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Broadband

6 Reasons Why Electric Co-ops Might Not Apply for BEAD Funding (Fierce Network)
Utilities Oppose Plan to Assign 4.9 GHz Band to FirstNet (Broadband Breakfast)
Loss of Internet Subsidies Hurts Efforts to Expand Rural Broadband Service, CEO Says (Spectrum News)
Industry Groups Applaud FCC Broadband Speed Definition, Despite Concerns It’s Part of a Big Title II Ploy (Telecompetitor)
Electric Co-ops Want RDOF Defaulters to Pony Up (Fierce Telecom)
FCC Cranks Fixed Broadband Standard Up a Notch (Fierce Telecom)
Rural Commenters Claim Flaws in FWA Providers’ Broadband Data (Telecompetitor)
Industry Reps to House Ag: USDA Should Handle Rural Broadband (Southeast AgNet)
Industry Testimonies Reveal Division Over 2023 Farm Bill (FierceTelecom)
Who Are the Wireless and Wired Telecom Trade Associations? (FierceTelecom)
U.S. Allocates $42B in Broadband Funding—Find Out How Much Your State Will Get (ArsTechnica)
Broadband Industry Sounds Off on BEAD Funding Reveal (FierceTelecom)
Electric Cooperative Broadband Restrictions: NRECA Execs Offer an Update (Telecompetitor)

Cybersecurity

NRECA, AERC to Collaborate on Cybersecurity (Daily Energy Insider)
NRECA Gets $4M Grant From DOE for Cybersecurity Enhancements for Electric Co-ops (Daily Energy Insider)
U.S. Adversaries Trying to Manipulate Energy Resources (Fox News)

Energy Innovation

USDA Awards $3B to Electric Cooperatives to Lower Electricity Costs (Daily Energy Insider)
Biden to Award $7.3 Billion for Rural Energy in Boost for Harris (BNN Bloomberg)
White House Announces $7.3B in Clean Energy Financing for Dairyland Power, 15 Other Co-ops (Utility Dive)
U.S. to Spend $7.3 Billion on Rural Clean Energy Projects (Reuters)
East Kentucky Power Co-op Selected for Federal Funding to Build or Buy Renewable Energy (Kentucky Lantern)
Clean Energy Has a Secret Weapon: Rural Electric Cooperatives (CleanTechnica)
Interior Sec Touts ‘New ERA’ Loans to Southern Arizona Electric Co-ops (Tucson Sentinel)
Shifting Winds (Full Measure)
Energy Department Announces $366 Million for Rural Clean Energy Projects (Tucson Sentinel)
Co-op Energy Innovation Program Applauded by Industry Leaders (Daily Energy Insider)
Biden Administration Announces Nearly $11B for Renewable Energy in Rural Communities (Associated Press)
White House to Invest Nearly $11 Billion for Renewable Energy in Rural Areas (CNBC)
RFP Alert: $9.7 Billion to Bring Clean Energy to Rural Electric Co-ops (PV Magazine)
USDA’s $9.7 Billion for Rural Co-ops Could Leverage 20 GW of Clean Energy (PV Magazine)
Clean Energy Takes Root in Rural America (Politico)

Infrastructure

Rural Utilities to Receive $97 Million for High-Priority Transmission Projects (Power Grid International)
DOE Delivers $2B to Expand Grid for Renewables, Extreme Weather (E&E News)
Electric Cooperatives to Build $2 Billion in Power Plants to Ensure System Reliability (Talk Business & Politics)
As It Gets Hotter, 13,000 Families in This Pocket of America Live Without Electricity (CNN)
Increasing Number of Microgrids Helps Protect Critical Assets (Fox News)
Biden Administration Urged to Increase Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (Fox News)
We Must Have More Natural Gas Pipelines to Avoid Freezing (Forbes)
Wildfire Mitigation to Launch in Minnesota and Other States (KAAL-TV)
DOE Announces ‘Largest Ever Investment in America’s Grid,’ Giving $3.5B Across 44 States (Utility Dive)
Biden-Harris Administration Releases Permitting Action Plan to Accelerate Federal Infrastructure Projects (Daily Energy Insider)

Industry News

Supreme Court’s Power Plant Emissions Ruling Will Impact Grid Reliability, Say Industry Groups (Daily Energy Insider)
Supreme Court Rejects Calls to Put a Hold on EPA Power Plant Carbon Rule (Utility Dive)
DOE Gives Over $600 Million to States Affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton (S&P Global)
Supreme Court Clears Way for Biden Limits on Methane, Mercury Pollution (The Spokesman-Review)
Restoring Power to Parts of Rural U.S. After Storm Will Take Weeks, Utilities Say (Reuters)
In Areas Hit Hardest by Helene, Rural Cooperatives Could Need Weeks to Restore (Utility Dive)
Industry and States Blast Price Tag of EPA Mercury Air Standards (Bloomberg Law)
Helene’s Historic Devastation Spurs Largest-Ever Mutual Aid Response, Signals Power Sector Reckoning (POWER Magazine)
Farmers’ Livelihoods Will Feel the  Impact of Hurricane Helene for Years to Come (RFD-TV)
Supreme Court Has a Shot at Stopping Another EPA Climate Rule (E&E News)
South Carolina Power Restoration in Full Swing After Debby (Fox Weather)
SCOTUS Could Deal Another Blow to Climate Action (The Verge)
New EPA Rules Spark Legal Battles and Potentially Higher Consumer Bills (Spectrum News)
Supreme Court Showdown: EPA Defends Carbon Capture Amid Power Industry Backlash (POWER Magazine)
Power Plants and Carbon Emissions. What’s at Stake. (Deseret News)
Fossil Fuels Tout Win as Supreme Court Halts EPA’s Ozone Plan (Bloomberg Law)
WA Ecology, Feds to Host Meetings on Breaching Lower Snake River Dams (Washington Examiner)
Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown Joins Republicans in Opposing EPA’s Power Plant Rule to Reduce Emissions (Spectrum News)
Energy Organizations Back Congressional Resolution to Block Plan to Close Power Plants (Daily Energy Insider)
GOP Lawmakers Aim to Protect Coal and Gas-Fired Power Plants From EPA Rules (POWER Magazine)
As Election Nears, Biden Pushes a Slew of Rules on the Environment and Other Priorities (Associated Press)
Industry Stakeholders Challenge EPA’s Power Plant Rule (T&D World)
U.S. Appeals Court Won’t Pause EPA Power Plant Emissions Rule for Now (Reuters)
Co-ops: New EPA Rules Could Mean Power Grid Reliability Issues (Prairie Public Radio)
Electric Cooperatives Concerned With New EPA Standards (KFGO-AM)
Rural Co-op Association Files Motion to Stay EPA Power Plant Rule (POWER Engineering)
U.S. Republican Attorneys General Sue to Stop EPA’s Carbon Rule (Reuters)
Over Two Dozen States Sue to Overturn New EPA Power Plant Emissions Rule (S&P Global)
Legal Challenges Fly Over EPA Power Plant Rules (POWER Engineering)
23 States, Rural Co-ops Sue EPA Over ‘Unlawful, Unreasonable’ Power Plant Rules (Utility Dive)
West Virginia Launches Next Legal Battle Over EPA Climate Power (E&E News)
States, Trade Groups Sue EPA Over New Fossil Fuel Rules (POWER Magazine)
West Virginia and 24 Other States Sue to Overturn EPA Power Plant Rule (Washington Examiner)
Strict New EPA Rules Would Force Coal-Fired Power Plants to Capture Emissions or Shut Down (Associated Press)
Biden Administration Finalizes New Rules for Power Plants in One of Its Most Significant Climate Actions to Date (CNN)
Coal and New Gas Power Plants Will Have to Meet Climate Pollution Targets (NPR)
Biden Admin Cracks Down on Power Plants Fueling Nation’s Grid (Fox News)
EPA Issues Toughest Rule Yet on Power Plant Emissions, but It’s Likely to Face Court Challenges (CBS News)
EPA Severely Limits Pollution From Coal-Burning Power Plants (The New York Times)
New EPA Emissions Rules Squeeze Coal Plants (The Wall Street Journal)
Biden Curbs on Power Plant Pollution Collide With Demand (Bloomberg)
Biden Pushes U.S. to Get Off the Coal Train (POLITICO)
New EPA Rules Drastically Limit Emissions From Power Plants That Burn Fossil Fuels (Forbes)
U.S. Energy Giant Sounds Alarm on Biden’s Climate Rules Targeting Power Plants (Fox News)
Foes Wage Attacks as Biden Rolls Out Power Plant Rules (E&E News)
Manchin Blasts Biden and ‘Radical Climate Advisors at the White House’ for Killing Fossil Fuel Industry (Washington Examiner)
EPA Finalizes Power Plant Emission Rules, but Utilities Balk at Expected Need for Carbon Capture (Utility Dive)
U.S. EPA Defends Carbon Capture Tech Underpinning New Power Plant Rule (S&P Global)
America’s Energy Needs and Climate Goals (The New York Times)
Biden Admin Issues Energy Efficiency Restrictions on Key Power Grid Technology (Fox News)
Utilities to Press Biden Admin on Coal Wastewater Rule (E&E News)
Energy Department Eases Efficiency Standards on Grid Transformers in New Final Rule (Washington Examiner)
Biden Changes Course on a Major Power Grid Rule After Backlash (HuffPost)
DOE Final Distribution Transformer Rule Adds 2 Years for Compliance (Utility Dive)
Industry Groups Highlight What’s Needed to Meet Growing Energy Demands (Daily Energy Insider)
Republicans to Grill Top Biden Officials Over Actions Targeting Key Hydro Dams (Fox News)
NEMA-Led Coalition Seeks Bipartisan Support on Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Legislation (T&D World)
Barnett, Matheson: Reliability Energy is in Jeopardy (Aberdeen Insider)
USDA Investing $2.3 Billion to Strengthen Rural U.S. Power Grid (T&D World)
Utilities, Others Lobby Senators to Block DOE’s Distribution Transformer Efficiency Rule (Utility Dive)
Utilities, Labor and Coalition Members Seek Support for Maintaining U.S. Distribution Transformer Supply Chain (Daily Energy Insider)
Granholm Tells Congress ‘Adjustments Have Been Made’ to Distribution Transformer Proposal (Utility Dive)
Our Broken Energy Policy Could Leave Americans in the Dark (Fox News)
Bipartisan Senate Bill Seeks to Rein in DOE Distribution Transformer Efficiency Standards (POWER Magazine)
Utility Trade Groups Call for $1.2 Billion to Boost Transformer Manufacturing (PV Magazine)
Bipartisan Group of 12 Senators Proposes Blocking DOE’s Distribution Transformer Efficiency Rule (Utility Dive)
Top Power Grid Watchdog Warns Fossil Fuel Shutdowns Could Destabilize Future Reliability (Fox News)
Rising Peak Demand, 83 GW of Planned Retirements Create Blackouts Risks for Most of U.S.: NERC (Utility Dive)
Grid Monitor Warns of Blackout Risks as Generators Retire, Demand Rises (E&E News)
Biden Administration Commits Millions in New Funding to Columbia River Basin Restoration (Fox News)
Demand for Digital Services Gives Rise to Hyperscale Data Centers (Fox News)
Dangerous Winter Blackouts Could Affect More Than Half of U.S., Report Finds (CBS News)
Power Grid’s Future Hinges on Permitting and Natural Gas: Takeaways from POLITICO’s Grid Reliability Event (POLITICO)
Nation at Risk of Winter Blackouts as Power Grid Remains Under Strain (The Washington Post)
Power Grid Watchdog Warns of Higher Winter Blackout Risks, Cites Biden Energy Policies As Top Threat (Fox Business)
Executive Sketch: Matheson Leads NRECA in Era of Big Change for Utilities (Forbes)
Republican Senators Call on the EPA to Withdraw Proposed Rule (Spectrum News)
A New Era for Rural Electric Cooperatives (T&D World)
Experts Warn Green Energy Projects ‘Are Not Worth It’ As Prices Spiral ‘Out of Control’ (Fox Business)
Utilities Press for White House Meeting to Lobby Against Proposed Transformer Rules (Utility Dive)
Much of North America Faces ‘Elevated Risk’ of Blackouts in Extreme Winter Conditions: NERC (Utility Dive)
Oklahoma Among States with Highest Risk for Power Grid Shortfalls this Winter, Report Shows (KOCO-TV)
Carolinas Again at Risk for Energy Crisis with Severe Cold Weather Event this Winter (WCNC-TV)
Extreme Cold Weather Could Impact New England’s Already Stressed Electric Supply (WMUR-TV)
Report: Tennessee Could See More Blackouts This Winter (WKRN-TV)
Kentucky’s Power Grid at Risk of Buckling This Winter: Regulator (WDKY-TV)
Oklahoma at High Risk of Winter Blackouts Due to Growing Electricity Demand, According to Report (KOKH-TV)
New Study Examines Economic Benefits of Electric Cooperatives (Daily Energy Insider)
NRECA Hails Co-op Interest in USDA New ERA Co-op Energy Innovation Program (T&D World)
Biden’s Carbon Proposal Is Unworkable, U.S. Power Sector Warns (Reuters)
U.S. Grid Operators Warn Biden’s Power Plant Crackdown Could Trigger ‘Significant Power Shortages’ (Fox News)
Power Companies Warn of Dangerous Transformer Shortage (Scripps News)
Grid Transformer Supply Crunch Threatens Clean Energy Plans (Bloomberg Law)
America’s Power Sector Calls for Changes to EPA Carbon Reduction Proposal for Power Plants (Daily Energy Insider)
U.S. EPA Power Plant Proposal Sparks Debate Over Feasibility (S&P Global)
EPA Power Plant Carbon Plan Relies on Unavailable Tech, Violates Law: EEI, Trade Groups (Utility Dive)
EPA Power Plant Rules Will Force Plant Closures and Impact Energy Supplies (The Daily Record)
NRECA Files Comments Against EPA Power Plant Proposal (T&D World)
Clean Energy Transition Continues Despite Reliability, Supply Chain, and Financial Uncertainty (POWER Magazine)
U.S. Adversaries Trying to Manipulate Energy Resources (Fox News)
‘Special Report’ Spotlight: Is U.S. Power Grid Ready for Summer? (Fox News)
Rural Electricity Is Getting its Biggest Boost Since FDR—Here’s How (Yahoo News)
U.S. Utility Groups Seek White House Action on Electrical Steel (S&P Global)
The U.S. Is Running Low on the Machines Needed to Avoid Blackouts and Quit Fossil Fuels (HuffPost)
Opinion: Biden’s War on Affordable Energy (Yahoo News)
EPA Green Rules Increase Blackout Risks; Emission Caps on Reliable Fuels Will Shut Down Power Plants (Washington Times)
EPA Proposes First Limits on Climate Pollution from Existing Power Plants (The New York Times)
EPA: New Pollution Limits Proposed for U.S. Coal, Gas Power Plant Reflect ‘Urgency’ of Climate Crisis (Associated Press)
Carbon Capture Key to EPA’s New Power Plant Emissions Rule (POWER Magazine)
Power Rule’s Carve-Out Could Undermine Protections (E&E News)
Rural Utility Group Pushes for Permitting Reform in Scramble to Meet Electrification Demand (Reuters)
Can Utilities Rise to the Challenges Presented by Decarbonization? (Forbes)
Treasury Department Guidance Urgently Needed to Tap IRA’s Clean Energy ‘Gold Mine,’ Analysts Say (Utility Dive)
Rural Electric Groups Are Gathered in Music City to Discuss the Big Issues (RFD-TV)

Electric Vehicles

Rural States, Groups Tell EPA of Emissions Proposal Concerns (Transport Topics)
Massive Collaborative to Roll Out Electric Vehicles Aims to Electrify Grid by 2030 (Washington Examiner)

Technology

Microgrids Take Major Role for Reliability, Resiliency (POWER Magazine)
Three Rural Electric Cooperatives Awarded DOE Funds for Microgrid Projects (Microgrid Knowledge)