USDA Invests $2.5 Billion in Rural Electric Infrastructure
Posted on Nov 2, 2017 in Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on USDA Invests $2.5 Billion in Rural Electric Infrastructure
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing approximately $2.5 billion in rural electric infrastructure improvements to help create jobs and support economic development. The funding is to be provided in 27 states through the USDA Rural Development’s Electric Program, the successor to the Rural Electrification Administration.
EPA Announces Repeal of Clean Power Plan
Posted on Oct 10, 2017 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on EPA Announces Repeal of Clean Power Plan
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced his intention to roll back the Clean Power Plan. Several environmental groups and states plan to challenge the proposed repeal in federal court.
Nation’s Largest Low‐Income Community Solar Project Being Developed by Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association, GRID Alternatives and Colorado Energy Office Partner
Posted on Aug 11, 2017 in Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Reliability, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Nation’s Largest Low‐Income Community Solar Project Being Developed by Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association, GRID Alternatives and Colorado Energy Office Partner
The Colorado Energy Office (CEO), GRID Alternatives and Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association (PVREA) are partnering to develop a 1.95 MW community solar project, known as the Coyote Ridge Community Solar Farm, that will lower the electric bills of qualified low‐income residents, affordable housing providers and nonprofit organizations in the utility’s service territory. The PVREA...
Environmentalists Urge D.C. Circuit to Decide Clean Power Plan Case
Posted on Aug 7, 2017 in Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Litigation | Comments Off on Environmentalists Urge D.C. Circuit to Decide Clean Power Plan Case
This past Thursday, August 3, 2017, certain environmental groups urged the D.C. Circuit to either decide the validity of the Clean Power Plan on its merits or terminate the case by remanding the case to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The environmental groups’ request stems from the D.C. Circuit’s decision in April to grant the EPA’s motion for a 60-day stay of the...
U.S. Senators Oppose Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s Plan to Privatize Federal Transmission Assets
Posted on Jun 8, 2017 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on U.S. Senators Oppose Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s Plan to Privatize Federal Transmission Assets
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators asked Energy Secretary Rick Perry to reconsider a plan to auction off U.S. Department of Energy transmission assets used to deliver power from federally owned dams to utilities and rural cooperatives in 34 states on the grounds that privatization of these assets would cause rate increases.
Tennessee Governor Signs the Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Act
Posted on May 18, 2017 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Tennessee Governor Signs the Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Act
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed the Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Act, a bill permitting rural electric cooperatives to provide broadband services in the state. This legislation is intended to increase the provision of broadband services to Tennessee’s unserved areas.
NRECA Approves of the White House’s Announcement of the Rural America Task Force
Posted on Apr 27, 2017 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Approves of the White House’s Announcement of the Rural America Task Force
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) praises the Trump Administration’s creation of the Rural America Task Force as a sign of future prioritization of the economic development of rural American communities.
Coop CEO Testimony Outlines Cyber Threats to Power Grid
Posted on Apr 5, 2017 in Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Technology | Comments Off on Coop CEO Testimony Outlines Cyber Threats to Power Grid
The chief executive officer (CEO) of the Arkansas Electric Cooperative testified, on behalf of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources as part of a hearing called “Efforts to Protect Energy Delivery Systems from Cybersecurity Threats” on the cyber threats facing the electric sector.
Trump to Roll Back Environmental Protection Agency Regulations
Posted on Mar 28, 2017 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Trump to Roll Back Environmental Protection Agency Regulations
President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order Tuesday that would withdraw the Clean Power Plan. The order is also expected to lift the moratorium on the federal coal program and ease restrictions on hydraulic fracturing.
Minnesota Governor Vetoes Bill on Electric Cooperative Disputes
Posted on Mar 23, 2017 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Minnesota Governor Vetoes Bill on Electric Cooperative Disputes
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton vetoed a bill that would have removed the Minnesota Public Utility Commission’s authority to settle certain electric utility disputes between cooperatives and coop customers, including billing disputes regarding customer installation of renewable energy sources. The bill was passed by the state senate last week and, if approved, would have vested dispute...
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