http://myenergycoop.org/news en dpower@citizen.org Copyright 2012 2012-04-10T14:27:40+00:00 http://myenergycoop.org/site/april_29th_the_nreca_will_hold_its_annual_legislative_fly_in_in_washington http://myenergycoop.org/site/april_29th_the_nreca_will_hold_its_annual_legislative_fly_in_in_washington#When:14:27:40Z Contact:
Wes Perrin
National Organizer
Public Power Reform
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Even with two new trustees, the bankrupt Southern Montana Electric power co-op could not elect officers at its annual meeting on Monday.
By CLAIR JOHNSON cjohnson@billingsgazette.com | Posted: Monday, March 12, 2012 5:39 pm |

]]> 2012-04-09T20:47:12+00:00 http://myenergycoop.org/site/four_new_cobb_emc_directors_elected http://myenergycoop.org/site/four_new_cobb_emc_directors_elected#When:20:01:21Z by Kim Isaza
newseditor@mdjonline.com
]]> 2012-04-09T20:01:21+00:00 http://myenergycoop.org/site/cobb_emc_co_op_didnt_actually_plan_to_build_the_controversial_coal_fired_pl http://myenergycoop.org/site/cobb_emc_co_op_didnt_actually_plan_to_build_the_controversial_coal_fired_pl#When:20:13:37Z 2012-04-02T20:13:37+00:00 http://myenergycoop.org/site/clean_air_advocates_cheer_court_decision_on_sunflower_coal_plant_expansion http://myenergycoop.org/site/clean_air_advocates_cheer_court_decision_on_sunflower_coal_plant_expansion#When:20:51:15Z Kansas coal project will face thorough environmental review, new administration decision ]]> 2012-01-31T20:51:15+00:00 http://myenergycoop.org/site/cobb_emcs_withdrawal_wont_delay_coal_plant_development_backer_says http://myenergycoop.org/site/cobb_emcs_withdrawal_wont_delay_coal_plant_development_backer_says#When:20:18:30Z By Janel Davis


The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
]]> 2012-01-25T20:18:30+00:00 http://myenergycoop.org/site/utilities_power_down_on_building_plans http://myenergycoop.org/site/utilities_power_down_on_building_plans#When:23:00:06Z Roof top Solar cuts back on transmission needs.
A plan for a new coal plant in Michigan is being mothballed. Wind-energy developers in Oregon are cutting back on projects. And in Colorado, Xcel Energy says it may no longer need a proposed high-tension power line to the San Luis Valley.
All these projects are being hit by a shift in the utility industry created by increased energy efficiency, small generation projects, such as rooftop solar, and changes in public policy, industry analysts and executives say.
]]> 2011-11-10T23:00:06+00:00 http://myenergycoop.org/site/materials_from_september_2011_co_op_conference http://myenergycoop.org/site/materials_from_september_2011_co_op_conference#When:16:22:24Z 2011-09-21T16:22:24+00:00 http://myenergycoop.org/site/rural_electric_co_ops_in_14_states_get_millions_for_transmission_and_smart http://myenergycoop.org/site/rural_electric_co_ops_in_14_states_get_millions_for_transmission_and_smart#When:22:25:35Z
"Investments in smart grid technologies will give rural electric utilities and their consumers one more tool to better manage use of electricity, increase reliability and lower costs," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in making the announcement.

States and co-ops that received money include Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, Texas, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. For a full list, click Read More.]]> 2011-08-30T22:25:35+00:00 http://myenergycoop.org/site/cobb_emc_election_dates_announced_campaign_finance_ballot_questions_remains http://myenergycoop.org/site/cobb_emc_election_dates_announced_campaign_finance_ballot_questions_remains#When:22:22:00Z By Janel Davis from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Dates for an initial Cobb EMC membership meeting and three rounds of board elections are set, but a Cobb County judge could not determine whether company resources should be limited to promote its slate of candidates.

Also unresolved is whether the energy co-operative’s distant members in the Pataula District, located in far southwest Georgia more than 160 miles away from the Marietta-based company, should be allowed to vote remotely in future elections.

Both issues are worthy of future discussion, but cannot be addressed at a membership meeting next month, said Cobb Superior Court Judge Stephen Schuster in an order released Monday afternoon.

Schuster’s order is the latest in ongoing legal proceedings involving a 2007 lawsuit by members of the EMC, which serves about 190,000 customers, and provisions of a resultant 2008 settlement agreement.

The order finalizes dates for three rounds of elections for the 10-member board on Nov. 12, Feb. 18 and May 12. Members serve for three years on a staggered schedule. EMC elections had not been held since the legal action began. Cobb EMC was also ordered to provide by Monday the plaintiffs with names, physical addresses and email addresses of existing members to be used only in connection with the meeting and elections.

Before elections begin, an initial membership meeting, required by the 2008 settlement agreement, will be held on Sept. 17 at a Marietta church. At that meeting members will vote on whether to amend the company’s bylaws to allow mail-in ballots in future board member elections and to prevent future board members from being paid retirement benefits.

The EMC wanted the Pataula remote voting added to the meeting agenda. The suing plaintiffs requested the campaign limits also be added to the September agenda, but both issues fall outside the scope of the initial meeting, Schuster said.

For now, Pataula members will have to make the journey to cast votes in person and the EMC board is not limited in using company finances to promote its preferred candidates.

Several candidates have announced their campaigns to unseat the current 10 board members, who have all decided to run for reelection.]]> 2011-08-22T22:22:00+00:00 http://myenergycoop.org {channel_description} {channel_language} {email} Copyright {gmt_date format="%Y"} {gmt_date format="%Y-%m-%dT%H:%i:%s%Q"} {/exp:rss:feed}