The Cooperative Difference

Co-op Volunteers Transform a School

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:23:04 GMT

Touchstone Energy service project brings energy efficiency to school.

Recovered Energy Project brings Carbon Free Generation to Northeastern Colorado

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:37:01 GMT

Highline Electric Association's new waste heat recovery system projected to produce 27,600 MWh per year.

Tri-State To Build Largest Cooperative-owned Solar PV Facility

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:58:24 GMT

At 30 MW, Cimarron will be the one of the nation's largest PV solar facilities.

North Carolina Co-ops Unite to Push Efficiency, Renewables

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:27:43 GMT

New cooperative aims to develop market for green energy products and services.

Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO) Invests in SMARTT Car and SMARTTER Students

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:27:20 GMT

Corporate sponsorship of high school electric vehicle club nets "Rookie of the Year" award and a street-legal, battery-operated Pontiac Fiero.

Georgia's Governor Perdue Spotlights Flint Energies

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:26:52 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

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:26:37 GMT

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

Lincoln Electric Cooperative Saves Eureka School System Millions in Energy Costs

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:26:13 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, 07 Dec 2009 19:25:52 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.

Great River Energy Aims High to Lower Members' Energy Usage

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:25:28 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.

Preserving Habitat and Maintaining Right-of-Way Are One and the Same for Some Co-ops

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:25:02 GMT

Peregrine falcons, ospreys, Karner butterflies, tortoises and native grasses benefiting from co-ops new approaches to right-of-way maintenance.

Co-op Linemen Pike Poles in Sudan

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:24:39 GMT

Working the old-fashioned way, co-op linemen from two states help to bring light to a crowded African community.

Adams Electric Blazing a Clean Trail with Nation's First Plug-in Hybrid Bucket Truck

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:24:16 GMT

Adams Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, will be the first utility in the United States to own and operate a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) bucket truck.

Run-of-the-River Hydropower in Arkansas Easing Burden of Rising Fuel Costs

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:23:57 GMT

Cooperative investment in small-scale hydropower reaps renewable dividends decades later.

Co-op Engineer Takes Plug-in Hybrid Ford Escape for a 1000-Mile Test Drive

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:23:35 GMT

Salem Electric in Oregon joins Cooperative Research Network's Study of Plug-in Hybrids.