Co-op Employee is Super Volunteer
Published: May 22nd, 2009 in: Co-op NewsLumbee River EMC Safety Director Steve Sampson wears a lot of hats. The former lineman is not only a volunteer firefighter and a tribal leader of the Lumbee Nation, he is also an active... Read more
Basin Electric Expands Waste Heat Project
Published: May 22nd, 2009 in: Renewable EnergyBasin Electric is expanding its waste heat project, as it continues to diversify its generation portfolio. The Bismarck, N.D.- based G&T has added two more sites to the four privately owned... Read more
ODEC Wind Blows in Three States
Published: May 22nd, 2009 in: Renewable EnergyA Virginia-based G&T that provides power to co-ops in three states is adding another large chunk of wind power to its portfolio. Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, Glen Allen, will purchase... Read more
Shaping the Climate Message Key
Published: May 22nd, 2009 in: Connect ConferenceLAS VEGAS—Co-op communicators must keep key messages in front of lawmakers and consumer-members alike as climate change legislation advances in Congress, NRECA CEO Glenn English told more... Read more
Cable TV Airs Climate Change Spots
Published: May 22nd, 2009 in: Local InitiativesThe threat of high electric bills under proposed federal climate change legislation was the focus of a recent set of public service spots featuring an official from the Iowa... Read more
Energy-Efficiency Ad Blitz
Published: May 22nd, 2009 in: Connect ConferenceLAS VEGAS—Late summer will bring a brand new multi-media, energy-efficiency campaign from Touchstone Energy®. Jim Bausell, Touchstone Energy COO, said the campaign will kick off with an Aug... Read more
Reaching Out to Generation Y
Published: May 22nd, 2009 in: Connect ConferenceLAS VEGAS—In the 1960s and 70s it was the baby boomers who were out to change the world. Today, it’s a group known as Generation Y that has its elders wondering what to make of it. Enter... Read more
Texas Communicator Earns Top Honor
Published: May 22nd, 2009 in: Connect ConferenceLAS VEGAS—Sam Houston Electric Cooperative’s efforts to update more than 51,000 consumer-members following a hurricane that wiped out its entire electrical distribution system have earned the... Read more
Another Delay for Red Flag Rules
Published: May 22nd, 2009 in: CrimeEnforcement of federal regulations aimed at discouraging identity theft has been delayed until Aug. 1, in what appears to be an effort by federal officials to avoid confusion over... Read more
Co-op Competes in Balloon Race
Published: May 22nd, 2009 in: Co-op NewsThe Touchstone Energy® Hot Air Balloon helped mark the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway earlier this month. Touchstone Energy pilot Cheri White and her balloon team were among... Read more