In Fort Mohave, Arizona, even Republican voters are fighting gas power plants as utilities try to lock in fossil fuels About this content Nina Lakhani in Fort Mohave, Arizona, with photographs by Marshall Scheuttle Thu 23 May 2024 05.00 EDT Retirement was pretty idyllic for Mac and Debbie McKeever, who moved to Fort Mohave in Arizona for the desert views, starry nights and fresh air. The couple hosted […]
Richard Knox: Your vote can assure NH Electric Co-op accountability
May 20, 2024 WHEN the 70,000 members of the New Hampshire Electric Co-op get ballots for the company’s annual election this week, they’ll have an opportunity to weigh in on a proposed change in the company’s bylaws. It sounds boring and pro-forma, but in fact the proposal is critical to the functioning of the $185 million-a-year electric utility and broadband company. The bylaws change would […]
Op-Ed: Basic Issue in NH Electric Co-op Election: Who Speaks for Members’ Best Interests?
By RICHARD KNOX The NH Electric Co-op election, which began on Tuesday and will continue until June 12, sparks a crucial public debate for approximately one in 10 New Hampshire residents who rely on this nonprofit utility for their power. The crux is simply this: Who’s looking out for electricity-buyers’ best interests? Keep in mind that utility companies are state-sanctioned monopolies. They have a license […]
US electric co-ops apex sues government over green power rules
Green groups have welcomed new rules to tackle climate change, but NRECA says they are unlawful and threaten US energy supplies May 14, 2024 Miles Hadfield The US National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) has filed a lawsuit challenging the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA_ over its new power plant rule. Designed to address the threat of climate change and push the US towards cleaner energy, the […]
REC Leadership Nearly All White and All Male – Daily Yonder Coverage
Report: Rural Electric Cooperatives Lack Women, Minorities in Elected Positions by Kristi Eaton, The Daily Yonder August 11, 2022 A new report from ACORN International shows that while rural America is becoming more diverse, rural electricity cooperatives fail to reflect that diversity. The Rural Power Project–ACORN International and the Labor Neighbor Research and Training Center–surveyed the elected leadership of 888 rural electricity cooperatives (RECs) nationwide […]
Renewables Are Fast Replacing Coal, Except in Rural America
Electric cooperatives in less-populous areas have lagged behind, but some of their members are agitating for a quicker transition By : Katherine Blunt | Photographs by Adria Malcolm for The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2021 8:00 am ET U.S. utilities are moving to replace coal plants with renewable-energy sources, but the shift is happening more slowly at the cooperatives that serve much of rural […]