Vilsack visits Marana to highlight Empowering Rural America funds for Trico & Sierra Southwest

The Inflation Reduction Act is bringing financial opportunities to Arizona’s rural communities, including ranchers and farmers, as part of the Empowering Rural America program, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said in Marana on Thursday.

The Biden administration official was highlighting more than $600 million in recent financing to support renewable energy in rural Arizona, including $83.5 million to Trico Electric Cooperative to expand battery storage and increase the reliability of electricity for residents on the Pascua Yaqui Reservation.