Electric Cooperatives Discuss Top Policy Priorities for 2023
Posted on Jan 4, 2023 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Electric Cooperatives Discuss Top Policy Priorities for 2023
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association held a recent Question and Answer session to outline its 2023 policy goals aimed at helping pass legislation benefiting cooperatives and ensuring the new laws are implemented as intended.
Louisiana Regulator Approves Cooperative Power Deals
Posted on Oct 20, 2022 in Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Louisiana Regulator Approves Cooperative Power Deals
A Louisiana regulator approved two power procurement deals sought by Dixie Electric Membership Cooperative and Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative to acquire power from NextEra. The move came despite objections by Louisiana’s electric monopolies. According to Public Service Commissioner Craig Greene, the deals could save cooperatives $160 million over the next decade.
New Climate Law a Game Changer for Electric Cooperatives
Posted on Sep 21, 2022 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on New Climate Law a Game Changer for Electric Cooperatives
The Inflation Reduction Act will unlock billions of dollars’ worth of clean energy tax credits previously inaccessible to community-owned electrical cooperatives, as well as $9.7 billion in grants and loans for such cooperatives to purchase or build new clean energy systems.
FERC Deadlock Leads to Approval of Southeastern Regional Energy Market Platform
Posted on Oct 19, 2021 in Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on FERC Deadlock Leads to Approval of Southeastern Regional Energy Market Platform
The Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) received clearance from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for their proposed trading platform after a tie vote to approve it. SEEM is a wholesale power market that will facilitate bilateral energy trading at much faster rates than previously available, enabling almost 20 entities across 11 states to deliver an estimated $40 to...
NRECA Expresses Concerns Regarding Expected Timing for Notices of Defaults in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction
Posted on Apr 8, 2021 in Broadband, Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on NRECA Expresses Concerns Regarding Expected Timing for Notices of Defaults in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) made a request on April 1 to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the FCC to publicly announce defaults by winning bidders in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction (RDOF), so that unserved rural communities can pursue other public broadband resources. Without timely public notices of such defaults, rural...
NRECA Urges Congress to Pass $10 Billion in Low-Income Energy Aid
Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in COVID-19, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Urges Congress to Pass $10 Billion in Low-Income Energy Aid
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and six other energy groups wrote a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies urging Congress to approve an additional $10 billion in emergency assistance to low-income Americans struggling to pay their electric bills during the...
NRECA Expresses Concerns Regarding Winning Bidders in Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction
Posted on Feb 5, 2021 in Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on NRECA Expresses Concerns Regarding Winning Bidders in Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), accompanied by a white paper from the NRECA and the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, detailing concerns about certain winning bids in the first phase of the recent Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction and offering remedies if an FCC review determines...
Members of Congress Call on the FCC to Vet Prospective Rural Broadband Providers
Posted on Jan 29, 2021 in Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on Members of Congress Call on the FCC to Vet Prospective Rural Broadband Providers
A bipartisan group of senators and House members asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to verify the promises that broadband providers are making in their bid proposals to the recent Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction. This request is being made at the urging of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association due to the concerns that some of the winning bidders may...
What Biden’s Victory Means for Electric Cooperatives
Posted on Nov 10, 2020 in Climate Change, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on What Biden’s Victory Means for Electric Cooperatives
Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential race sets the stage for potentially sweeping environmental policy changes. However, his planned policy agenda would be muted by what now looks to be a divided Congress, with a Republican-led Senate and a diminished Democratic majority in the House. In the near term, Biden is expected to push for a broad economic stimulus plan shortly after he...
SMECO Approved to Offer 100% Green Option for Default Service
Posted on Aug 21, 2020 in Climate Change, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on SMECO Approved to Offer 100% Green Option for Default Service
The Maryland Public Service Commission, in a 4-1 decision, approved the application of Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SMECO) to implement a proposed option for SMECO members who take Standard Offer Service the choice to have SMECO make the power supply for their load one hundred percent “green.”
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