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Consolidation of Two Indiana Coops on the Horizon

The Carroll County Rural Electric Membership Corporation (REMC) and the White County REMC are positioned to merge into a single electric coop by the end of 2011. The creation of Carroll White REMC would cut costs and save members at least $5.2 million over the first nine years, according to an outside accounting firm. White County members have already voted in support of the...

Homer Electric Association Positioned to Buy Power Plant

Through its subsidiary Alaska Electric and Energy Cooperative, the Homer Electric Association (HEA) plans to purchase the Bernice Lake Power Plant with a generation capacity of roughly 69.9 MW for $11.8 million. The deal is conditioned on obtaining Regulatory Commission of Alaska approval to amortize the purchase price over several years. The plant is currently owned by the Chugach...

New Electric Coop Forming in Alaska

The new electric coop will be called the Alaska Railbelt Cooperative Transmission and Energy Company.  It is a combination of five utilities:  Chugach, Matanuska, Homer, Seward, and Golden Valley electric associations.  Additional details are here.

Former Louisiana Coop Members to Receive Capital Credit Checks

Following the merger between Southwestern Electric Power Company and Valley Electric Membership Coop (VEMCO), nearly 5,000 former VEMCO members will receive capital credit checks, ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars.  The Shreveport Times has the details.

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