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Rural Energy for America Program

Wyoming Ranchers Hoping Solar Can Lower Costs Say Utilities and the State Stand in Their Way

Lower electricity bills could help two Cokeville cattlemen compete and pass their businesses on to their kids, they say, but lawmakers won’t let ranch-scale solar projects feed power to the grid.

Story and photos by Jake Bolster

Tim Teichert and Jason Thornock, third-generation ranchers in Cokeville, Wyo., stand in Teichert’s backyard, where Thornock’s property and Rocky Mountain Power transmission lines are seen in the distance.
Solar panels, installed as part of the Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for America Program, are seen at the Wooly Pig Farm Brewery in Fresno, Ohio. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The US Department of Agriculture Bans Support for Renewables, a Lifeline for Farmers

By Georgina Gustin

A view of the entrance to a ranch near Dubois, Wyo. Credit: Louise Johns/The Washington Post via Getty Images

‘An Unlikely Coalition’ Failed to Expand Rooftop Solar in Wyoming. Lawmakers Plan to Try Again

By Jake Bolster

Laura Beth Resnick’s Butterbee Farm is among thousands of recipients of funding from the Rural Energy for America Program. Credit: LA Birdie Photography

Farmers and Community Groups Sue Trump and the USDA, Seeking Funds They Were Promised

By Georgina Gustin

A new report says that the USDA's spending on methane digesters leads to larger dairy herds, which in turn produces more methane. Credit: Adam Glanzman/The Washington Post via Getty Images

The Biden Administration is Spending Its ‘Climate Smart’ Funding in the Wrong Places, According to New Analyses

By Georgina Gustin

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