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State reminds farmers of incentives up to 25% of cost for energy efficiency upgrades

First round deadline April 30

FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 30, 2012) – The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board (KADB), chaired by Governor Steve Beshear, reminds producers of the availability of $2 million in Kentucky Agricultural Development Funds (KADF) for on-farm energy efficiency or production projects.  Application and guidelines for the KADB’s new On-farm Energy Efficiency & Production Incentives Program are available online at ag-energy.ky.gov.

 

The program will provide 25 percent reimbursement of the actual cost of a qualified energy saving item, up to $10,000.  Permissible items include, but are not limited to, energy audits, energy efficient farm building components, on-farm energy upgrades and on-farm energy efficiency training.  Only expenditures made after March 11, 2011 will be eligible for reimbursement. All applications will be reviewed on a quarterly basis and scored by a committee comprised of representatives from GOAP, the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board, the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture and USDA Rural Development.  The first quarterly deadline is April 30, 2012.

 

For questions about the program, please contact Bill McCloskey or Angie Justice at 502-564-4627 or [email protected].