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      <title>Co-ops Welcome "Rural Energy Savings Program Act"</title>
      <description>March 10, 2010 -- Proposed $4.9 billion loan program would give co-ops access to low-interest loans for efficiency improvements through the USDAs Rural Utilities Service.</description>
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      <title>NRECA Praises New Legislation Providing a Time-Out on Clean Air Act Regulation of Greenhouse Gases</title>
      <description>March 4, 2010 -- NRECA CEO English praises efforts of Senator Rockefeller (D-WV) and Congressman Rick Boucher (D-VA) on proposed Clean Air Act legislation.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:33:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NRECA Honors North Carolina Association of Electric Cooperatives</title>
      <description>February 15, 2010 - Almost 5,900 school projects sponsored by North Carolina co-ops since programs beginning in 1994.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:56:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NRECA Honors Union Rural Electric Cooperative in Ohio for Bringing Jobs and Growth to Union County</title>
      <description>February 15, 2010 - Co-op investment and leadership help make Union County one of the fastest growing counties in Ohio.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:50:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NRECA Honors Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Associations Pioneering Energy Efficiency Program</title>
      <description>February 15, 2010 - "My Meter" web tool empowering co-op consumer members to lower their electric bills.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:44:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>KENTUCKY LIVING Magazine Wins Coveted National Journalism Award</title>
      <description>February 17, 2010 -- NRECA honors magazine for educating readers on energy costs and cooperative positions on political issues.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:56:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Glenn English Blasts Excessive Partisanship on Energy Issues</title>
      <description>February 16, 2010 -- NRECA CEO urges co-op unity to prevent the EPA from using the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gases from stationary sources.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:46:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NRECA Honors George Lyons, Polk Co. Rural PPD General Manager, for Outstanding Grassroots Outreach</title>
      <description>February 15, 2010 -- More than 5,500 messages sent to Congress from 3,700 members  more than a third of the membership.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:24:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NRECA Honors Electric Co-ops of South Carolina and Central Electric Power Co-op for Outstanding Grassroots Outreach</title>
      <description>February 15, 2010 -- More than two hundred thousand of South Carolina consumer members join the debate on our energy future.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:24:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NRECA Honors Nevadas D. Vernon Dalton for a Lifetime of Service and Dedication to the Cooperative Program</title>
      <description>February 16, 2010 -- Wells Rural Electric Company president wins prestigious Clyde T. Ellis award.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:50:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NRECA Honors J.E. "Gene" Smith, CEO of CHELCO, for Service and Dedication to the Cooperative Program</title>
      <description>February 16, 2010 -- Florida Co-op CEO wins prestigious Clyde T. Ellis award.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:49:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Electric Cooperatives Receive Over $215 Million for Smart Grid Investments</title>
      <description>October 27, 2009 - Department of Energys smart grid investment grants include funds for more than 50 electric cooperatives and public power districts in 15 states.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:41:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Successful MultiSpeak Version 4 Test Marks Progress on Interoperability</title>
      <description>October 28, 2009 -- Clevest Solutions and Milsoft Utility Solutions Achieve MultiSpeak Version 3 and Version 4 Certification.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:41:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Milsoft Utility Solutions and Tantalus Successfully Interoperate TUNet and Milsoft Outage Management System via MultiSpeak for Smart Grid Quality Outage Verification</title>
      <description>November 6, 2009 -- Interface allows TUNet AMI system to detect outages and restorations as they occur and relay those notifications to the Milsoft DisSPatch system in real time.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:40:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Co-ops Win $33.9 million from DOE for Smart Grid Demonstration Project</title>
      <description>November 24, 2009  The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association working with 27 cooperatives from Hawaii to New Hampshire will deploy a range of new technologies, testing interoperability and end-to-end connectivity.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:40:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NISC and Tantalus Successfully Interoperate TUNet and iVUE Outage Management System via MultiSpeak</title>
      <description>January 14, 2010   Through the interface, the TUNet AMI system can actively detect outages and restorations as they occur and relay those notifications to the iVUE Outage Management System in real time.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:39:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Sagequest And Milsoft Announce MultiSpeak Version 4 Certification</title>
      <description>February 12, 2010   Interoperability of outage management system and GPS vehicle location software will enable utilities to expedite service restoration.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:38:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>6000 Electric Co-op Leaders Arriving in Atlanta for NRECA's 2010 Annual Meeting</title>
      <description>February 11, 2010 - Efficiency and technology innovation top the agenda for America's rural cooperatives.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:09:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NRECA International Ltd. and NRECA International Foundation Rapid Response Team Deployed in Haiti</title>
      <description>January 21, 2010 - Response team is coordinating the installation of 500 kVA and 1000 kVA generators at hospitals and relief centers.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:59:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Co-ops in Georgia and Ohio Win Federal Broadband Funds</title>
      <description>January 20, 2010 - Stimulus funds allowing cooperatives to bring broadband service to rural communities.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:42:27 GMT</pubDate>
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