Danny Tetley, a poultry producer and business owner in Oran, Mo., stands beside his solar array and poultry houses. The Rural Energy for America Program grant helped Tetley construct the 150kWDC solar array. When you think of rural Southeast Missouri, what comes to mind? For the folks who call the region home, perhaps it's the 1,000-acre soybean farms covering the back roads on your morning commute or the small businesses where the owners know you on a first name basis. Most people would agree the network of small businesses and agricultural industries are essential to Southeast Missouri's identity and heartbeat, but very few consider how it's all powered, which is rapidly shifting.

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