Cooperative Invests in Smart Lighting Product Company
Posted on Jul 28, 2016 in Climate Change, Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Cooperative Invests in Smart Lighting Product Company
CMA Ventures, a subsidiary of Central Iowa Power Cooperative, has participated in a Series B investment round in Igor, a Des Moines startup which has developed a “power-over-ethernet” product that can be used to help companies better manage lighting and electricity in their buildings.
Tennessee Coops Encouraged by Findings and Recommendations of Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
Posted on Jul 22, 2016 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on Tennessee Coops Encouraged by Findings and Recommendations of Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development recently issued a report finding that regulatory barriers hinder electric cooperatives from providing broadband internet access to their members. The Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association issued a press release praising the report, stating that “[c]o-ops have a legacy of expanding critical services beyond the city...
Colorado Coop Offers Ultra-Fast Internet Access
Posted on Jul 19, 2016 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Colorado Coop Offers Ultra-Fast Internet Access
Colorado’s Delta-Montrose Electric Association plans to provide one gigabit broadband internet to members this winter. It will take approximately five years for the cooperative to construct the facilities necessary to provide access to all of its members, however. Doing so will require overlaying 4,000 miles of distribution line with fiber cables connected to individual homes. Once...
NRECA Partners With Department of Energy
Posted on Jul 19, 2016 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Reliability, Technology | Comments Off on NRECA Partners With Department of Energy
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) will be partnering with the Department of Energy and the American Public Power Association to enhance protection of the electric grid from attack. The partnership will give the nation’s electric cooperatives access to cybersecurity technology and training.
FAA Relaxes Drone Rules; Caution Urged for Coops
Posted on Jun 28, 2016 in Innovation/Efficiency, Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on FAA Relaxes Drone Rules; Caution Urged for Coops
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has relaxed rules on commercial use of drones weighing less than 55 pounds. The NRECA is urging caution for coops interested in utilizing the new technology.
EIA Predicts Slow Sales Growth
Posted on Jun 20, 2016 in Energy Savings Programs, Financing, Innovation/Efficiency | Comments Off on EIA Predicts Slow Sales Growth
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has forecasted slow electricity sales growth over the next 25 years in its latest Annual Energy Outlook. The EIA predicts that the electricity sales to commercial customers will increase at an average annual rate of 0.7 percent through 2040, while residential sales through 2040 will increase at a rate of only 0.3 percent, despite a projected...
Dairyland Power Cooperative Announces Significant Wind Expansion
Posted on Jun 10, 2016 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Dairyland Power Cooperative Announces Significant Wind Expansion
Dairyland Power Cooperative, located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, recently announced that it will begin purchasing energy from a 98 megawatt wind project located in southwestern Wisconsin. The project is owned by EDP Renewables North America. The project is currently working its way through the MISO generation interconnect process, and construction is set to begin in 2017.
ECSC Planning South Carolina Solar Projects
Posted on Jun 8, 2016 in Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on ECSC Planning South Carolina Solar Projects
The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina (ECSC) has announced the creation of the largest network of community solar installations in the state.
Texas Coop to Offer Broadband Service through WiFi
Posted on May 19, 2016 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Texas Coop to Offer Broadband Service through WiFi
Texas-based Bandera Electric Cooperative (Bandera) plans to run fiber cables along its power poles to feed WiFi access points, which will provide wireless internet service to its customers. Bandera estimates that service speeds will range from 10—50 Mbps. The service will be tested in 200 homes for approximately six months before being rolled out to Bandera’s entire customer...
Great River Energy and NRECA Co-Sponsor Research Regarding Underutilized Energy Storage Resources
Posted on Apr 29, 2016 in Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Great River Energy and NRECA Co-Sponsor Research Regarding Underutilized Energy Storage Resources
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and Great River Energy co-sponsored a research study that showed that residential electric water heaters can serve as energy storage for wind or solar power, increasing efficiency, better integrating renewable energy and saving customers money. The large capacity water heaters can be enabled to make immediate use of wind or...
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