North Carolina Coop Leader Touts Microgrid Projects at Senate Hearing
Posted on Jul 29, 2019 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Technology | Comments Off on North Carolina Coop Leader Touts Microgrid Projects at Senate Hearing
Lee Ragsdale, Senior Vice President of Grid Infrastructure and Compliance at North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives, recently spoke at a Senate hearing on energy innovation and economic growth regarding current initiatives to strengthen the energy grid. Specifically, Ragsdale spoke about using solar farms, demand-response programs, energy storage, and microgrids to strengthen the...
Virginia Coop Gets Broadband Expansion Funds
Posted on Jul 25, 2019 in Grid & Infrastructure, Technology | Comments Off on Virginia Coop Gets Broadband Expansion Funds
The Prince George Electric Cooperative has received funds from the Federal Communications Commission to expand broadband service to more than 5,200 rural locations in the Virginia counties of Prince George, Sussex, Surry, Isle of Wight and Dinwiddie.
WFEC Executes New PPA for Wind, Solar, Storage Project
Posted on Jul 25, 2019 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on WFEC Executes New PPA for Wind, Solar, Storage Project
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative (WFEC) has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with NextEra Energy Resources that includes 200 megawatts of battery-stored energy.
Pricey Insurance Provision Repealed by House
Posted on Jul 19, 2019 in Project Development, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Pricey Insurance Provision Repealed by House
The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday in a bipartisan effort to repeal the “Cadillac Tax” provision of the Affordable Care Act. The provision, which taxed some employer-sponsored health care plans with a 40% surcharge, was panned by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association for unfairly affecting coops due to higher rural health care costs.
Defense Bill Could Benefit Electric Cooperatives
Posted on Jul 16, 2019 in Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on Defense Bill Could Benefit Electric Cooperatives
The House and Senate recently passed two different versions of a defense bill, both of which contain potential benefits for electric cooperatives. Specifically, the House passed a $733 billion defense bill that could allow electric cooperatives that serve military bases to benefit from new infrastructure grants. The Senate recently approved a different version of the legislation that...
Coop Leader Testifies Regarding Inaccurate FCC Broadband Data
Posted on Jul 9, 2019 in Legislative & Politics, Technology | Comments Off on Coop Leader Testifies Regarding Inaccurate FCC Broadband Data
Dan Stelpflug, Director of Operations, Engineering and Technology for Allamakee Clayton Electric Cooperative (Allamakee Clayton) in Postville, Iowa, recently testified to Congress regarding faulty Federal Communications Commission (FCC) broadband data provided in connection with a federal grant awarded to the coop. Specifically, the FCC awarded Allamakee Clayton a $1.4 million...
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