annually
-76 Energy replacement During low consumption power sold to grid
NEW--Flex Fuel Pumps
Funding
infrastructure needed
to help meet national
security goal of
producing 36 billion
gallons of biofuel
per year goal by
2022
Application Tips
Work with your local RD office
Scoring is importanthellipMAXIMIZE
understand
programcompetitiondeadlineshelliphellip
Submit prior to deadlines for reviewhellipsubmit complete applicationshellip
Environmental review processhellip
Ask Questions
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
Renewable Energy System
GEO-Thermal bullInstall geothermal heating and
cooling system into new
construction
ldquoPump amp dump systemrdquo that
requires two wells
bullSource well
bullInjection well
bull100 of ground water
used will be pumped back
into the aquifer
bullTotal Project Costs $69815
bullGrant $17450
bull20 year payback
bullReduced heating and cooling
cost by 60
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
CornPellet Burner System
bull Install biomass burners to heat
10 poultry houses near David
City NE
bull TPC $115182
bull Grant $28795
bull Guarantee $28795
bull Annual savings $35000
bull 338 Year Payback
bull Replace up to 7500 gallons
LPG per house annually
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
Solid Fuel Burner System
bull Cozad NE
bull Install 20 million BTU solid
fuel burner
bull Burns sawdust to provide
heat for dehydration process
bull TPC $168331
bull Grant $37500
bull Produces 50160 Therms
Renewable Energy Example
Methane Digester
Methane Digester Dodge
Fed by manure from 6 hog
confinement buildings
The slurry pit (14 feet deep by 80
feet wide) burns off about one-
fourth of the hog waste from
each confinement building every
day
Methane gas is fed into a
specially designed engine
generating up to 80 kilowatts of
electricity
Energy generated is enough
electricity to supply up to 40
homes
Renewable Energy Example
Hybrid Renewable System for horse stable
-10kW Bergey Excel Turbine
-Array of 18 Sanyo PV solar panels
Turbine output of 15637 kWh produces at 75 MPH power wind
Each PV panel = 210 Watts Power output 4969 kWh total annually
-76 Energy replacement During low consumption power sold to grid
NEW--Flex Fuel Pumps
Funding
infrastructure needed
to help meet national
security goal of
producing 36 billion
gallons of biofuel
per year goal by
2022
Application Tips
Work with your local RD office
Scoring is importanthellipMAXIMIZE
understand
programcompetitiondeadlineshelliphellip
Submit prior to deadlines for reviewhellipsubmit complete applicationshellip
Environmental review processhellip
Ask Questions
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
CornPellet Burner System
bull Install biomass burners to heat
10 poultry houses near David
City NE
bull TPC $115182
bull Grant $28795
bull Guarantee $28795
bull Annual savings $35000
bull 338 Year Payback
bull Replace up to 7500 gallons
LPG per house annually
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
Solid Fuel Burner System
bull Cozad NE
bull Install 20 million BTU solid
fuel burner
bull Burns sawdust to provide
heat for dehydration process
bull TPC $168331
bull Grant $37500
bull Produces 50160 Therms
Renewable Energy Example
Methane Digester
Methane Digester Dodge
Fed by manure from 6 hog
confinement buildings
The slurry pit (14 feet deep by 80
feet wide) burns off about one-
fourth of the hog waste from
each confinement building every
day
Methane gas is fed into a
specially designed engine
generating up to 80 kilowatts of
electricity
Energy generated is enough
electricity to supply up to 40
homes
Renewable Energy Example
Hybrid Renewable System for horse stable
-10kW Bergey Excel Turbine
-Array of 18 Sanyo PV solar panels
Turbine output of 15637 kWh produces at 75 MPH power wind
Each PV panel = 210 Watts Power output 4969 kWh total annually
-76 Energy replacement During low consumption power sold to grid
NEW--Flex Fuel Pumps
Funding
infrastructure needed
to help meet national
security goal of
producing 36 billion
gallons of biofuel
per year goal by
2022
Application Tips
Work with your local RD office
Scoring is importanthellipMAXIMIZE
understand
programcompetitiondeadlineshelliphellip
Submit prior to deadlines for reviewhellipsubmit complete applicationshellip
Environmental review processhellip
Ask Questions
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
Renewable Energy Example Biomass
Solid Fuel Burner System
bull Cozad NE
bull Install 20 million BTU solid
fuel burner
bull Burns sawdust to provide
heat for dehydration process
bull TPC $168331
bull Grant $37500
bull Produces 50160 Therms
Renewable Energy Example
Methane Digester
Methane Digester Dodge
Fed by manure from 6 hog
confinement buildings
The slurry pit (14 feet deep by 80
feet wide) burns off about one-
fourth of the hog waste from
each confinement building every
day
Methane gas is fed into a
specially designed engine
generating up to 80 kilowatts of
electricity
Energy generated is enough
electricity to supply up to 40
homes
Renewable Energy Example
Hybrid Renewable System for horse stable
-10kW Bergey Excel Turbine
-Array of 18 Sanyo PV solar panels
Turbine output of 15637 kWh produces at 75 MPH power wind
Each PV panel = 210 Watts Power output 4969 kWh total annually
-76 Energy replacement During low consumption power sold to grid
NEW--Flex Fuel Pumps
Funding
infrastructure needed
to help meet national
security goal of
producing 36 billion
gallons of biofuel
per year goal by
2022
Application Tips
Work with your local RD office
Scoring is importanthellipMAXIMIZE
understand
programcompetitiondeadlineshelliphellip
Submit prior to deadlines for reviewhellipsubmit complete applicationshellip
Environmental review processhellip
Ask Questions
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
Renewable Energy Example
Methane Digester
Methane Digester Dodge
Fed by manure from 6 hog
confinement buildings
The slurry pit (14 feet deep by 80
feet wide) burns off about one-
fourth of the hog waste from
each confinement building every
day
Methane gas is fed into a
specially designed engine
generating up to 80 kilowatts of
electricity
Energy generated is enough
electricity to supply up to 40
homes
Renewable Energy Example
Hybrid Renewable System for horse stable
-10kW Bergey Excel Turbine
-Array of 18 Sanyo PV solar panels
Turbine output of 15637 kWh produces at 75 MPH power wind
Each PV panel = 210 Watts Power output 4969 kWh total annually
-76 Energy replacement During low consumption power sold to grid
NEW--Flex Fuel Pumps
Funding
infrastructure needed
to help meet national
security goal of
producing 36 billion
gallons of biofuel
per year goal by
2022
Application Tips
Work with your local RD office
Scoring is importanthellipMAXIMIZE
understand
programcompetitiondeadlineshelliphellip
Submit prior to deadlines for reviewhellipsubmit complete applicationshellip
Environmental review processhellip
Ask Questions
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
Renewable Energy Example
Hybrid Renewable System for horse stable
-10kW Bergey Excel Turbine
-Array of 18 Sanyo PV solar panels
Turbine output of 15637 kWh produces at 75 MPH power wind
Each PV panel = 210 Watts Power output 4969 kWh total annually
-76 Energy replacement During low consumption power sold to grid
NEW--Flex Fuel Pumps
Funding
infrastructure needed
to help meet national
security goal of
producing 36 billion
gallons of biofuel
per year goal by
2022
Application Tips
Work with your local RD office
Scoring is importanthellipMAXIMIZE
understand
programcompetitiondeadlineshelliphellip
Submit prior to deadlines for reviewhellipsubmit complete applicationshellip
Environmental review processhellip
Ask Questions
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
NEW--Flex Fuel Pumps
Funding
infrastructure needed
to help meet national
security goal of
producing 36 billion
gallons of biofuel
per year goal by
2022
Application Tips
Work with your local RD office
Scoring is importanthellipMAXIMIZE
understand
programcompetitiondeadlineshelliphellip
Submit prior to deadlines for reviewhellipsubmit complete applicationshellip
Environmental review processhellip
Ask Questions
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
Application Tips
Work with your local RD office
Scoring is importanthellipMAXIMIZE
understand
programcompetitiondeadlineshelliphellip
Submit prior to deadlines for reviewhellipsubmit complete applicationshellip
Environmental review processhellip
Ask Questions
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Banner
Kimball Cheyenne
MorrillGarden
Deuel
Cherry
Grant Hooker Thomas
ArthurMcPherson
Logan
Keith
Perkins
Lincoln
Chase
Dundy
Hayes
HitchcockRed Willow
Frontier
Brown
Rock
Keya PahaBoyd
Holt
Blaine
Knox
AntelopePierce
CedarDixon
Wheeler
Greeley
Nance
Boone
MadisonStan-ton
Wayne Thurston
Dakota
RichardsonPawnee
JeffersonThayerNuckolls
Clay Fillmore
HamiltonYork Seward
Johnson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Saline
Gage
Lancaster
ButlerPolk Sarpy
DouglasSaunders
Wash-ington
DodgeColfaxPlatte
CumingBurtLoup Garfield
Custer
Valley
Sherman Howard
DawsonBuffalo
Hall
Gosper
FurnasHarlan
Phelps
Franklin
Kearney Adams
Merrick
Rural DevelopmentArea Offices FY 2011
Webster
Scottsbluff Area OfficeBrenda Darnell Area Director
Marla Marx Area Specialist
818 Ferdinand Plaza St B
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4401
Phone (308)632-2195
Norfolk Area OfficeDale Wemhoff Area Director
Korey Young Area Specialist
1909 Vicki Lane Suite 103
Norfolk NE 68701
Phone (402)371-5350
Lincoln OfficeRoger Meeks Area Director
Jenny Nelson Area Specialist
8000 S 15th Street St E
Lincoln NE 68512-9436
Phone (402)423-9683
State Office ndash LincolnRobin Templeton-BP Director
Deb Yocum Energy Coordinator
Joan Scheel BP Specialist
Deborah Drbal BP Specialist
Room 152 Federal Building
100 Centennial Mall N
Lincoln NE 68508
Phone (402)437-5551
Kearney Area Office Paul Bartlett Area Director
Kelley Messenger Area Specialist
4009 6th Ave Suite 1
Kearney NE 68845-2386
Phone (308)237-3118
Ainsworth Area Sub OfficeMary Gambill Area Specialist
731 E 4th
Ainsworth NE 69210
Phone (402) 387-2242
North Platte Sub OfficeLory Cappel Area Technician
1202 S Cottonwood Suite 3
North Platte NE 69101
Phone (308)534-2360
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
Includes Nebraska Energy Office amp Treasury Grant program information Net Metering
Local Utility Incentives and Much Much more
USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
DSIRE ProjectDatabase of State Incentives for Renewables amp Efficiency
bull Created in 1995
bull Managed by NC Solar Center in partnership with IREC
bull Funded by US DOE
bull ~1800 RE amp EE financial incentives amp regulatory policies
bull Federal State Local Utility
wwwdsireusaorg
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USDARural Development
Thanks Youhttpwwwrurdevusdagovne
Deb Yocum 402-437-5554
debrayocumneusdagov
BACKINGTHE
BUSINESS OF
RURALAMERICA
USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity lender Provider and Employer
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA Director OCR Washington DC 20250-9410
