Midwest Energy Continues Effort To Bring Broadband To Rural Areas
Over the summer, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced it would fund $100 million in rural broadband experiments (RBEs). This came on the heels of many months of work by a committed team of electric co-ops and other partners, including Midwest Energy Cooperative, who worked to impact policy change and open funding so that non-traditional [...]
FERC Delays Costs for Cloverland
The December 1 date for the new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission(FERC) directed Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) charge to take effect for Cloverland Electric’s 42,000 services has been delayed by FERC due to insufficient information provided by MISO. FERC issued the order Friday, November 28. MISO has 30 days to provide the requested information to [...]
Cloverland Co-op Continues Push Against Rising U.P. Electric Bills
Cloverland Electric Co-op is continuing its battle – including asking its members to write state, regional and national officials - to keep the monthly electric bills of nearly all U.P. residents from going up drastically by Dec. 1. The problem started when Marquette’s Presque Isle Power Plant (PIPP) lost its main customer, the Cliffs mining [...]
New NRECA Solar Website
A new website is available to help communicate how electric co-ops are using renewable resources, and specifically solar energy. Take a look, and feel free to use its information to talk with co-op staff, members, elected officials, boards, and others interested parties about how the cooperatives are already responding to consumer needs in an era of [...]
What Electric Co-ops Need to Know About Charging PEVs
Because of lower fuel costs, as well as reduced maintenance and environmental impacts when compared to standard cars, plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) sales are growing rapidly, reports the Cooperative Research Network (CRN). From December 2010 through September 2014, Americans bought over 255,000 PEVs. What does this mean for electric co-ops, and how will it affect [...]
DOE Funds Battery Support Of Solar
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has flagged $15 million for bolstering distributed, onsite solar energy projects that integrate energy storage. As reported in the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. (CFC) newsletter, eligible projects include those that will help advance solar photovoltaic technology and energy storage through: Advanced operation in conjunction with smart loads [...]