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USDA Releases Results of On-Farm Energy Production Survey
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The 2009 USDA On-Farm Renewable Energy Production Survey found Pennsylvania's farms had 27 wind turbines, 173 farms have (160) photovoltaic or (37) thermal solar panels, 16 methane digesters and 196 farms had energy audits.
Highlights include data such as producers on 8,569 farms in the United States reported producing renewable energy on their operations in 2009 and farmers whose operations produced on-farm energy saved an average of $2,406 on their utility bills in 2009. Conducted as a follow-on to the most recent Census of Agriculture, the 2009 On-Farm Renewable Energy Production Survey focused on three principal renewable energy systems: solar panels, wind turbines and methane digesters. The survey expanded upon the energy questions asked in the census to provide a deeper analysis of American on-farm renewable energy production practices.
8,569 farms in the United States reported producing renewable energy on their operations in 2009 and farmers whose operations produced on-farm energy saved an average of $2,406 on their utility bills in 2009.
The complete report is available online.
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3/28/2011 |
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