NRECA Spotlights Legislative Goals as Electric Cooperative Leaders Head to Capitol
Posted on Apr 29, 2022 in Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on NRECA Spotlights Legislative Goals as Electric Cooperative Leaders Head to Capitol
Electric cooperative leaders are going to Washington to ask Congress for help in taking advantage of energy incentives, reducing their debt, and accessing billions of infrastructure dollars. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) has identified dozens of components of the bipartisan infrastructure bill that may be of interest to electric cooperatives, and they will...
NRECA Creates Membership Service Tier to Focus on Rural Broadband
Posted on Apr 28, 2022 in Broadband | Comments Off on NRECA Creates Membership Service Tier to Focus on Rural Broadband
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) has created a new membership tier for cooperatives considering or currently providing broadband services. This membership group is designed to help provide assistance with strategy and support for a wide range of related issues, including technology, communication, regulations, and federal policy. NRECA anticipates that about...
Arizona Cooperative Plans Investments to Meet Growing Need
Posted on Apr 27, 2022 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Arizona Cooperative Plans Investments to Meet Growing Need
Arizona’s Trico Electric Cooperative is investing in connecting more than 4,100 new services to its distribution system and upgrading 49 miles of power lines. These investments will allow Trico to meet the needs of the growing Tucson metropolitan area while continuing to serve members taking more control of how they use energy.
Courts uphold wholesale power contracts among electric cooperatives
Posted on Apr 14, 2022 in Publications | Comments Off on Courts uphold wholesale power contracts among electric cooperatives
Courts in South Carolina and South Dakota have recently recognized the validity of term provisions in wholesale power contracts between generation and transmission cooperatives and their member distribution cooperatives. In late 2020, two distribution cooperatives—Dakota Energy Cooperative, Inc. and Marlboro Electric Cooperative, Inc.—each sued their generation and transmission...
East River Electric Cooperative Wins Summary Judgment on Wholesale Power Contract Buy-Out Dispute
Posted on Apr 14, 2022 in Litigation | Comments Off on East River Electric Cooperative Wins Summary Judgment on Wholesale Power Contract Buy-Out Dispute
U.S. District Judge Larry Piersol granted East River Electric Cooperative’s (East River) motion for summary judgment in a suit initiated by Dakota Energy Cooperative (Dakota Energy). Dakota Energy requested that it be able to terminate its wholesale power contract with East River and pay a buy-out fee. Judge Piersol ruled that the contract did not provide for early termination and that...
CIPCO CEO Tells Congress Energy Mix Essential For Reliability
Posted on Apr 6, 2022 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on CIPCO CEO Tells Congress Energy Mix Essential For Reliability
Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO) CEO told the House Agriculture Committee that coops are increasing investments in renewable energy and that “intermittent resources such as wind and solar must continue to be complemented and supported by always-available baseload energy resources like coal and natural gas.” He noted “[s]ystem reliability depends on the ability to blend...
Illinois Coop to Use CAF II Funding for Fixed Wireless Deployment
Posted on Apr 6, 2022 in Grid & Infrastructure, Technology | Comments Off on Illinois Coop to Use CAF II Funding for Fixed Wireless Deployment
Illinois Electric Cooperative announced plans to use funding received through the Connect America Fund II (CAF II) auction to deploy fixed wireless in rural Illinois. The CAF II auction awarded funding to cover some of the costs of deploying broadband to unserved areas.
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