STB to Hear Coal Dust Case

Published: December 4th, 2009 in: STB

Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. has succeeded in getting federal regulators to take notice of its complaint about a multi-million dollar coal dust tariff... Read more

Experts Focus on Grid Reliability

Published: December 4th, 2009 in: Transmission & Distribution

Those responsible for the reliability of the nation’s bulk power system spend substantial time protecting the system against a wide range of challenges... Read more

Wanted: Rural Loans to Help Economy

Published: December 4th, 2009 in: Legislation

Rural America needs more federal funds for fixed-rate, long-term loans to jumpstart businesses, a House subcommittee was told... Read more

Efficiency is on for Holidays

Published: December 4th, 2009 in: Energy Efficiency

The weather outside may be frightful, but energy efficiency remains delightful when consumer-members use Touchstone Energy’s® Together We Save campaign. The program is even getting into... Read more

In Memoriam: Richard A. Pence

Published: December 4th, 2009 in: Co-op News

Richard A. “Dick” Pence, author of “The Next Greatest Thing” and co-op member relations expert, died recently of a heart attack in Fairfax City, Va... Read more

Co-ops Urged to Prod Congress

Published: December 4th, 2009 in: Climate Change

NRECA CEO Glenn English said the underlying position for co-ops on climate change is still rock solid. Congress should be encouraged to pass a bill that minimizes costs to consumers... Read more

CRN Gets Major Smart Grid Award

Published: December 4th, 2009 in: Smart Grid

The Department of Energy has awarded NRECA’s Cooperative Research Network $33.9 million for a wide-ranging project... Read more