Tanke Joint Venture receives solar grant

MOHLER–Tanke Joint Venture, a rural wheat farming business in Lincoln County, received a $23,650 Rural Energy for America grant to purchase and install a 15.3 kilowatt solar array, the Dept. of Agriculture announced Tuesday, Jan. 23.

Dept. officials said the grant will save the business $1,429 per year and replace enough kilowatt hours each year to power three homes.

Tanke Joint Venture was one of seven Washington businesses to receive the grant.