Electric Cooperatives Begin Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts
Posted on Sep 27, 2024 in Disaster Aid, NRECA | Comments Off on Electric Cooperatives Begin Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts
Recovery efforts have begun in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas after Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 hurricane, made landfall late Thursday, resulting in power loss for over 1.15 million electric cooperative members. More than 6,400 personnel from electric cooperatives across the United States, including lineworkers, support staff, right-of-way contractors, warehouse staff, safety...
Taylor River Hydropower Project Brings Clean Energy to Gunnison Valley
Posted on Sep 19, 2024 in Press Release | Comments Off on Taylor River Hydropower Project Brings Clean Energy to Gunnison Valley
The Gunnison County Electric Association (GCEA) and Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association (UVWUA) have completed the Taylor River Hydropower project, a 500-kilowatt hydroelectric facility at Taylor Park Dam. This $3.6 million project will generate enough clean energy to power approximately 500 local homes and businesses. GCEA aims to produce 5% of its energy locally through solar...
ARIZONA POWER COOP PLANS TO ELIMINATE COAL USE
Posted on Sep 18, 2024 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on ARIZONA POWER COOP PLANS TO ELIMINATE COAL USE
Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO) plans to eliminate coal use by 2028, transitioning to natural gas and renewable energy projects funded by $845 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This shift is expected to reduce AEPCO’s greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 2022 levels and significantly boost renewable power production for rural cooperatives in Arizona.
NRECA Requests Clarification of NEPA in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado
Posted on Sep 10, 2024 in Environmental, Litigation | Comments Off on NRECA Requests Clarification of NEPA in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado
NRECA filed an amicus brief in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, asking the Supreme Court to clarify that an agency’s ability to analyze environmental impacts under NEPA is restricted to the agency’s actual jurisdiction; NRECA argues that this clarification will help relieve the costly permitting and litigation related delays on cooperative system...
Biden Administration Announces $7.3 Billion Clean Energy Investment for Rural Communities
Posted on Sep 5, 2024 in Press Release | Comments Off on Biden Administration Announces $7.3 Billion Clean Energy Investment for Rural Communities
President Joe Biden and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced over $7.3 billion in financing for rural electric cooperatives to support clean energy projects through the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program, a component of the Inflation Reduction Act. The first round of selected projects (sixteen (16) projects in total) will reduce greenhouse gases by...
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