News Releaseshttp://www.nreca.coop/_layouts/feed.aspx?xsl=1&web=/press/NewsReleases&page=17565f19-6bff-4356-b52b-3361180f200c&wp=e7d0d6d4-84a6-457b-be75-570169b85bd360Electric Cooperatives Kick Off Smart Grid Demonstration Projecthttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/ElectricCooperativesKickOffSmartGridDemonstrationProject.aspxElectric cooperatives in Minnesota kicked off a $5 million demonstration project today with the execution of contracts for hardware and software that will help modernize Minnesota’s electric grid.Tue, 01 May 2012 10:29:35 GMTU.S. Department of Energy, Great River Energy Host Smart Grid Roundtable with Stakeholders, Consumershttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/USDOEGreatRiverEnergyHostSmartGridRoundtable.aspxPre-event media conference call with DOE's Pat Hoffman on April 26, 14:30 EDTWed, 02 May 2012 15:28:44 GMTU.S. Court of Appeals Hears Arguments Calling for Rewrite of the Cross-state Air Pollution Rulehttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/USCourtofAppealsHearsArgumentsCallingforRewriteoftheCross-stateAirPollutionRule.aspxCo-ops prepared to meet new requirements but object to arbitrary treatment and capricious schedules.Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:50:17 GMTNRECA CEO Expresses Disappointment with Proposed EPA Greenhouse Gas Regulationshttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/NRECACEOExpressesDisappointmentwithProposedEPAGreenhouseGasRegulations.aspxTue, 27 Mar 2012 17:35:24 GMTElectric Cooperatives Applaud Introduction of Bipartisan Rural Energy Savings Program Acthttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/ElectricCooperativesApplaudIntroductionofBipartisanRuralEnergySavingsProgramAct.aspxThu, 22 Mar 2012 09:58:01 GMTNRECA CEO Glenn English: Federal Hydro Changes Proposed by Secretary Chu Could Increase Costs for Consumershttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/ElectricCo-opsVoiceConcernAboutChangestoFederalHydropowerProposedbySecretaryChu.aspxProposed changes could lead to cost increases for millions of co-op consumer members.Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:17:53 GMTIowa Lakes Named Wind Cooperative of 2011 by Dept. of Energyhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/IowaLakesNamedWindCooperativeof2011byDeptofEnergy.aspx$43 million in Clean Renewable Energy Bonds made the 21-MW project possible for this not-for-profit cooperativeThu, 15 Mar 2012 18:36:15 GMTPenn Lines Wins Coveted Journalism Award from NRECAhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/PennLinesWinsCovetedJournalismAwardfromNRECA.aspxEditor Peter Fitzgerald wins 2011 George W. Haggard Memorial Journalism Award.Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:29:28 GMTNRECA Honors Former NRECA International President Jim Durnil for Outstanding Leadershiphttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/NRECAHonorsFormerNRECAInternationalPresidentJimDurnilforOutstandingLeadership.aspxDurnil helped expand program’s reach and bring electricity to rural areas in Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, the Philippines and BoliviaFri, 09 Mar 2012 16:19:53 GMTNRECA Honors Former NRECA International Head Vivek Talvadkar for Outstanding Leadershiphttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/NRECAHonorsFormerNRECAInternationalHeadVivekTalvadkarforOutstandingLeadership.aspxTalvadkar grew the NRECA International Foundation from $687,000 to $1.54 million in five years. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:20:08 GMTInternational Co-operative Alliance President Calls on Electric Co-ops to Make the Public Case for Values-led, Member-owned Cooperative Businesseshttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/ICAPresidentCallsonElectricCoopstoMakethePublicCaseforValues-ledMemberownedCooperativeBusi.aspxTue, 06 Mar 2012 20:16:02 GMTCRN Researching Benefits of LED Lighting for Livestock Producershttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/EfficientLightinginAgriculture.aspxForum brings together researchers, manufacturers and utility and agricultural experts to share research results on the use of solid-state lighting (SSL) for agricultural producers.Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:26:27 GMTColorado Rural Electric Association’s Ray Clifton Recognized with NRECA President’s Awardhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/RayCliftonPresidentsAward.aspxThe National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) today awarded Ray Clifton, former Executive Director of the Colorado Rural Electric Association, with its 2012 President’s Award.Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:27:51 GMTHobson Waits, Former CEO of the Electric Power Associations of Mississippi, Receives NRECA President’s Awardhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/HobsonWaitsPresidentsAward.aspxThe National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) today honored Hobson Waits, former CEO and executive vice president of the Electric Power Associations of Mississippi, with its 2012 President’s Award.Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:26:02 GMTNRECA Honors Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative’s Billy Brown with President’s Awardhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/BillyBrownPresidentsAward.aspxThe National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) today awarded Billy Brown, executive vice president and general manager of Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative with its 2012 President’s Award.Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:26:36 GMTRozet, Wyoming Student Addresses NRECA Annual Meeting as National Youth Leadership Council Spokespersonhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/RozetWyomingStudentAddressesNRECAAnnualMeetingasNationalYouthLeadershipCouncilSpokesperson.aspxFri, 09 Mar 2012 16:08:32 GMTMidwest Energy Honored for Ground-breaking Energy Efficiency Programhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/MidwestEnergyReceivesNRECAEnergyEfficiencyAward.aspxKansas cooperative helping members overcome cost barriers to increased efficiency.Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:50:12 GMTOld Dominion Electric Cooperative Honored for Community Investmenthttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/OldDominionElectricCooperativeHonoredforCommunityInvestment.aspxODEC’s Broadband Initiative Brings 21st-Century Jobs to Rural VirginiaMon, 12 Mar 2012 13:50:04 GMTTaylor Electric Cooperative Honored for Innovative Cooperative Education Programhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/TaylorElectricCooperativeHonored.aspxArea cooperatives came together to fund effort to teach the cooperative model in classroomsWed, 07 Mar 2012 14:50:30 GMTNRECA Honors Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives for Outstanding Grassroots Outreachhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/NRECAHonorsVirginiaMarylandandDelawareAssociationofElectricCooperativesforOutstandingGrassrootsOutreach.aspxTue, 06 Mar 2012 16:08:07 GMTDame Pauline Green, President of the International Cooperative Alliance, to Keynote 2012 NRECA Annual Meetinghttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/DamePaulineGreenPresidentoftheInternationalCooperativeAlliance,toKeynote2012NRECAAnnualMeeting.aspxThu, 01 Mar 2012 09:44:37 GMTEPA Renews and Updates Rules on Storm Water Runoff from Constructionhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/EPARenewsandUpdatesRulesonStormWaterRunofffromConstruction.aspxEPA Renews and Updates Rules on Storm Water Runoff from ConstructionFri, 24 Feb 2012 11:56:30 GMTNRECA Lauds DOE's Proposed Efficiency Standards for Distribution Transformershttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/NRECALaudsDOEsProposedEfficiencyStandards.aspxNRECA Lauds DOE's Proposed Efficiency Standards for Distribution TransformersFri, 24 Feb 2012 11:56:55 GMTNRECA CEO Glenn English: EPA’s Utility MATS Misses the Mark On Affordability and Reliabilityhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/MATSMissestheMark.aspxThu, 16 Feb 2012 13:34:10 GMTNRECA Joins Industry-wide Call for Court-ordered Rewrite of the Cross-state Air Pollution Rulehttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/NRECAJoinsIndustrywideCallorCourtorderedRewriteoftheCASPR.aspxFri, 10 Feb 2012 16:00:04 GMTNRECA Applauds NRC Approval for Vogtle 3 & 4http://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/NRECAApplaudsNuclearRegulatoryCommissionApproval.aspxFri, 10 Feb 2012 15:49:01 GMTNRECA Statement on White House Decision to Nominate John Norris to Second Term at FERChttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/NominateJohnNorristoatFERC.aspxFri, 09 Mar 2012 17:31:26 GMTQualityLogic to Map MultiSpeak® to OpenADE/ESPI, OpenADR, SEP2http://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/QualityLogictoMapMultiSpeaktoOpenADEESPI,OpenADR,SEP2.aspxFri, 09 Mar 2012 17:32:51 GMTNRECA CEO Glenn English Applauds White House Announcement of Intent to Nominate Tony Clark to FERChttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/NRECACEOGlennEnglishApplaudsWhiteHouseAnnouncementofIntenttoNominateTonyClarktoFERC.aspxTue, 24 Jan 2012 10:01:04 GMTOhio Electric Co-op Chief Wins National Leadership Awardhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/OhioElectricCo-opChiefWinsNationalLeadershipAward.aspxTue, 24 Jan 2012 13:15:25 GMTNRECA’s Cooperative Research Network Partners with Shaw Environmental on Multi-Pollutant Control Technologyhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Pages/NRECAsCooperativeResearchNetworkPartnerswithShawEnvironmentalonMultiPollutantControlTechnology.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 15:47:09 GMT