NRECA, Coops Apply for Federal Electric Vehicle Grants
Posted on Jul 20, 2021 in Financing | Comments Off on NRECA, Coops Apply for Federal Electric Vehicle Grants
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) has joined with 17 of its member electric cooperatives to apply for $8 million in federal grants to bring electric vehicles to low-income rural communities.
CFC’s Trend Analysis Demonstrate Cooperatives’ Financial Strength
Posted on Jul 20, 2021 in Economic Downturn, Financing | Comments Off on CFC’s Trend Analysis Demonstrate Cooperatives’ Financial Strength
The National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC) has analyzed preliminary data for its 2020 Key Ratio Trend Analysis report, an annual assessment of financial trends among electric distribution cooperatives nationwide. The results show the majority of electric cooperatives have maintained strong financial metrics and have successfully managed through last year’s...
Electric Coop Leaders Convene Virtual Fly-ins
Posted on Apr 19, 2021 in Broadband, Financing, Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on Electric Coop Leaders Convene Virtual Fly-ins
More than 1,500 electric cooperative CEOs and other coop representatives will take coop priorities to Capitol Hill April 19-23 for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) Legislative Conference and congressional visits. The conference and meetings with lawmakers will be conducted virtually. Coop leaders will highlight three priorities during the congressional...
Colorado Coop’s Empower Program Helps Make Energy Efficiency Affordable
Posted on Apr 5, 2021 in Financing, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Colorado Coop’s Empower Program Helps Make Energy Efficiency Affordable
An electric cooperative in Colorado is bundling its energy-efficiency programs and many of its consumer services under a single brand and making them available to those working or living near its service territory. Specifically, San Isabel Electric Association’s Empower Program aims to identify qualified contractors and suppliers of proven products and helps find ways to finance...
RUS Loan Repricing Bill Reintroduced
Posted on Mar 26, 2021 in Financing | Comments Off on RUS Loan Repricing Bill Reintroduced
A bipartisan group of legislators reintroduced the Flexible Financing for Rural America Act this week. The law would permit electric coops to reprice loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) at current rates without prepayment penalties, potentially resulting in savings of $10 billion for about 500 coops.
Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. Files for Bankruptcy
Posted on Mar 1, 2021 in Financing, Litigation | Comments Off on Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. Files for Bankruptcy
Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (Brazos) recently filed bankruptcy in federal court in Houston, citing a disputed $1.8 billion bill from the state’s grid operator, Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Brazos is one of dozens of electricity providers in Texas facing enormous charges stemming from severe cold snap last month. Unusually frigid temperatures knocked out...
Iowa Coop Receives REDLG Loan to Assist Local Business Expansion
Posted on Jan 29, 2021 in Financing, Project Development | Comments Off on Iowa Coop Receives REDLG Loan to Assist Local Business Expansion
Pella Cooperative Electric Association, an Iowa electric cooperative, and Co-Line Welding, Inc. successfully secured a $1 million loan through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant (REDLG) program to assist with a $6,675,000 building expansion for Co-Line, a metal fabrication and manufacturing business and a member of Pella...
USDA Approves $3.1 Billion in Loans to Coops
Posted on Nov 4, 2020 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on USDA Approves $3.1 Billion in Loans to Coops
As part of its latest round of Electric Loan Program awards, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved $3.1 billion in rural infrastructure loans for 45 electric cooperatives. The loans will go to projects in 25 states to upgrade or build transmission and distribution lines and to develop smart grid technology and digital communications to help detect and respond to...
Congressmen Introduce Bill to Support Electric Cooperatives
Posted on Nov 3, 2020 in Financing | Comments Off on Congressmen Introduce Bill to Support Electric Cooperatives
Congressman Neal Dunn, M.D. (Florida-02) and Congressman Darren Soto (Florida-09) introduced the FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act (H.R. 8701) requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reimburse local governments and electric cooperatives for interest incurred on loans used to restore essential functions after natural disasters. The interest paid on emergency...
Several Cooperative Agricultural and Rural Infrastructure Banks Ranked World’s Safest for 2020
Posted on Oct 23, 2020 in Financing | Comments Off on Several Cooperative Agricultural and Rural Infrastructure Banks Ranked World’s Safest for 2020
Several cooperative agricultural and rural infrastructure banks, including CoBank, made the Global Finance World’s 50 Safest Banks annual ranking for 2020. The rankings have long been recognized as a trusted standard for individuals and investors to gauge the financial safety of banks.
