Winter Storm Hits Northeast
Published: February 28th, 2010 in: ResponseA powerful winter storm that skirted coastal communities in the lower Mid-Atlantic region dumped heavy snow over densely populated coastal communities from New Jersey to New England and knocked... Read more
News Roundup for Feb. 26
Published: February 26th, 2010 in: News RoundupGov. Jennifer Granholm of Michigan is praising Dow Chemical Company’s investments in wind, solar and battery storage technology. Granholm stopped by the company’s Midland, Mich., headquarters... Read more
Denied: Challenge to Grid Incentives
Published: February 26th, 2010 in: On the DocketA federal appeals court has rejected a challenge to federal regulators’ approval of an ISO New England transmission rate incentive intended to promote early completion of key grid... Read more
Groups Seek RTO Performance Measures
Published: February 25th, 2010 in: FERCNRECA agrees with the Government Accountability Office that a “comprehensive and meaningful” set of metrics, or standardized measures, is needed to gauge regional transmission organizations’... Read more
Taking Another Dip For Charity
Published: February 25th, 2010 in: Local InitiativesSome NRECA staffers are not beyond stripping out of their business attire and jumping into freezing water if it’s for a good cause. The third straight year, staffers from NRECA’s Cooperative... Read more
The Smiling Face of Savings
Published: February 25th, 2010 in: Energy ConservationFor a second straight year, a Kentucky co-op is teaming up with a local television station to help its consumer-members save money. Blue Grass Energy has just completed production on the first... Read more
Award Surprises Arkansas Co-op
Published: February 25th, 2010 in: Co-op NewsWhen Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative was nominated for a philanthropic award, Greg Davis said they never expected to win. “The Johnson County Library nominated us,” said Davis, key... Read more
News Roundup for Feb. 25
Published: February 25th, 2010 in: News RoundupFederal loan guarantees are only a “short-term solution” to reinvigorating the nuclear power sector, according to Energy Secretary Steven Chu. The government will step aside after seven to 10... Read more
The Linecrews That Never Quit
Published: February 25th, 2010 in: RecoveryThe mission taxed men and machines for weeks, but the mandate made the reasons clear: “We can never quit until the last consumer-member at the end of our lines has power back on in their... Read more
Opposition Mounts to EPA Plans
Published: February 25th, 2010 in: Climate ChangeOpposition continues to build against an Environmental Protection Agency proposal to regulate greenhouse gases from power plants and stationary sources under the Clean Air Act. Senate Commerce... Read more