TCEC and TEC Enter Sole Source Alliance
Posted on Aug 2, 2019
Tri-County Electric Cooperative (TCEC) announced entry into a sole source alliance with Texas Electric Cooperatives (TEC). The alliance continues to increase TEC’s bargaining power, adding almost 9,000 more miles of distribution line.
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North Carolina Coop Leader Touts Microgrid Projects at Senate Hearing
Posted on Jul 29, 2019
Lee Ragsdale, Senior Vice President of Grid Infrastructure and Compliance at North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives, recently spoke at a Senate hearing on energy innovation and economic growth regarding current initiatives to strengthen the energy grid. Specifically, Ragsdale spoke about using solar farms, demand-response programs, energy storage, and microgrids to strengthen the grid—improving local resiliency while reducing carbon dioxide emissions and keeping rates low.
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Virginia Coop Gets Broadband Expansion Funds
Posted on Jul 25, 2019
The Prince George Electric Cooperative has received funds from the Federal Communications Commission to expand broadband service to more than 5,200 rural locations in the Virginia counties of Prince George, Sussex, Surry, Isle of Wight and Dinwiddie.
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WFEC Executes New PPA for Wind, Solar, Storage Project
Posted on Jul 25, 2019
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative (WFEC) has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with NextEra Energy Resources that includes 200 megawatts of battery-stored energy.
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Pricey Insurance Provision Repealed by House
Posted on Jul 19, 2019
The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday in a bipartisan effort to repeal the “Cadillac Tax” provision of the Affordable Care Act. The provision, which taxed some employer-sponsored health care plans with a 40% surcharge, was panned by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association for unfairly affecting coops due to higher rural health care costs.
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Defense Bill Could Benefit Electric Cooperatives
Posted on Jul 16, 2019
The House and Senate recently passed two different versions of a defense bill, both of which contain potential benefits for electric cooperatives. Specifically, the House passed a $733 billion defense bill that could allow electric cooperatives that serve military bases to benefit from new infrastructure grants. The Senate recently approved a different version of the legislation that makes it easier for cooperatives to get federal approval for carbon capture, utilization and sequestration projects. A compromise will be worked out by the House and Senate to determine which provisions are...
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Coop Leader Testifies Regarding Inaccurate FCC Broadband Data
Posted on Jul 9, 2019
Dan Stelpflug, Director of Operations, Engineering and Technology for Allamakee Clayton Electric Cooperative (Allamakee Clayton) in Postville, Iowa, recently testified to Congress regarding faulty Federal Communications Commission (FCC) broadband data provided in connection with a federal grant awarded to the coop. Specifically, the FCC awarded Allamakee Clayton a $1.4 million broadband grant in 2014 based on agency data that indicated the coop could reach 665 potential customers with broadband service. However, Allamakee Clayton was ultimately only able to find 510 potential customers, 23%...
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Texas Cooperatives Agree to Purchase Solar Energy
Posted on Jun 26, 2019
In an effort to provide an increased supply of clean energy to their members, five Texas electric distribution cooperatives—Bartlett Electric Cooperative, Comanche Electric Cooperative, Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative, PenTex Energy and South Plains Electric Cooperative—have agreed to purchase 7 MWdc of distribution-scale solar generation. The solar arrays are scheduled to begin operation by June 2020.
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NRECA Anticipates ACE Will Promote Flexibility and Certainty
Posted on Jun 26, 2019
According to a statement by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) CEO Jim Matheson, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule will provide flexibility and certainty while addressing carbon emissions from existing power sources.
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Vermont Electric Cooperative Aims to Cut Gas Lawnmowers Short
Posted on Jun 14, 2019
Vermont Electric Cooperative just added a new bill credit to its VEC Energy Transformation Program. The new initiative will provide customers purchasing electric lawnmowers with either a $50 or $1,000 bill credit for residential and commercial mowers, respectively.
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Alaska Coop Announces New Battery Energy Storage System
Posted on Jun 13, 2019
Cordova Electric Cooperative, an Alaskan electric cooperative, unveiled a new 500 kW battery energy storage system. Energy leaders and from Washington, D.C. and Alaska celebrated the new system with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 9, 2019.
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FCC Commits Nearly $37M in Funding for Broadband in Virginia
Posted on Jun 13, 2019
Central Virginia Services, a subsidiary of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative, is one of the five companies to receive approximately $37 million in funding from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for broadband in Virginia.
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Alabama and North Carolina Laws Authorize Coops to Provide Broadband
Posted on Jun 12, 2019
The governors of Alabama and North Carolina have signed new laws that authorize electric coops to deploy retail broadband, pursue federal funds available for the task and allow coops to use their existing easements and infrastructure to deploy the service.
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Two Coops Receive Funding from FCC for Broadband
Posted on Jun 12, 2019
Two coops–Co-Mo Electric Cooperative and Callaway Electric Cooperative–will receive more than $24 million each from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to expand broadband in central Missouri.
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