Oglethorpe Power Announces Commercial Operation of First New U.S. Nuclear Unit in Three Decades
Posted on Jul 31, 2023 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Oglethorpe Power Announces Commercial Operation of First New U.S. Nuclear Unit in Three Decades
Oglethorpe Power Corporation has announced that Plant Vogtle Unit 3 has reached commercial operation, the first new nuclear unit in three decades, which will provide emissions-free power to Georgia.
Louisiana Cooperatives to Receive Nearly 30 Million in Disaster Aid
Posted on Jul 28, 2023 in Disaster Aid | Comments Off on Louisiana Cooperatives to Receive Nearly 30 Million in Disaster Aid
Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) recently announced 28.7 million in FEMA grants will be awarded to Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative and Beauregard Electrical Cooperative. The coops will use the funds to repair damage from Hurricanes Laura and Delta.
NRECA Urges Coops to Apply for Federal Broadband Funding
Posted on Jul 24, 2023 in Broadband | Comments Off on NRECA Urges Coops to Apply for Federal Broadband Funding
The federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program is offering up to $42.5 billion in funding to deploy or upgrade broadband networks to increase access to high-speed internet service in rural areas. NRECA is encouraging coops to begin evaluating the new rules for the grants, noting that if coops do not apply and win it to serve their areas, “someone else...
ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE HELPING TO PROTECT THREATENED WILDLIFE
Posted on Jul 19, 2023 in Conservation | Comments Off on ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE HELPING TO PROTECT THREATENED WILDLIFE
The CEO of East Central Energy, the first rural electric cooperative to receive a certificate of inclusion from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service into the Monarch Butterfly Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances, spoke to a House panel about the ways the federal government can collaborate with local property owners to conserve wildlife.
Trico Electric Cooperative Participates in Light up Navajo Program
Posted on Jul 17, 2023 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Trico Electric Cooperative Participates in Light up Navajo Program
Employees of Trico Electric Cooperative are the first Arizona participants in the Light Up Navajo program to provide electricity to members of the Navajo Nation in Chile, Arizona.
United Power announces 20 year battery storage contract
Posted on Jul 11, 2023 in Grid & Infrastructure, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized | Comments Off on United Power announces 20 year battery storage contract
Colorado cooperative United Power, Inc. announced a 20 year agreement for battery storage throughout their service territory designed to integrate renewable resources and balance their load. Ameresco Inc, a cleantech integrator will install the 78.3 MW, 313.34 MWh batteries.
Leaders from Electric Cooperatives Testify to USDA on Farm Bill Recommendations
Posted on Jul 10, 2023 in Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on Leaders from Electric Cooperatives Testify to USDA on Farm Bill Recommendations
Leaders from electric cooperatives testified before the USDA on programs that are being considered in the 2023 farm bill that have been valuable to electric cooperative and the rural communities they...
Florida Cooperatives Receive Federal Funds for Rural Broadband Expansion Projects
Posted on Jul 3, 2023 in Broadband | Comments Off on Florida Cooperatives Receive Federal Funds for Rural Broadband Expansion Projects
Five Florida electric cooperatives and their broadband partner have collectively secured nearly $56 million dollars in American Rescue Plan Act funding to deploy multi-gigabit-capable fiber-to-the-home networks in rural communities. The expansion is expected to span 20 counties and serve the cooperatives’ nearly 100,000 members.
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