Northern Neck Broadband Project to Deliver Universal Internet Access
Posted on Jul 12, 2021 in Broadband | Comments Off on Northern Neck Broadband Project to Deliver Universal Internet Access
Northern Neck Electric Cooperative, Dominion Energy Virginia and All Points Broadband recently celebrated groundbreaking on the first phase of a project that will deliver fiber-optic broadband access to approximately 7,200 currently unserved households and businesses in Virginia’s Northern Neck region. This phase of the project will use a $10 million grant from the Virginia...
Louisiana Electric Cooperative to Offer Broadband Services
Posted on Jul 6, 2021 in Broadband | Comments Off on Louisiana Electric Cooperative to Offer Broadband Services
A rural Louisiana electric coop has decided to go into the broadband internet business. The board of directors of Northeast Louisiana Electric Power Cooperative voted Tuesday to borrow $54 million to set up the infrastructure for broadband access in its coverage area.
Alabama Electric Cooperative Hit by Ransomware Attack
Posted on Jul 6, 2021 in Cybersecurity, Technology | Comments Off on Alabama Electric Cooperative Hit by Ransomware Attack
Wiregrass Electric Cooperative, which serves about 25,000 members in southeastern Alabama, announced that it was hit by a ransomware attack that temporarily prevented customers from accessing their account information. According to Wiregrass Electric Cooperative, no data was compromised in the attack, but member account information and payment systems were taken offline for maintenance...
Great River Energy Finds Buyer for Coal Creek Station
Posted on Jul 6, 2021 in Mergers/Acquisitions | Comments Off on Great River Energy Finds Buyer for Coal Creek Station
The search for a new owner for Coal Creek Station is over, as a Bismarck-based company has reached a deal with operator Great River Energy to purchase the power plant. Affiliates of Rainbow Energy Marketing Corp. will acquire the McLean County, North Dakota plant and its transmission line for an undisclosed price.
NRECA and Other Coops Aid in Rollout of ODIN
Posted on Jul 1, 2021 in Technology | Comments Off on NRECA and Other Coops Aid in Rollout of ODIN
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), along with the National Information Solutions Cooperative and several other coops and public power districts, are supporting development and deployment of the Outage Data Initiative Nationwide system, or ODIN. ODIN, which is now available for deployment and use, provides outage details by county, postal code or geo-position,...
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