Diageo Partners with Inter-County Energy and EKPC to Open Carbon Neutral Distillery
Posted on Sep 29, 2021
By partnering with Inter-County Energy and East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC), global beverage leader Diageo has opened its first carbon neutral distillery in Lebanon, Kentucky.
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Basin Electric to Purchase Interest in NTEC
Posted on Sep 29, 2021
ALLETE, Inc. announced that it is selling a portion of its ownership stake in the planned Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC) to Basin Electric Power Cooperative. NTEC is a proposed combined-cycle, natural gas power plant to be built in Superior, Wisconsin, and is expected to be capable of delivering approximately 600 MW.
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NRECA Selected for DOE Funds
Posted on Sep 24, 2021
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) was one of several groups chosen by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) for funds to increase engagement in carbon management and promote energy storage. The funds are being made available through cooperative agreements and are managed by the National Energy Technology Laboratory. NRECA could gain up to $100,000 per year for five years, along with an additional $25,000 per year for five years in non-DOE funding, for work on its Outreach for Advanced Storage Integration and Support.
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Coops Receive Aid to Support Wildfire Repairs
Posted on Sep 23, 2021
Lane Electric Cooperative and Consumers Power Inc., two electrical coops serving customers in Oregon, will receive a combined $21 million to help cover the cost of repairs to electric transmission and distribution infrastructure damaged by wildfires in September 2020.
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Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Work Together to Provide Hurricane Ida Relief
Posted on Sep 16, 2021
Arkansas Electric Cooperatives dispatched an additional 181 line workers and utility vehicles to Houma to help South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association restore power. Arkansas Electric Cooperatives previously sent more than 200 line workers to Louisiana to assist with the storm damage hours after Hurricane Ida struck through Louisiana.
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Coops Across America Donate School Supplies
Posted on Sep 14, 2021
Many coops across the country are assisting their local schools as the new year starts amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Peace River Electric Cooperative, Ozarks Electric Cooperative, Southside Electric Cooperative, Trico Electric Cooperative and Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative were among many coops to donate supplies to schools across the country.
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Wildfires Threaten Electric Coop’s Territory
Posted on Sep 14, 2021
The California Dixie Fire, which has burned nearly 1 million acres since mid-July, continues to threaten areas served by Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative. The coop, which serves roughly 8,000 meters northwest of Reno, Nevada, has been on backup power since July 21.
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Five Coops to Receive USDA Renewable Investment
Posted on Sep 14, 2021
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it would invest $464 million across 48 states and Puerto Rico in building or improving renewable energy structure. Five electric cooperatives are among the recipients.
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Tracking the Electric Coop Response to Hurricane Ida
Posted on Sep 1, 2021
A massive mutual aid effort involving utility crews from more than 30 states is underway after Hurricane Ida made landfall west of New Orleans as a powerful Category 4 storm. Crews from electric coops in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas are headed to Louisiana to assist with power restoration.
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Dairyland Power Cooperative Seeks to Acquire RockGen Energy Center
Posted on Aug 31, 2021
Dairyland Power Cooperative announced that it has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire the RockGen Energy Center, a 503 megawatt natural gas power plant located in Cambridge, Wisconsin, from Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC.
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Intermountain Rural Electric Association Rebranding to CORE Electric Cooperative
Posted on Aug 30, 2021
Intermountain Rural Electric Association announced that it is rebranding to CORE Electric Cooperative, a name and identity that reflects its mission of providing essential electric service to thriving communities and its role at the center of the lives of a modern and diverse membership. The company will remain structured as a non-profit, member-owned electric cooperative utility serving Colorado. “We’re just a different company today than where we were originally,” said Tim White, Chairman of the Board. “We are CORE to – at the heart of – the lives of our members....
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Minnesota Coops Emerge as Leaders in Clean Energy Innovation
Posted on Aug 30, 2021
Great River Energy and Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative are among several Minnesota electric cooperatives that have recently launched pilot programs in smart meter installations, time-based pricing pilots and experimental storage solutions.
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South Carolina’s Central Electric Signs New Solar Deals
Posted on Aug 25, 2021
South Carolina’s electric cooperatives, including Central Electric Power Cooperative, are adding more than 300 megawatts of utility-scale solar to their portfolios through several power purchase agreements to help meet the electricity needs of their members and satisfy their demands for renewable energy.
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Minnesota Court Affirms Natural Gas Power Plant
Posted on Aug 25, 2021
The Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission’s 2019 approval of the Nemadji Trail Energy Center, a project developed by Dairyland Power Cooperative and Minnesota Power.
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