As Congress shapes the latest round of COVID-19 response legislation, our government must invest funds in the future that America needs. We’ve worked with our members to build a recovery roadmap we’re calling, “A COVID-19 Response for a Resilient Rural America” … Continued
Most western co-ops and munis aren’t suspending utility disconnects during the pandemic—with dire consequences for our most vulnerable populations. During the difficult time of this COVID-19 national emergency, there is a widespread loss of wages and jobs across our states … Continued
The Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) has been critical to kick-starting a clean energy industry that’s cheaper, cleaner, and provides more jobs. So why is it set to expire? Renewable energy growth in the US has been remarkable over the … Continued
A look back at our top ten 2019 blog features on coal, oil and gas, food and agriculture, and the West. Philosopher George Santayana famously said, “those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” In 2019 we … Continued
Fossil fuel companies champion gutting PURPA, giving them a monopoly over the electricity market. Just as the clean and renewable energy revolution is getting underway, the federal government is proposing to gut the very regulations that protect small scale renewable … Continued
From slick ad campaigns to maximum pressure at the legislature, Northwestern Energy is gunning to crush distributed solar power. Reprinted from Northern Plains’ newsletter. If you’ve been on your computer or TV this summer, you may have seen the lovely … Continued
Colorado co-op members take on Tri-State Generation and Transmission to gain access to cheaper local and renewable power generation. By Joel Dyar of Western Colorado Alliance for Community Action. 1.3 million rural consumers across Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Nebraska … Continued
Wyoming Solar Energy Association Forms as State’s First Solar Trade Organization. Written by Powder River Basin Resource Council. As costs for installing solar have dropped during the past decades (around 70%, in fact), Wyoming solar installs have increased accordingly. In … Continued
As wind and solar build momentum in the marketplace, WORC groups push legislation that keeps clean energy competitive and fight bills that unfairly hinder it. Across our region, state legislatures are facing the coming clean energy future – and WORC … Continued
How one Colorado rural electric co-op’s legal battle is paving the way for other REA’s to provide more clean and renewable energy to their members.