Lewis County farm adds energy-efficient barn with help from National Grid grant

LOWVILLE, N.Y. — A family farm in Lowville building a new, energy-efficient pole barn to house dairy cattle was one of the economic-development projects National Grid helped fund in calendar-year 2021 in central and northern New York.

The 3,600-square-foot building features energy efficient LED lighting and variable-speed fans. The project received $3,000 from the Agribusiness Productivity fund, according to a National Grid news release. The fund offers support to dairy businesses, dairy farms, and controlled-environment agricultural facilities for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and/or productivity improvements.

National Grid said it invested more than $2.6 million in economic-development funds last year in projects in central and northern New York, aimed at growing the regional economy.

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