Co-ops Set to Keep Smart Meter Lead
Published: June 30th, 2010 in: Smart GridElectric co-ops are poised to maintain their utility industry leadership in the deployment of smart meters, as they move to finalize smart grid investment grants awarded by the Department of... Read more
News Roundup for June 30
Published: June 30th, 2010 in: News RoundupThe California Public Utilities Commission has launched a plan for modernizing the state’s electric grid. The regulators set out a framework and an overall vision for a smart grid, which uses... Read more
The Blade Comes to Washington
Published: June 29th, 2010 in: Renewable EnergyWashington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, a rookie phenom, isn’t the only new arrival at Nationals Park. The venue in Washington, D.C., was the latest stop in the 4,000-mile journey... Read more
Training Under the Texas Sun
Published: June 29th, 2010 in: Consumer OutreachA Texas co-op is working with a local community college to make sure it has linemen and other skilled personnel to handle the needs of its consumer-members. Big Country Electric Cooperative... Read more
Ban on Electric Heaters Denied
Published: June 29th, 2010 in: Energy EfficiencyIt’s the end of the line for a proposed change to the building sector code that would have banned future production of electric resistance heaters, a popular heating source for many co-op... Read more
New Funding Opportunity for Co-ops
Published: June 29th, 2010 in: Energy EfficiencyThe U.S. Department of Agriculture is making available $2.4 million to rural electric co-ops, local governments and others to help rural small businesses and agricultural producers perform energy... Read more
NERC Grid Regime Focus of Workshops
Published: June 29th, 2010 in: NERCNRECA is recommending that co-ops attend one of its three fall workshops on compliance with the North American Electric Reliability Corp.’s requirements intended to ensure reliable operation of... Read more
News Roundup for June 29
Published: June 29th, 2010 in: News RoundupPresident Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have agreed on an action plan to start an energy-efficiency and smart grid project. The plan will “promote innovation in the U.S. and... Read more
Productive NRECA Board Session
Published: June 29th, 2010 in: Co-op NewsThe NRECA Board concluded what its leaders called a productive summer meeting June 23, after a thorough look at association activities and a strong emphasis on participation in the political... Read more
Co-op Makes Learning Fun
Published: June 28th, 2010 in: Local Initiatives“America’s Favorite Quiz Show” is the slogan for the popular “Jeopardy” TV game show. And judging by the enthusiastic response to the electronic version at one Indiana co-op, that may... Read more