Coops Pledge to Sustain Broadband Service as Pandemic Hardships Increase
Several electric cooperatives that provide broadband internet are taking steps to keep rural communities connected during the coronavirus pandemic, including measures that go far beyond a Federal Communications Commission call to sustain service for low-income customers. Those steps include delivering higher connection speeds, even for members who subscribe to more modest plans.NRECA Urges Congress to Include Aid for Coops in CARES Act
Posted on Mar 25, 2020 in Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on NRECA Urges Congress to Include Aid for Coops in CARES Act
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), in a letter to congressional leaders, requested that aid for electric coops be included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Electric Cooperatives Adjust Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Posted on Mar 24, 2020 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on Electric Cooperatives Adjust Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
As Americans reduce direct contact with one another to slow the spread of the coronavirus, generation and transmission cooperatives are working to keep electricity flowing to homes, businesses and institutions. For example, Great River Energy is giving the majority of its administrative staff the option of working remotely and has reduced staffing in its facilities to essential minimum...
Congress Passes Legislation to Improve Broadband Mapping
Posted on Mar 23, 2020 in Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Congress Passes Legislation to Improve Broadband Mapping
The Broadband Deployment and Technological Availability Act passed Congress and is expected to be signed by President Trump. The bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to collect more detailed data from broadband providers. The bill will allow coops better information about broadband service in rural communities, addressing a common understanding that current data is...
ODEC to Develop 15 New Solar Installations
Posted on Mar 23, 2020 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on ODEC to Develop 15 New Solar Installations
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) recently agreed to an expansion of its partnership with EDF Renewables to develop 15 solar projects in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. The projects will generate more than 60 MW of power for Old Dominion’s members.
Illinois Coop Uses VR Technology
Posted on Mar 10, 2020 in Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Illinois Coop Uses VR Technology
Jo-Carroll Energy, an Illinois cooperative, is now using virtual reality (VR) technology to allow its employees to virtually access substations 25 to 70 miles away from its headquarters. Specifically, engineers at Jo-Carroll Energy and its power suppliers, Dairyland Power Cooperative and Prairie Power, Inc., can now virtually access highly-detailed, accurate scans of 18 of the coop’s...
USDA Announces $900 Million Investment in Rural Infrastructure
Posted on Mar 6, 2020 in Financing, Project Development, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on USDA Announces $900 Million Investment in Rural Infrastructure
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $900 million investment to build and improve rural electric infrastructure across 16 states through its Electric Loan Program. The investment will result in new or improved electric line of over 2,700 miles. One of the largest recipients, East Kentucky Power Cooperative, will receive $347 million to improve power generation...
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