McCone Electric Cooperative Receives $1.2 Million for Disaster Aid
Posted on Aug 19, 2022 in Natural Disaster | Comments Off on McCone Electric Cooperative Receives $1.2 Million for Disaster Aid
McCone Electric Cooperative (McCone) in Montana received $1.2 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for recovery efforts from severe storms in June of 2021. McCone intends to use the funds to strengthen power lines.
Virginia Cooperative Breaks New Ground for EVs
Posted on Aug 16, 2022 in Energy Efficiency | Comments Off on Virginia Cooperative Breaks New Ground for EVs
Northern Neck Electric Cooperative, a member of Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, is pioneering a program to give electric vehicle (EV) owners a break when charging up their vehicles — as long as they do so when other members’ power demand is relatively low. It will be the first voluntary, separately metered, off-peak EV charging rate offered by an electric utility in...
Arizona Governor Signs Bill Eliminating Double Assessment on Electric Cooperative Revenues
Posted on Aug 11, 2022 in Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on Arizona Governor Signs Bill Eliminating Double Assessment on Electric Cooperative Revenues
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed five bills into law this week, including one that eliminates the double assessment on rural electric cooperatives. Formerly, a cooperative’s gross intrastate revenues were taxed through the generation cooperative, as well as the cooperative member, resulting in customers paying twice the tax to power their homes.
Kentucky Electric Cooperatives Provide Assistance Following Floods
Posted on Aug 8, 2022 in Natural Disaster | Comments Off on Kentucky Electric Cooperatives Provide Assistance Following Floods
Electric cooperatives across Kentucky are working together to provide assistance to citizens facing widespread damage caused by flooding. The statewide association, Kentucky Electric Cooperatives, has enabled the Kentucky Rural Electric Disaster Fund to help cooperative employees, and many distribution cooperatives are collecting items to support residents in flood-ravaged...
Indiana Cooperative to Develop Solar Array
Posted on Aug 5, 2022 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Indiana Cooperative to Develop Solar Array
Hendricks Power Cooperative, a rural electric cooperative which serves 35,000 members in central Indiana, broke ground on a 7 MW solar installation of over 19,000 panels. The project will be the largest solar array for a rural municipal electric cooperative in Indiana.
Choptank Electric Cooperative Receives $23 Million for Fiber Expansion
Posted on Aug 4, 2022 in Broadband | Comments Off on Choptank Electric Cooperative Receives $23 Million for Fiber Expansion
Choptank Electric Cooperative in Maryland has been awarded $23 million from the state to provide high-speed internet to residents. The grant help provide internet service to almost every unserved address in Caroline County.
New Mexico to Receive Funds for Rural High-Speed Internet
Posted on Aug 2, 2022 in Broadband | Comments Off on New Mexico to Receive Funds for Rural High-Speed Internet
New Mexico will receive more than $100 million for high-speed internet projects in rural areas. The projects, part of a $401 million national funding announcement, are supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ReConnect program.
New Senate Bill Includes Direct-Pay Incentives for Electric Cooperatives
Posted on Aug 2, 2022 in Legislative & Politics, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on New Senate Bill Includes Direct-Pay Incentives for Electric Cooperatives
A new Senate budget bill includes direct federal payments to electric cooperatives as incentives for developing renewable energy, carbon capture technology, battery storage, nuclear power and other energy innovations.
Great River Energy to Build Transmission Line to Bolster Reliability
Posted on Jul 26, 2022 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Great River Energy to Build Transmission Line to Bolster Reliability
Great River Energy, in partnership with Minnesota Power – a division of ALLETE Inc., announced its intent to build an approximately 150-mile, double-circuit 345-kV transmission line from northern Minnesota to central Minnesota that will support grid reliability in the Upper Midwest.
Hendricks Power Cooperative to Build Solar Array in Indiana
Posted on Jul 22, 2022 in Renewable Energy, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Hendricks Power Cooperative to Build Solar Array in Indiana
Hendricks Power Cooperative and Solential Energy are building a 7 MW solar array in Hendricks County, Indiana. The project will be operational in 2023, and will be the largest solar array developed by an electric cooperative in Indiana.
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