Formation of Virginia Rural Broadband Coalition Announced
Posted on Jan 12, 2018 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Formation of Virginia Rural Broadband Coalition Announced
Following an increase in rural broadband funding in Virginia’s biennial budget, advocates of rural broadband announce the formation of the Virginia Rural Broadband Coalition (VRBC). VRBC’s focus is to promote efforts to connect rural Virginian businesses, governmental organizations, and residents to the internet.
NRECA Applauds White House Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity
Posted on Jan 10, 2018 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Applauds White House Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) released a statement this week applauding the White House Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity on a recent report aimed at jumpstarting the rural American economy. The task force was created last April by President Donald Trump.
New Hampshire Cooperative Seeking FEMA Reimbursement
Posted on Jan 5, 2018 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on New Hampshire Cooperative Seeking FEMA Reimbursement
President Trump has granted a request for a major disaster declaration in Belknap County, New Hampshire and elsewhere for an October 29, 2017 – November 1, 2017 storm that brought flooding rains and damaging winds. The declaration will free up funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to government entities and some private nonprofits for up to 75 percent of the...
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...
Homeland Security and F.B.I. Say Hackers Are Targeting Nuclear Facilities
Posted on Jul 7, 2017 in Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on Homeland Security and F.B.I. Say Hackers Are Targeting Nuclear Facilities
According to security consultants and an urgent joint report issued by the Department of Homeland Security (Homeland Security) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) last week, hackers have been penetrating the computer networks of companies that operate nuclear power stations and other energy facilities, as well as manufacturing plants in the United States and other...
Pedernales Electric Cooperative Partnering with University of Texas to Improve Energy Grids
Posted on Jun 30, 2017 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on Pedernales Electric Cooperative Partnering with University of Texas to Improve Energy Grids
The University of Texas at Austin (UT) was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to participate in the Grid Modernization Initiative. Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC), the nation’s largest electric cooperative, is partnering with UT to help design the “grid of the future.” The projects will help utilities advance and expand distributed energy resources onto the grid,...
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.
NRECA Submits Comments to EPA Regarding Air, Waste, and Water Issues
Posted on May 19, 2017 in Environmental, Permitting, Regulation & Policy, Uncategorized | Comments Off on NRECA Submits Comments to EPA Regarding Air, Waste, and Water Issues
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding opportunities to reduce the regulatory burden from certain regulations under Executive Order 13777, which directs the heads of federal agencies to seek input from entities significantly affected by Federal regulations. NRECA commented on various (i)...
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