CEO of Oregon Coop Warns of Impact of Federal Government Delays on Wildfire Risk
Posted on Jan 30, 2020 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on CEO of Oregon Coop Warns of Impact of Federal Government Delays on Wildfire Risk
Dave Markham, President and CEO of Central Electric Cooperative, Inc., an electric cooperative in Redmond, Oregon, testified before two subcommittees of the House Energy and Commerce Committee regarding how delays in federal action have affected the wildfire mitigation efforts of electric cooperatives located near federal lands.
Minnesota Coops Participate in Indoor Food Production Research Initiative
Posted on Jan 30, 2020 in Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Minnesota Coops Participate in Indoor Food Production Research Initiative
Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative (“TWEC”), a distribution electric cooperative in Minnesota, and Great River Energy, TWEC’s generation and transmission electric cooperative in Minnesota, are each collaborating with the Electricity Power Research Institute on a two-year study to provide valuable data on the electric load requirements for indoor food production containers. As part of...
USDA Accepting Second Round ReConnect Applications
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin accepting applications for the second round of the USDA ReConnect Program beginning on Friday, January 31. This round, which will total $550 million, will continue toward the goal of partnering with the private sector to improve broadband to rural communities.Coop Leaders Meet with FCC to Discuss Broadband
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released draft ground rules for obtaining funding from the Rural Development Opportunity Fund, an auction that will allocate a total of $20.4 billion to support the development of broadband networks in rural America. Coop leaders, including BARC CEO Mike Keyser and National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) CEO Jim Matheson, took...Tri-State Announces Retirement of Coal Generation in Colorado and New Mexico
Posted on Jan 13, 2020 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency | Comments Off on Tri-State Announces Retirement of Coal Generation in Colorado and New Mexico
On January 9, 2020, not-for-profit cooperative wholesale power supplier Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (Tri-State) announced the retirement of its remaining New Mexico coal-fired power plant by the end of 2020 and its remaining Colorado coal plants and coal mine by 2030. Tri-State believes that the retirement of these coal facilities will further its members’ clean...
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