NRECA Earns $6 Million Grant from Department of Energy to Boost Cybersecurity
Posted on Sep 28, 2020 in Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on NRECA Earns $6 Million Grant from Department of Energy to Boost Cybersecurity
The Department of Energy recently awarded the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association a $6 million grant to expand ongoing research and development into electric coop cybersecurity tools. Specifically, the grant will enable a three-year project, known as Essence 2.0, which will provide NRECA’s member cooperatives with a revolutionary cyber monitoring tool that enables...
Arizona Coop Considers Sale of Natural Gas Division
Posted on Sep 25, 2020 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Arizona Coop Considers Sale of Natural Gas Division
Graham County Electric Coop will move forward with the potential sale of its natural gas division upon the affirmative two-thirds vote of its members on October 17th. The division has not made any money since 1989, is projected to lose $291,000 this year, and is $2.625 million in debt. Southwest Gas has expressed an interest in purchasing the division.
Colorado Coop Helps Community Build Microgrid
Posted on Sep 23, 2020 in Grid & Infrastructure, Technology | Comments Off on Colorado Coop Helps Community Build Microgrid
Poudre Valley REA is working with the Red Feather Lakes community to install a microgrid, which will be a 140-kilowatt/448-kilowatt-hour battery with 3.2 hours of energy storage interconnected with generation resources.
Indiana Awards Grants to Electric Coops to Build Broadband
Posted on Sep 23, 2020 in Grid & Infrastructure, Technology | Comments Off on Indiana Awards Grants to Electric Coops to Build Broadband
Through the Next Level Connections Broadband Grant Program, Indiana is awarding $36 million in state broadband grants to eight electric cooperatives to connect unserved areas.
Pedernales Electric Cooperative Energizes New Battery Storage System
Posted on Sep 23, 2020 in Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Pedernales Electric Cooperative Energizes New Battery Storage System
Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) has installed and energized a new battery storage system, making it the first cooperative in Texas to utilize battery storage. The battery storage system can hold a total of 2.25 MWs of electricity for two hours and are charged by PEC’s Johnson City solar installation.
USDA Investment to Upgrade Arkansas Power Grid
Posted on Sep 21, 2020 in Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on USDA Investment to Upgrade Arkansas Power Grid
US Sen. John Boozman and US Rep. Bruce Westerman recently announced that US Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds will go toward modernizing a power grid by installing fiber-optic cable to supply a secure high-speed communications path to nearly 60,000 Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative customers. Specifically, a $151 million investment through the Department’s Electric...
Pee Dee Electric and Marlboro Electric Announce Strategic Partnership
Posted on Sep 17, 2020 in Mergers/Acquisitions | Comments Off on Pee Dee Electric and Marlboro Electric Announce Strategic Partnership
Pee Dee Electric Cooperative and Marlboro Electric Cooperative, neighboring cooperatives in South Carolina, have announced that they will enter into a management agreement, effective September 18, 2020.
Central Iowa Power Cooperative Signs PPA for 54-MW Wind Project
Posted on Sep 16, 2020 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Central Iowa Power Cooperative Signs PPA for 54-MW Wind Project
Independent power producer RPM Access LLC has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to supply electricity from a 54-MW wind park in Iowa to Central Iowa Power Cooperative.
Oregon Wildfires Devastate Coop-Served Communities
Posted on Sep 15, 2020 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Oregon Wildfires Devastate Coop-Served Communities
Wildfires fueled by strong winds are ravaging western Oregon, destroying small towns served by electric cooperatives, forcing people to flee their homes, and spurring four coops to turn off power at night to avoid sparking new blazes. Ted Case, executive director of the Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association in Wilsonville said the wildfires have hit four of the state’s 18 coops...
Indiana Electric Cooperatives Receive $36 Million in Broadband Grants
Posted on Sep 11, 2020 in Broadband | Comments Off on Indiana Electric Cooperatives Receive $36 Million in Broadband Grants
Seven Indiana electric coops will receive just over $36 million in grants from the Next Level Connections Broadband Grant Program, which is designed to strengthen broadband infrastructure investment in unserved areas of the state. A recent report estimated a return of nearly $4 to the local economy for every dollar spent on the necessary broadband infrastructure.
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