Electric Coops Create New Electric Vehicle Charging Network
Posted on Dec 29, 2020
A group of 29 electric cooperatives, including Freeborn-Mower Cooperative Services, has created a regional electric vehicle charging network across Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota. The network, named CHARGE EV LLC, will include over 30 Level 2 and Level 3 charging stations. Level 3 supercharging stations allow vehicles to be fully charged in less than an hour.
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Year-End Spending Package Excludes Key COVID Relief Provision
Posted on Dec 27, 2020
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association expressed dismay at Congress failing to include a waiver of the pre-payment penalty for coops refinancing RUS debt in its year-end spending package. Despite this, the spending package does contain several key energy provision supported by electric coops.
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New Hampshire Electric Cooperative Expands Broadband Access
Posted on Dec 18, 2020
New Hampshire Electric Cooperative expanded broadband service to nearly 900 members in December. The expansion was supported by a $6.7 million grant from the state’s Connecting New Hampshire Emergency Broadband Program.
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Flathead Electric Cooperative Assists in Bird Conservation Efforts
Posted on Dec 18, 2020
Flathead Electric Cooperative assisted in the installation of an osprey nest adjacent to its Bigfork Dam. The nest will serve to keep the area’s osprey population healthy and strong.
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EKPC Announces First Sustainability Plan
Posted on Dec 18, 2020
Eastern Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) announced its first sustainability plan on Wednesday. The plan includes targets for increasing use of renewable energy and reducing carbon emissions in the coming decades.
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NRECA, Others, Warn FERC on Need for New NERC Standards
Posted on Dec 11, 2020
The American Public Power Association and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), amongst others, are warning the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) against directing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to develop new standards or requirements in an effort to mitigate security risks tied to equipment and services.
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Coops Work Together to Restore Power in 2020
Posted on Dec 11, 2020
The tumultuous weather of 2020 saw coop line crews logging thousands of miles and long hours to restore power. Coops from more than two dozen states provided mutual aid on restoration projects in the hardest-hit areas this year.
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FCC Doles Out $9.2 Billion in Phase I of Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction
Posted on Dec 8, 2020
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has allocated $9.2 billion to roll out broadband in 49 States and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction. Auction results released December 7 show that bidders won funding to deploy high-speed broadband to over 5.2 million unserved homes and businesses. A broad range of providers successfully competed in the Phase I auction, including electric cooperatives.
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North Georgia Cooperative Helps Bring Broadband to Unserved Areas
Posted on Dec 4, 2020
Amicalola EMC (Amicalola) and Ellijay Telephone Company (ETC) have formed an innovative partnership to expand broadband in Cherokee, Dawson, Lumpkin and Pickens Counties. Amicalola will invest $6.5-7 million and add more than 250 miles of high-speed connectivity to ETC’s network, providing broadband access to approximately 6,000 customers.
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Roanoke Electric Cooperative to Pilot Cutting-Edge Vehicle-to-Grid Technology
Posted on Dec 2, 2020
Roanoke Electric Cooperative is working with Fermata Energy to pilot the first electric vehicle (EV) charging system equipment to meet the North American standard for two-way current. Roanoke Electric is seeking to unlock the value of vehicle-to-grid integration with a Nissan Leaf, one of the most widely sold and affordable EVs in the market.
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Wyoming Carbon Storage Project Advances to Next Phase
Posted on Dec 2, 2020
Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s Dry Fork Station is inching closer to adding carbon dioxide storage to its advanced coal technology, an action that could help control emissions and eventually lead to commercial uses for the compound.
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4 Rivers Electric Cooperative to Develop Sun Farm
Posted on Nov 20, 2020
Twelve Kansas electric coops, including 4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, are partnering to develop 800 miles of sun farms across the state. All systems installed will be sized in the 1 MW range and contracted through a 25-year power purchase agreement.
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FERC Urged to Reject Objections to Small Utility Opt-in Mechanism
Posted on Nov 20, 2020
In September, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Order No. 222, which enables distributed energy resource aggregators to participate alongside traditional resources in the regional organized wholesale markets through aggregations. The American Public Power Association and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association are now urging FERC to reject objections to the small utility “opt-in” mechanism.
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Colorado Governor Joins Tri-State to Announce Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals
Posted on Nov 16, 2020
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (Tri-State) and Colorado Governor Jared Polis recently announced Tri-State will be submitting a “preferred scenario” to reduce emissions associated with its wholesale electricity sales in Colorado by 80% by 2030. With the support of its members and board of directors, Tri-State will put forward this preferred scenario in its Electric Resource Plan, which will be filed with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission on December 1, 2020.
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