Business & Finance
Weekly Fuel Price WatchPublished: February 3rd, 2012
Here is the weekly update for key fuel prices that affect rural electric co-ops. In some cases, these represent averages across the country or in particular regions, and might differ from local market... Read more
Business & Finance
NRECA Backs Iowa Co-op in Wind FlapPublished: January 23rd, 2012
NRECA is asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reconsider a recent order requiring an Iowa electric cooperative to obtain its authorization before disconnecting retail service to a couple... Read more
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Hands-Free Phones OK, Drivers ToldPublished: January 23rd, 2012
Federal regulators have clarified the equipment covered by their recent ban on the use of hand-held mobile telephones by the drivers of vehicles owned by electric cooperatives and other... Read more
Business & Finance
TVA Leases Plant to Raise $1 BillionPublished: January 20th, 2012
The Tennessee Valley Authority has come up with a different way to raise $1 billion—lease a power plant. As a way of limiting the money it needs to borrow for future projects, TVA will lease the... Read more
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Co-op TV Ads Spotlight SavingsPublished: January 9th, 2012
To promote Touchstone Energy’s® Co-op Connections Card, an Alabama electric cooperative is taking to the tube. Pioneer Electric Cooperative created two TV ads to show its more than 13,000 members... Read more
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Feds Again Delay Energy Swap RegsPublished: January 9th, 2012
Federal officials have again delayed regulations to tighten controls over energy futures markets, pushing back the effective date of swap regulations until July 16, 2012. The Commodity Futures... Read more
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Co-ops Cautioned on Rebate PoliciesPublished: January 4th, 2012
Who wouldn’t like getting a rebate on big ticket items such as heat pumps and refrigerators? What people won’t like is the electric cooperative running out of rebate money. That’s where... Read more