FEMA Grants Funds to Coops to Protect Against Future Transmission Outages
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded Iowa more than $23.6 million to help two rural electric cooperatives upgrade transmission lines to lessen damage from future disasters. Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative, which serves customers throughout western Iowa, will be awarded $20.7 million to retrofit 151 miles of distribution lines, and Southwest Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative, which has customers in Adams, Montgomery and Ringgold counties, will receive nearly $2.9 million to retrofit 41 miles of electrical distribution lines. Click through for details.