Coops Among Top Utilities for Adding Solar and Energy Storage
Posted on Aug 28, 2019 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coops Among Top Utilities for Adding Solar and Energy Storage
Five electric cooperatives won Top 10 utilities awards from the Smart Electric Power Alliance for adding the most solar or energy storage to the grid in 2018.
Coops Awarded $181 Million for Metering and Line Upgrades
Posted on Aug 22, 2019 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Coops Awarded $181 Million for Metering and Line Upgrades
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded loans totaling $181 million to 11 coops and one solar farm that serve a total of 214,000 rural residents and businesses in 10 states.
Coop Halfway to Solar Goal
Posted on Aug 14, 2019 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coop Halfway to Solar Goal
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative has broken ground on three solar energy farms which will provide 6 MWs of capacity by the end of the year. The projects will bring Kit Carson’s solar portfolio to 16 MW, halfway to meeting its goal of 100% daytime solar energy by 2022.
NRECA Provides Insight on Progress of Coop Priorities in Congress
Posted on Aug 9, 2019 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Provides Insight on Progress of Coop Priorities in Congress
John Cassady, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) Vice President of Legislative Affairs, provides an update on how key interests to electric coops have progressed in Congress thus far in 2019.
NRECA Partners on U.S. EV Charging White Paper
Posted on Aug 9, 2019 in Climate Change, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on NRECA Partners on U.S. EV Charging White Paper
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) collaborated with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the Alliance for Transportation Electrification (ATE), and the American Public Power Association (APPA) with respect to a white paper identifying challenges and recommendations to drive greater interoperability and...
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative and EDF Renewables Partner on Solar
Posted on Aug 2, 2019 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Old Dominion Electric Cooperative and EDF Renewables Partner on Solar
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) and EDF Renewables North America have agreed to develop and build a 30 MW portfolio of distributed solar projects in ODEC service territories. The projects, which will cover 10-12 sites, are expected to be online in 2020 or 2021.
TCEC and TEC Enter Sole Source Alliance
Posted on Aug 2, 2019 in Press Release | Comments Off on TCEC and TEC Enter Sole Source Alliance
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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