KIUC Recognized as Electric Cooperative of the Year
Posted on Aug 16, 2021 in Environmental | Comments Off on KIUC Recognized as Electric Cooperative of the Year
Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) was one of eight electric utilities recognized as “Power Players of the Year” by the Smart Electric Power Alliance. KIUC earned its award in the category of Electric Cooperative of the Year for demonstrating industry leadership through unique innovation in an effort to significantly accelerate the transformation to a clean and modern energy...
Blue Ridge Electric Erects Structures to Enhance Dove Fields
Posted on May 3, 2021 in Environmental, Land Use | Comments Off on Blue Ridge Electric Erects Structures to Enhance Dove Fields
Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative recently donated equipment, staff and poles to put up two segments of non-active power lines at Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area dove fields in Greenville County, South Carolina. The lines give doves additional habitat and a place to roost where they can rest and keep their eyes on birds of prey. The lines also give wildlife biologists an easy way to...
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...
Grundy Electric Cooperative and Missouri Department of Conservation Partner for Wildlife Projects
Posted on Aug 26, 2020 in Environmental, Land Use | Comments Off on Grundy Electric Cooperative and Missouri Department of Conservation Partner for Wildlife Projects
Grundy Electric Cooperative is partnering with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) on a project to benefit wildlife habitat and reduce power line right-of-way maintenance costs. Missouri’s rural electric cooperatives must keep trees out of distribution lines that carry electricity from substations to homes and businesses. Under the voluntary Wires Over Wildlife program,...
Basin Electric’s Carbon Storage Study Moves on to Geophysical Survey
Posted on Aug 26, 2020 in Climate Change, Environmental, Project Development | Comments Off on Basin Electric’s Carbon Storage Study Moves on to Geophysical Survey
Work toward a commercial-scale geological carbon dioxide storage complex near Gillette, Wyoming moved to the next stage today with a geophysical survey covering about 9 square miles of rural land around Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s (Basin) Dry Fork Station power plant. Basin and other partners are working to develop a site near Dry Fork Station and the Wyoming Integrated Test...
North Carolina Cooperatives Invest $1 Million in Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Posted on Sep 30, 2019 in Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on North Carolina Cooperatives Invest $1 Million in Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
North Carolina’s electric cooperatives are investing $1 million to expand electric vehicle charging stations throughout the state. The cooperatives’ investment is being provided through North Carolina Electric Membership Corp., the state’s generation and transmission cooperative. The funding will be used to install 21 charging stations by the end of this year.
Project Tundra Awarded $9.8 Million for Research and Development
Posted on Sep 18, 2019 in Environmental, Project Development | Comments Off on Project Tundra Awarded $9.8 Million for Research and Development
The U.S. Department of Energy announced that it will provide $9.8 million for Front-End Engineering and Design work for Project Tundra and the Energy and Environmental Research Center at the University of North Dakota to continue leading the Plains Carbon Dioxide Reduction Partnership. Project Tundra seeks to build a carbon-capture unit at Minnkota Power Cooperative’s existing...
Vermont Electric Cooperative Aims to Cut Gas Lawnmowers Short
Posted on Jun 14, 2019 in Community Development, Environmental | Comments Off on Vermont Electric Cooperative Aims to Cut Gas Lawnmowers Short
Vermont Electric Cooperative just added a new bill credit to its VEC Energy Transformation Program. The new initiative will provide customers purchasing electric lawnmowers with either a $50 or $1,000 bill credit for residential and commercial mowers, respectively.
NOVEC Enters Into 300 MW Solar PPA
Posted on Feb 28, 2019 in Environmental, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on NOVEC Enters Into 300 MW Solar PPA
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) for approximately 300 MW of electrical energy output from solar facilities owned by D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments.
Mississippi Law Allows Coops to Pursue Broadband
Posted on Feb 13, 2019 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Mississippi Law Allows Coops to Pursue Broadband
A new Mississippi law expands a coop’s authority to pursue broadband through an affiliate that is separate from its electric service. The law will allow a coop to hang broadband fiber on its existing power poles and lease it to the affiliate. Alternatively, the affiliate can partner with an internet provider to pursue the service.
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