The Cooperative Difference

Georgia's Governor Perdue Spotlights Flint Energies

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:14:12 GMT

Flint Energies' SunPower for Schools program serves as backdrop and model for Governor Perdue's energy challenge announcement.

South Carolina Electric Energy Efficiency Study

Thu, 01 May 2008 19:24:16 GMT

South Carolina Cooperatives aim to replace 7 million incandescent bulbs with CFLs in ten years.

Great River Energy Aims High to Lower Members' Energy Usage

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:58:45 GMT

"A Brighter Idea" campaign seeks to persuade every member of the 28 electric co-ops belonging to GRE to replace five incandescent lightbulbs with CFLs over the next three to four years.

Lincoln Electric Cooperative Saves Eureka School System Millions in Energy Costs

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:12:06 GMT

A $300,000 zero-interest loan from the Montana co-op to under the U.S.D.A. Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program helps make the numbers add up for a local school system.

Basin Electric Power Cooperative Selects New Technology for Carbon Capture Demonstration Project

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:09:54 GMT

The North Dakota-based project will capture approximately one million tons of CO₂ annually, making it one of the largest such demonstrations in the world.

United Cooperative Services in Texas Sets Ambitious Efficiency Goals

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:40:53 GMT

Program provides new role for meter readers and value for members as homes and businesses get in-depth reviews.

Greening the Greens in Tucson

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:40:36 GMT

Trico Electric Cooperative provides $175,000 for solar-powered irrigation system that uses reclaimed water to keep desert golf courses green.

Deadly Ice Storm Blankets Nation's Midsection

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:40:11 GMT

Co-op workers across the Midwest labored day and night to restore power to tens of thousands of members left in the dark by a deadly December ice storm.

New Hampshire Electric Co-op Assists Dark Skies Project to Advance Observatory Project

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:39:52 GMT

Waterville Valley installs nearly 50 "Dark Skies" streetlights to reduce sky glare and enhance visibility at the new earth and sky observatory.

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Pledges Support for the Institute for Environmental Solutions' Tree Project

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:39:31 GMT

Colorado-based research aims to determine trees and landscaping plants that will conserve energy and water, trap carbon and help sustain the Front Range's prairie ecosystem even as development spreads.

Dairyland Power Cooperative Implements Major Emission Control Equipment

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:39:13 GMT

Two fabric filter baghouse installations help capture very light ash from coal-fired power plants.

Kentucky's Meade County RECC Expo Exceeds Expectations

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:38:52 GMT

Nearly seven hundred members attend Home Energy Expo mini-seminars on home energy efficiency.

Gulf Coast Co-ops Face New Challenges After Hurricane Katrina

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:38:31 GMT

A The lights are long since back on. But more than two years after Hurricane Katrina, electric co-ops in Mississippi and Louisiana new, unexpected challenges.

Cooperatives Make Record Investment in Renewable Energy, Conservation

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:38:10 GMT

South Carolina's 20 electric cooperatives plan to invest up to $10 million per year towards renewable energy and energy efficiency measures. The investment represents up to 1.1 percent of budgeted gross revenue for Central Electric Power Cooperative.

Delaware County Electric Cooperative Going Green

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:37:12 GMT

With the addition of wind and landfill gas to its fuel mix, a New York co-op will soon be "100 percent renewable."