Tennessee Coop to Provide Broadband Service
Posted on Jan 30, 2018 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Tennessee Coop to Provide Broadband Service
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam announced on Friday that Gibson Electric Membership Corporation (Gibson EMC) was awarded more than $1.3 million by the State of Tennessee through the State’s Broadband Accessibility Grant Program. The grant will help Gibson EMC move closer to the goal of making high-speed internet service available to all of its members.
Cooperative to Partner with SUNY on Solar and Battery Storage Project
Posted on Jan 29, 2018 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Cooperative to Partner with SUNY on Solar and Battery Storage Project
Delaware County Electric Cooperative (DCEC), the State University of New York (SUNY) and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) have announced a new project to build a solar and energy storage system that will provide clean, local power to the State University of New York at Delhi campus and the local community. This project is part of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Reforming the Energy...
GRE Issues Solar and Storage Request for Proposal
Posted on Jan 25, 2018 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on GRE Issues Solar and Storage Request for Proposal
Great River Energy (GRE), a Minnesota-based electric cooperative, has issued a request for proposal seeking up to 10 MW of solar PV generation resources to be located on multiple sites and interconnected to the Dakota Electric Association distribution system. GRE is also seeking up to 10 MW/20 MWh of energy storage systems, configured for PV-only charging, co-located with the solar PV...
Minnesota Coop Continues Program for Electric Vehicles
Posted on Jan 25, 2018 in Climate Change, Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency | Comments Off on Minnesota Coop Continues Program for Electric Vehicles
Great River Energy has announced plans to continue a program designed to allow cooperative members to fuel electric vehicles with wind energy.
FERC Confirms UEC’s Authority to Build Transmission Line
Posted on Jan 22, 2018 in Litigation, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized | Comments Off on FERC Confirms UEC’s Authority to Build Transmission Line
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently ordered Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC) to provide wholesale transmission service to a certain wind energy project, rejecting a protest by Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative that the action would encroach on its exclusive service territory. The proposed wind farm, located near Heppner, Oregon, would include up to 292...
Central Virginia Electric Cooperative Announces Plan to Build Fiber Network
Posted on Jan 22, 2018 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Central Virginia Electric Cooperative Announces Plan to Build Fiber Network
Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC) has announced its plan to build a fiber network in order to deliver high-speed communications throughout its electric distribution system. CVEC intends to use this fiber network to make high-speed internet service available to all of its members. The CVEC Board of Directors has approved a one-year pilot program, to begin in 2018, and hopes...
Formation of Virginia Rural Broadband Coalition Announced
Posted on Jan 12, 2018 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Formation of Virginia Rural Broadband Coalition Announced
Following an increase in rural broadband funding in Virginia’s biennial budget, advocates of rural broadband announce the formation of the Virginia Rural Broadband Coalition (VRBC). VRBC’s focus is to promote efforts to connect rural Virginian businesses, governmental organizations, and residents to the internet.
Jay Schwarz Provides Remarks at NRECA’s CEO Close-Up Conference
Posted on Jan 10, 2018 in Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on Jay Schwarz Provides Remarks at NRECA’s CEO Close-Up Conference
Jay Schwarz, Wireline Advisor to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai, provided remarks this week at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) CEO Close-Up Conference. His statements focused on future partnerships between the FCC and rural electric cooperatives.
NRECA Applauds White House Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity
Posted on Jan 10, 2018 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Applauds White House Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) released a statement this week applauding the White House Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity on a recent report aimed at jumpstarting the rural American economy. The task force was created last April by President Donald Trump.
Cooperative Energy to Build 22.7 MW Smart Power Generation Plant
Posted on Jan 10, 2018 in Project Development | Comments Off on Cooperative Energy to Build 22.7 MW Smart Power Generation Plant
Cooperative Energy has partnered with the technology group Wärtsilä to construct a 22.7 MW Smart Power Generation plant in Benndale, Mississippi. Commercial operations are expected to commence in 2019.
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