Electric Co-ops Send 1 million Comments To EPA, More To Come
America’s electric co-ops have marked a new milestone in their grassroots strength as we reach 1 million comments sent to the EPA in opposition to its proposed rule targeting existing power plants. Collected through http://action.coop and tellepa.com, the comments are coming from all 50 states. As of mid-October, 526 comments were from Michigan, and in [...]
Pohl Is New HomeWorks Tri-County Board Member
Luke Pohl, of Westphalia, a local businessman and 31-year high school basketball coach, will fill an open seat on the HomeWorks Tri-County Electric board. Chosen from eight candidates, Pohl is filling the remaining year of a term formerly held by Carl Morton, who retired after 36 years of service. Pohl represents District 3, which serves [...]
GLE Board Approves Changes To Fees, Billing Rules
Changes to Great Lakes Energy’s “Rate Book for Electric Service” were recently approved by its board, and take effect Jan. 1, 2015. In accordance with P.A. 167 of 2008, the changes affect some special charges, such as the Misc. Special Service Charge and Bad Check Handling Fee, line extension fees, load management eligibility, deposit interest, [...]
Cherryland Returns $4.2 million To Members
Cherryland Electric Co-op (CEC) is returning a record-setting $4.2 million in capital credits to it members, effective on their October 2014 billings. Margins earned are allocated to individual co-op members annually in proportion to the amount of kilowatt-hours consumed during that year. In addition, CEC’s financial situation allowed them to eliminate their Power Supply Cost [...]
Ontonagon County Board of Directors Approves $3 million System Expansion
The Ontonagon County Rural Electrification Association (OCREA) Board of Directors recently approved plans for a series of upgrades to the cooperative’s electrical distribution system. Wolverine Power Cooperative is assisting OCREA with the project, which involves the design and construction of a new substation, and associated distribution facilities. The project’s primary purpose is to provide increased [...]
Utility Software Will Test for Cybersecurity Compliance
MultiSpeak®, a software standard used by utilities worldwide, has announced it is ready to test software applications for compliance with cybersecurity requirements. MultiSpeak is the first utility software standard to include cybersecurity as part of compliance testing. The program was developed and is maintained by a collaboration of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) [...]