http://www.ect.coop Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:20:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.ect.coop/newsmakers/co-op-news-newsmakers/north-carolina-co-op-burn-center-expansion/39217 http://www.ect.coop/regulatory-watch/nerc/nerc-cyber-security-standards/39264 http://www.ect.coop/industry/business-finance/weekly-fuel-price-watch/32824 http://www.ect.coop/uncategorized/weekly-news-digest/6223 FORT MYERS, Fla.—“There are a lot of snake oil salesmen that are selling black boxes that claim to do all kinds of stuff and do nothing,” was the blunt warning from Ken Black of the energy advisory firm E Source. But he came here to NET 2012 to help co-ops sort the technological wheat from the chaff.]]> http://www.ect.coop/emerging-technologies/r-d/outlook-on-new-technologies/39238 http://www.ect.coop/newsmakers/co-op-voices/electricity-for-honduras-co-op-volunteers/39147 FORT MYERS, Fla.—Political gridlock in Washington is leaving electric cooperatives hanging on critical issues impacting their ability to provide reliable, affordable electricity, NRECA CEO Glenn English warned. “It has become particularly divisive,” English said of the political landscape. “We have fewer and fewer people who are in the middle. We’ve become more polarized. And that makes it more difficult to reach an agreement, a compromise, a common objective.”]]> http://www.ect.coop/industry/trends-reports-analyses/nreca-ceo-glenn-english-co-ops-plan/39257 http://www.ect.coop/emerging-technologies/electric-vehicles/dc-auto-show-electric-cars-showcase/39229 http://www.ect.coop/public-policy-watch/energy-environment/ferc-energy-pilot-program-in-new-york/39175 INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—Rebate isn’t in the vocabulary at Midwest Energy. “Our approach to doing energy efficiency is not to just throw incentives at it,” said Michael Volker, director of regulatory and energy services at the Hays, Kan.-based co-op. “Our whole point is addressing the reasons energy efficiency isn’t happening—that there are barriers. Let’s tear down the barriers and then let the [member] do what they probably should be doing anyway.”]]> http://www.ect.coop/special-reports/ceo-closeup/midwest-energy-efficiency-how-smart-program/39098