NRECA Releases Key Takeaways from its Study on the Value of Broadband for Consumer-Members
Posted on Sep 12, 2018 in Technology | Comments Off on NRECA Releases Key Takeaways from its Study on the Value of Broadband for Consumer-Members
NRECA has released its Study on the Value of Broadband for Consumer-Members, noting that the key takeaways from the study include that there are a significant number of coop members that lack broadband, and that a broadband backbone can help ease coop entry.
NRECA Study: Rural Communities Losing Billions Due to Digital Divide
Posted on Sep 11, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on NRECA Study: Rural Communities Losing Billions Due to Digital Divide
According to new research by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (“NRECA”), the lack of broadband access for 6.3 million electric cooperative households results in more than $68 billion in lost economic value. The study, which analyzed the value that households place on broadband access, found that some America households with broadband access receive, on average, a...
East Kentucky Power Cooperative works with Nucor Corp. to expand Kentucky Steel Mill
Posted on Sep 10, 2018 in Project Development, Reliability | Comments Off on East Kentucky Power Cooperative works with Nucor Corp. to expand Kentucky Steel Mill
Nucor Corp. recently announced its plans to move forward with a $650 million, 70-job expansion at its still mill near Ghent, Kentucky. East Kentucky Power Cooperative worked closely with Nucor officials to support the phase II expansion of the steel mill. This second phase of the project will increase the mill’s annual capacity from 1.6 million tons of coiled sheet steel to...
Solar Surges in Rural Communities
Posted on Sep 7, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Solar Surges in Rural Communities
Five years ago, many cooperatives viewed solar energy as an accessory rather than a real power supply option. However, in the last half-decade, as the costs to install solar have gone down and cooperatives have gained experience with this energy resource, solar power has become a mainstay energy resource.
Electric Trade Associations Address Inquiry Regarding Protecting the U.S. Electric Grid
Posted on Sep 6, 2018 in Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Electric Trade Associations Address Inquiry Regarding Protecting the U.S. Electric Grid
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association joins two other U.S. trade associations in the electric industry in a letter response to U.S. Senator Edward Markey’s inquiry regarding security responses to cybersecurity threats to the nation’s electric grid.
Indiana Study: Rural Broadband Would Provide Billions in Economic Benefits
Posted on Sep 4, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Indiana Study: Rural Broadband Would Provide Billions in Economic Benefits
A Purdue University study, which examined the costs, benefits and investments of broadband deployment in seven cooperative territories, has found that broadband internet access in those rural areas could mean $12 billion in economic benefits for Indiana. According to Tom VanParis, CEO of Indiana Electric Cooperatives, the areas of Indiana that lack affordable and reliable high-speed...
VEC Gets $1,700,000 for Storm Damage Repair
Posted on Sep 4, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on VEC Gets $1,700,000 for Storm Damage Repair
Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. (VEC) is getting a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help repair 54 transformers and nearly 2,900 miles of transmission and line poles damaged by a severe storm and flooding in October of 2017. The money comes from FEMA’s Public Assistance program that reimburses communities and certain non-profit groups to help...
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