Going for a Spin on No Gasoline
Published: October 30th, 2009 in: Electric VehiclesDETROIT—Here in the birthplace of the muscle car, the Think City seems out of place. It’s hard to imagine the Little Old Lady from Pasadena trading in her super-stock Dodge for this two-seater... Read more
If You Build It, Will They Come?
Published: October 30th, 2009 in: Electric VehiclesDETROIT—Plug-in hybrids are coming to showrooms, but officials from two of America’s “Big Three” automakers cautioned that hurdles remain in convincing consumers to buy one, while... Read more
NERC Citations Cut Backlog
Published: October 30th, 2009 in: NERCThe nation’s grid watchdog has issued a wide-ranging penalty notice citing 140 utilities and other entities with alleged violations of its reliability standards. Most were minor. The North... Read more
Feds Release LIHEAP Funds
Published: October 30th, 2009 in: LegislationThe federal government has released more than $2.6 billion in funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, officials announced Oct. 22. The money will go to help some five... Read more
Co-op Push Urged on Climate Bill
Published: October 30th, 2009 in: Climate ChangeCo-op officials are calling on directors, managers and members to step up efforts to influence the climate change debate on Capitol Hill as it moves forward in a key Senate committee. NRECA CEO... Read more
NRECA: A ‘Great Place to Work’
Published: October 30th, 2009 in: Co-op NewsFor the fourth time this year, NRECA has received recognition as a notable workplace. This latest honor comes from Washingtonian magazine, a monthly magazine serving the Washington, D.C... Read more
Taking Care of the Past
Published: October 30th, 2009 in: Local InitiativesJust west of Junction City, Ore., is a place known as Union Cemetery. About 30 people were buried there between 1856 and 1954. But over the years, many of their descendants have left the... Read more
In Memoriam: James M. ‘Jim’ Kiley
Published: October 30th, 2009 in: Co-op NewsJames M. “Jim” Kiley, retired general manager of Sioux Valley Southwestern Electric Co-op, Colman, S.D., died recently of cancer in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 84 years old. Throughout... Read more
Co-ops Fare Well at Rodeo
Published: October 30th, 2009 in: Co-op NewsA lot of experienced hands were on call in Bonner Springs, Kan., in mid-October, even though there was no power emergency with which to cope. Some 500 linemen, representing co-ops, munis and... Read more
Power Line Design is Purr-fect
Published: October 30th, 2009 in: Transmission & DistributionGeorgia Transmission Corp., which builds and maintains high-voltage transmission on behalf of most of the state’s electric co-ops, has finished construction of a 39-mile, 500-kilovolt line... Read more