Fifty-five co-ops in eight Western states rely on hydropower from the lower Snake River dams.
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Two major bills passed by Congress will create a more reliable power grid, the NRECA CEO said.
Co-ops can use “a la carte operating protocol” for AZ G&T batteries to meet their needs.
Electric co-ops are already gearing up to use the incentives for energy innovation.
The Senate-passed bill also includes grants and loans for co-ops that buy or build clean energy systems.
Four Alaska electric cooperatives will benefit from Railbelt transmission upgrades.
Kauaʻi Island co-op has used federal incentives to help achieve 70% renewable energy.
In the Colorado wilderness, a model single-phase hydroelectric project turns 10.
An executive representing generation and transmission cooperative interests is urging Congress to help clear bureaucratic and legal barriers that add burdensome delays and increase costs for transmission projects connecting population centers to new sources of renewable energy. “There is tremendous opportunity to utilize federal lands for both generating renewable electricity, and moving that electricity to […]
Georgia’s electric co-ops have grown their solar portfolio by 8,000% in the past six years.