Advisers Seek Energy Policy Shifts
Published: November 30th, 2010 in: Energy & EnvironmentU.S. energy policy must be transformed in response to challenges involving economic competitiveness, environmental stewardship and national security, a presidential advisory panel... Read more
Co-op Helps Boost Local Economy
Published: November 30th, 2010 in: Local InitiativesThe next time you order shoes from footwear e-tailer Zappos.com or an electronic gadget from Bestbuy.com, your shipment might come from one of several warehouses in a Kentucky co-op’s service... Read more
Storms and Tornadoes Hit Mid-South
Published: November 30th, 2010 in: ResponseA massive severe weather system that moved eastward across the mid-South caused power outages in four states and damaged homes served by a Mississippi co-op. High winds and tornadoes... Read more
Volt, Leaf Get EPA Stickers
Published: November 30th, 2010 in: Electric VehiclesCar buyers are used to seeing the window stickers that list the estimated miles per gallon. But what about when a car runs partially or completely on electricity? In the case of the Chevrolet Volt... Read more
Co-op Help Aids Afghanistan
Published: November 30th, 2010 in: Co-op NewsHow do you get 2,600 pounds of school supplies from an apartment in Mississippi to a military facility in Indiana, so it can ultimately get to children in Afghanistan? You call in some... Read more
Colorado G&T Buys Wind Power
Published: November 30th, 2010 in: Renewable EnergyA new wind farm in eastern Colorado is now helping to provide electricity for co-ops serving more than 1.5 million consumer-members in four states. On Nov. 29, nearly three dozen 1.5... Read more
News Roundup for November 30
Published: November 30th, 2010 in: News RoundupIn Pennsylvania, environmentalists are worried that funding for solar programs may vanish when the new governor takes office. The state has more than 100 megawatts of installed solar capacity and... Read more
Co-op, Museum Honor Electrification
Published: November 29th, 2010 in: Co-op NewsFor those too young to remember what life was like without electricity, there’s a museum in Virginia that brings that stark reality to the present day. And it does so with the help of the local... Read more
Co-ops Donate Substation to College
Published: November 29th, 2010 in: Co-op NewsThere's a lot more to learning the lineworker trade than climbing poles and handling hot sticks. That's why co-ops in Minnesota recently gave a working substation to the Electrical... Read more
News Roundup for November 29
Published: November 29th, 2010 in: News RoundupThe Department of Energy could help breathe new life into an idled Indiana automotive plant. Miami-based Vehicle Production Group will use a $50 million DOE loan to build wheelchair accessible... Read more