Reducing Farm Production Costs Using Alternative Energy

Year Funded

2007

Amount

$40,000

Project will construct and install a micro-hydroelectric generation unit at the farm of a trout producer and former tobacco grower in Graham County. The project will serve as an educational site for interested citizens throughout the far west region to help them understand how alternative energy systems can be applied to their homes and farms.

Randy Collins
NC Cooperative Extension Service, Graham County PO Box 486 Robbinsville, NC 28771