NRECA Backs Online Cybersecurity Degree Program
Posted on Sep 9, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability | Comments Off on NRECA Backs Online Cybersecurity Degree Program
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) is supporting an initiative by the Energy Providers Coalition for Education to offer online degree programs in cybersecurity. Click here for more.
North Carolina Coop Entitled to Trial Over Condemnation
Posted on Sep 9, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Litigation | Comments Off on North Carolina Coop Entitled to Trial Over Condemnation
North Carolina’s Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation will get another chance in court to condemn certain land on which it wishes to run transmission lines. Landowner Tim Sweeney, a Cary, North Carolina, video game developer, challenged the condemnation last spring, and the Superior Court dismissed Rutherford’s condemnation petition. The North Carolina Court of Appeals has now...
Texas Coop Finds Drought Solution on Barge
Posted on Aug 28, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Reliability | Comments Off on Texas Coop Finds Drought Solution on Barge
Brazos Electric Power Cooperative (Brazos Electric) is partnering with Walnut Creek Special Utility District (Walnut Creek) to ensure access to decreasing water levels at Lake Bridgeport, northwest of Fort Worth, Texas. At the suggestion of an engineering firm, Brazos Electric and Walnut Creek have placed a barge on the lake capable of pulling up to 15 million gallons of water per...
NRECA Argues Cooperatives Should Qualify for FCC Broadband Funds
Posted on Aug 19, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on NRECA Argues Cooperatives Should Qualify for FCC Broadband Funds
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) has provided comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Phase II of the national competitive bid process for the Connect America Fund. In those comments, NRECA has argued that electric cooperatives that are already exploring providing broadband service to rural areas should be able to qualify for available...
Minnesota Cooperative Completes Major Transmission Line
Posted on Aug 19, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on Minnesota Cooperative Completes Major Transmission Line
Minnkota Power Cooperative recently completed a 250-mile transmission line from Center, North Dakota to Grand Forks, North Dakota. The 345-kV line, which has been lauded by U.S. Senator John Hoeven, is the largest transmission project in the state’s history. For more information, click here.
Mississippi Coop to Receive FEMA Funds for Severe Weather Cleanup
Posted on Aug 11, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability | Comments Off on Mississippi Coop to Receive FEMA Funds for Severe Weather Cleanup
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved over $2.43 million in Disaster Relief Fund grants to be distributed to the City of Tupelo and the East Mississippi Electric Power Association to fund debris removal and utility repairs necessitated by tornadoes and severe weather that hit northeast Mississippi in April. Click here for more.
Basin Electric to Join the Southwest Power Pool
Posted on Jul 29, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Basin Electric to Join the Southwest Power Pool
The Board of Directors of Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) has authorized the electric generation and transmission cooperative to join the Southwest Power Pool (SPP). Subject to approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Basin Electric plans to integrate into SPP by October 1, 2015. To read more, please click here.
FERC Considers Approving New CIP Standards
Posted on Jul 29, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability | Comments Off on FERC Considers Approving New CIP Standards
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is considering approval of new Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards drafted by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) under a FERC order. Meanwhile, FERC is also suggesting that NERC revise the standards to potentially cover more grid facilities. FERC is expected to issue a final rule on the standards...
Coop Agrees to Share Utility Poles with Google Fiber
Posted on Jul 25, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Coop Agrees to Share Utility Poles with Google Fiber
Pedernales Electric Cooperative, a coop near Austin, Texas, and Google have reached an agreement that allows Google to use the coop’s existing utility poles to attach fiber-optic cables. Click here to read the coop’s press release for more information.
USDA to Fund Electric System Improvements in Rural Areas
Posted on Jul 16, 2014 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability, Technology | Comments Off on USDA to Fund Electric System Improvements in Rural Areas
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it will invest more than $250 million in loan proceeds to help improve the reliability of electric systems in rural areas in eight states. A portion of the funds will be used to modernize the systems with smart grid improvements. To read more about this story, please click here.
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