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Bandera Electric Cooperative Pilots Virtual Power Plants in Texas

Bandera Electric Cooperative qualified for a Texas pilot program allowing distribution members to contribute power from community energy resources such as solar panels, home device batteries and electric cars back to the grid.

AEPCO Awarded $485 Million Under New ERA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $485 million to Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO) through its New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program to invest in AEPCO’s large-scale solar and battery energy storage system projects. The funding will also support the retirement of AEPCO’s remaining coal assets by 2028, modernizing its energy infrastructure and reducing...