NRECA Welcomes New Year with Fresh Advocacy Priorities
Posted on Jan 29, 2019 in Trends | Comments Off on NRECA Welcomes New Year with Fresh Advocacy Priorities
Last week, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) CEO, Jim Matheson, outlined the organization’s new advocacy goals for 2019. Matheson set rural broadband, flexible energy and infrastructure policy, grid resilience, and beneficial regulations as areas of emphasis.
Mississippi Allows Electric Cooperatives to Offer Internet Service
Posted on Jan 25, 2019 in Community Development | Comments Off on Mississippi Allows Electric Cooperatives to Offer Internet Service
This week Mississippi passed a bill allowing electrical cooperatives in the state to offer customers high-speed internet service. The measure, seeking to better Mississippians’ access to internet service, will allow cooperatives to seek U.S. Department of Agriculture grants for extending internet service.
S&P Releases 2019 Outlook for Power Utilities and Electric Cooperatives
Posted on Jan 24, 2019 in Economic Downturn, Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on S&P Releases 2019 Outlook for Power Utilities and Electric Cooperatives
An S&P Global Ratings report forecasts that, despite significant technological, regulatory and economic uncertainties in 2019, power utilities and electric cooperatives are likely to maintain their financial strength, on the whole.
Colorado Cooperative Strikes Deal Spurring 100 MW Wind Farm Development
Posted on Jan 11, 2019 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Colorado Cooperative Strikes Deal Spurring 100 MW Wind Farm Development
Holy Cross Energy, a Colorado-based nonprofit rural electrical cooperative, recently entered a two-way power purchase agreement with Guzman Energy allowing for the development of a 100 MW wind farm. The agreement will allow Holy Cross Energy to reach almost 70% renewable energy consumption in 2021 once the wind farm comes online.
Dairyland Power Cooperative Seeks Approval for Natural Gas Plant
Posted on Jan 9, 2019 in Grid & Infrastructure, Permitting | Comments Off on Dairyland Power Cooperative Seeks Approval for Natural Gas Plant
Dairyland Power Cooperative is seeking approval from Wisconsin Public Service Commission to build a jointly owned natural gas power plant in Superior, Wisconsin. If approved, the 625 MW plant would go online in late 2024.
Electric Cooperative Policy Priorities in 2019
Posted on Jan 7, 2019 in Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on Electric Cooperative Policy Priorities in 2019
As the new Congress gets under way, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) will be advocating on many public policy issues on behalf of electric cooperatives. Specifically, NRECA plans to (1) work to ensure that any infrastructure package will include opportunities to modernize the electric grid and expand rural broadband access, (2) encourage bipartisan support...
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