National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Encourages Policymakers to Focus on Grid Reliability
Posted on Jan 30, 2023 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Encourages Policymakers to Focus on Grid Reliability
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s CEO, Jim Matheson, encouraged policymakers to prioritize electric grid reliability in their energy transition policymaking during his recent address before the U.S. Energy Association’s 19th Annual State of the Energy Industry Forum.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative to Purchase Generating Capacity from Technology Group Wartsila to Ensure Reliability and Expand Offerings
Posted on Jan 26, 2023 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Basin Electric Power Cooperative to Purchase Generating Capacity from Technology Group Wartsila to Ensure Reliability and Expand Offerings
The Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin) will acquire generation balancing capacity through the Pioneer Generation Station Phase IV power plant owned by technology group Wartsila. The six 50SG gas engines have a combined output of 108 megawatts, balancing Basin’s generation from variable renewable resources.
Electric Cooperatives Take Four of the Top Five Spots on the Annual J.D. Power Customer Satisfaction Poll
Posted on Jan 25, 2023 in Press Release | Comments Off on Electric Cooperatives Take Four of the Top Five Spots on the Annual J.D. Power Customer Satisfaction Poll
The 2022 J.D. Power Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study is based on responses from 102,879 online interviews conducted from last January through November, and electric cooperatives dominated the top spots again. Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation (EMC), headquartered in Cumming, Georgia, was the highest-ranking electric utility overall and Jackson EMC placed...
New Power Supply Partnership Between CORE Electric Cooperative and Invenergy
Posted on Jan 25, 2023 in Press Release | Comments Off on New Power Supply Partnership Between CORE Electric Cooperative and Invenergy
CORE Electric Cooperative (CORE), Colorado’s largest electric distribution cooperative, and Invenergy have entered into a twenty-year agreement to provide CORE with over 1.2 terawatt-hours of renewable energy per year.
New $9.7 Billion U.S. Department of Agriculture Program to Focus on Renewables
Posted on Jan 25, 2023 in RUS | Comments Off on New $9.7 Billion U.S. Department of Agriculture Program to Focus on Renewables
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is in the process of designing a new renewables-focused program to assist rural electric cooperatives with the purchase of renewable energy, renewable energy systems, zero-emission systems and carbon capture and storage systems.
Missouri Department of Economic Development Awards SEMO Electric Cooperative $16.6 Million for Broadband Development
Posted on Jan 24, 2023 in Broadband, Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Missouri Department of Economic Development Awards SEMO Electric Cooperative $16.6 Million for Broadband Development
Through the American Rescue Plan Act, the Missouri Department of Economic Development awarded $261 million to 60 recipients. SEMO Electric Cooperative was allocated $16,602,060 for three broadband projects in Butler and Stoddard Counties.
North Dakota Generation and Transmission Cooperative’s Battery Rate Delivers Member Savings, Technology
Posted on Jan 20, 2023 in Battery, Energy Storage, Generation & Transmission | Comments Off on North Dakota Generation and Transmission Cooperative’s Battery Rate Delivers Member Savings, Technology
In 2020, Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin) incorporated a member-owned trial battery rate into its rate schedule to permit its all-requirements contract members to test energy storage technology to reduce peak demand costs. The rate provision allows for up to 150 kilowatts of battery storage per distribution cooperative, and allows the cooperatives to decide when to charge and...
Electric Cooperatives and Broadband Assets at Risk of Cyberattacks
Posted on Jan 18, 2023 in Cybersecurity | Comments Off on Electric Cooperatives and Broadband Assets at Risk of Cyberattacks
Director of threat intelligence for Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs, Mark Dehus, discusses ways electric cooperatives can be protected from system disruption or ransom by attackers.
Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative CEO Urges Congress to Prioritize Broadband in Rural America
Posted on Jan 17, 2023 in Broadband, Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative CEO Urges Congress to Prioritize Broadband in Rural America
As congress weighs programs to include in the new Farm Bill, electric cooperatives have weighed in. Aaron Young, president and co-CEO of 17,000 member Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, recently said that rural broadband which connects every home, business and community with reliable internet service should be a priority in the bill when speaking at a Farm Bill listening session...
Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative Spends Big on Storm Resilience
Posted on Jan 17, 2023 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative Spends Big on Storm Resilience
Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative (JDEC), one of the largest cooperatives in the state of Louisiana, is taking the lessons from Hurricane Laura, which wreaked havoc on the state’s electricity grid in 2020, to heart. JDEC is spending $340 million dollars to weatherproof its systems through measures like replacing wooden transmission poles with steel and elevating substations.
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