House Passes RURAL Act
Posted on Dec 18, 2019 in Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on House Passes RURAL Act
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed the Revitalizing Underdeveloped Rural Areas and Lands Act of 2019, the RURAL Act. The RURAL Act will protect more than 900 electric coops from the risk of losing their tax-exempt status when they accept government grants for disaster relief, broadband service and other programs that benefit coop members. The Senate is expected to pass the...
Alabama Cooperatives Receive USDA Funding to Improve Rural Broadband
Posted on Dec 9, 2019 in Broadband, Financing, Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Alabama Cooperatives Receive USDA Funding to Improve Rural Broadband
Four companies will use $62.3 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand rural broadband infrastructure to parts of Alabama. Specifically, Tombigbee Electric Cooperative, Millry Telephone Co., Farmers Telecommunication Cooperative and National Telephone of Alabama are using grants from the USDA to improve e-connectivity. More than 8,000 rural households, 57 farms,...
Central Electric to Purchase Power from South Carolina Solar Project
Posted on Dec 4, 2019 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Central Electric to Purchase Power from South Carolina Solar Project
Central Electric Power Cooperative (Central Electric) announced plans to purchase 150 MW of solar power at two locations in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. According to local paper, The Post and Courier, Google has committed to buying power from one of the farms.
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