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Colorado Wildfires Test Co-op Crews
By Derrill Holly | ECT Staff Writer Published: June 18th, 2013As a wildfire rages near Colorado Springs, a Colorado electric cooperative is assessing the damage to its system. The fire is now 75 percent contained, but more than 500 homes in a 22-square mile section of the co-op’s service territory have been destroyed or heavily damaged, making it the most costly wildfire in the state’s... Read more
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Transmission & Distribution
Co-ops Get $356 Million for UpgradesPublished: June 19th, 2013
Electric cooperatives in 16 states are in line for more than $356 million in system upgrades, as part of the latest round of Rural Utilities Service loans. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said June 12 that loans to... Read more
Power Restoration
Eastern Storms Keep Co-ops BusyPublished: June 19th, 2013
Dozens of electric cooperative lineworkers in several states spent more than three days working to restore power after severe storms ravaged co-op territories in the eastern United States. “Fierce winds and an unconfirmed tornado blew electric poles... Read more
Power Restoration, Top Story
Colorado Wildfires Test Co-op CrewsPublished: June 18th, 2013
As a wildfire rages near Colorado Springs, a Colorado electric cooperative is assessing the damage to its system. The fire is now 75 percent contained, but more than 500 homes in a 22-square mile section of the... Read more
Co-op News, Editor's Pick
Wave of Co-op Youth Hits CapitalPublished: June 18th, 2013
Nearly 1,600 young electric cooperative members took the nation’s capital by storm during the 49th annual Electric Cooperative Youth Tour. “We’re not just in the electricity business—we’re in the people business. Our mission is to improve the... Read more
Co-op News
John Hewa Named Pedernales CEOPublished: June 18th, 2013
The leader of NRECA’s Cooperative Research Network is heading to Texas to take the reins at an electric co-op that Lyndon Johnson helped found. John Hewa will be the new CEO of Pedernales Electric Cooperative, effective July... Read more
