A historic climate bill, the IRA authorized over $10 billion of federal funding to enable rural electric utilities to transition to clean energy. Join us to learn how your co-op can benefit from these four opportunities to help finance climate-friendly investments: REAP, New ERA, PACE and direct-pay tax credits for clean energy projects.
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The USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program
Farmers and rural businesses have a new opportunity to save money on energy costs and create backup systems to protect their energy supply during severe storms, thanks to new funding in the Inflation Reduction Act. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Renewable Energy...
Southeast Regional Scorecard release will grade rural electric cooperatives on democratic governance, clean energy policy and more
Organizations from seven Southeastern states assessed electric co-ops to give members the information they need to improve their utilities FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 11, 2022 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, (540) 798-6683, dan@appvoices.org Tom Llewellyn, (925)...
Electric Co-op Action Page
As a co-op member-owner, you have a right to help manage your utility. This means that you have the right to help determine where your co-op gets its energy from, how much your electric rates are, and what path your co-op takes to modernize and adopt cheaper and...
Tennessee Valley People’s Power Training
Register for the Training Here The Tennessee Valley People’s Power Training will equip community leaders in the TVA footprint with the knowledge, skills and support necessary to organize campaigns for more clean energy, energy efficiency, democratic decision making,...
TVA Wants to Censor Public Input on Climate, Transparency and Worker Safety and We Won’t Allow It!
It’s been well over a year since the Tennessee Valley Authority has offered a public listening session before the board meeting. Instead of hosting virtual listening sessions like other utilities in the region, TVA is using the pandemic as an excuse to only collect...
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TVA Memo for Biden Transition Team
NC Utility Customers: Know Your Rights and Resources
Over the past year, hundreds of thousands of households in North Carolina have fallen behind on their electric, gas and/or water bills as a result of the pandemic and economic crisis. At the end of November, more than 650,000 households were past due on their bills,...