When Janice Roudabush was younger, she loved to ride motorcycles. “When I had my accident, I woke up afterwards, and I literally thought I had wrecked my semi, not my motorcycle,” Janice said. “It took me a little while to figure out that I had lost the use of my legs. It took me longer to realize that I am going to have to live with this.”

Construction of a 2.99 MW solar photovoltaic facility that will be sited on approximately 30 acres of previously disturbed agricultural land in Adams County, Washington.

Staff Assignment Name: Maria Tur
Project Submittal Date: April 2025
Project Approval Date: April 2025
DOE CE Applied: B5.16

Construction of a 5.0 MW solar electric generation facility that will be sited on approximately 65.9 acres of previously disturbed agricultural land in Allen County, Scottsville, Kentucky.

Staff Assignment Name: Maria Tur
Project Submittal Date: April 2025
Project Approval Date: April 2025
DOE CE Applied: B5.16

Construction of a 6-MW solar energy generating facility that will be sited on approximately 31.15 acres of previously disturbed agricultural land in Cowley County, Winfield, Kansas.

Staff Assignment Name: Maria Tur
Project Submittal Date: April 2025
Project Approval Date: April 2025
DOE CE Applied: B5.16

Construction of a 3.0 MW solar electric generation facility that will be sited on approximately 20 acres of previously disturbed agricultural land in St. Croix County, Hammond, Wisconsin.

Staff Assignment Name: Maria Tur
Project Submittal Date: March 2025
Project Approval Date: April 2025
DOE CE Applied: B5.16

Ralls County Electric Cooperative (RCEC), serving parts of five counties in northeast Missouri, is focused on bringing reliable and modern electric services to its rural members. As a small rural cooperative, RCEC has faced unique challenges in maintaining and upgrading its infrastructure. To help tackle these challenges, the cooperative has turned to Rural Development’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Electric Infrastructure Loan & Loan Guarantee Program.

The Bancroft Solar Project (“Project”) is a proposed 3-megawatt solar photovoltaic facility located on a~76-acre parcel in the Southeast Quarter of Section 30, Township 103 North, Range 21 West, Bancroft Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota that has been previously disturbed for agriculture activities. The current site is a flat, open field that would require minimal grading. The disturbance of land would be limited to the approximately 20-acre Project area during construction.

FARGO, ND, April 22, 2025—Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced $340.6 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture disaster assistance to deliver relief to farmers, ranchers and rural communities impacted by natural disasters that have caused devastation across the country. In support of President Trump’s January executive order, Secretary Rollins is delivering critical aid through the USDA Disaster Assistance Fund to provide immediate relief to communities.