The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) released a new economic study detailing a devastating relationship between higher electricity prices and job losses. The study, “Affordable Electricity: Rural America’s Economic Lifeline,” measures the impact of a 10 and 25% electricity price increase on jobs and gross domestic product (GDP) from 2020 to 2040. According to…
Energy Department names 2014 wind cooperatives of the year
The Energy Department and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) has recognized the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (Tri-State) and San Isabel Electric Association (San Isabel) of Colorado as the 2014 WINDExchange Wind Cooperatives of the Year. The awards were presented recently at the NRECA TechAdvantage Conference and Expo in Orlando, Florida, to honor…