NRECA: Co-ops Win Big in New $2 Billion Round of DOE Grid Funding Program
21 Oct 2024
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Electric cooperatives and other rural utilities won substantial funding to better protect their systems against extreme weather, meet growing demand and lower costs for consumers under a new $2 billion round of a major Department of Energy program.
The funding will be provided through the DOE’s $10.5 billion Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships program, which was created through the bipartisan infrastructure law of 2021 to enhance grid flexibility while ensuring access to affordable, reliable power.
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DEED Launches Final Grant Round for Main Street Economic Revitalization Program Remaining Funds
Oct 21 2024The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) just launched a third and final round of Main Street Economic Revitalization Program funding to award the remaining $4.68 million balance of the $80 million program. The program was approved by the Minnesota State Legislature and signed by Gov. Tim Walz...
Things are going to be moving much faster in Otter Tail County with broadband internet services, a much-needed improvement in some remote areas of the county.Click here to view the original article from the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.
Minnesota has long been a pioneer in the cooperative movement, with over 800 cooperatives serving more than 3 million member-owners across the state. The roots of National Cooperative Month stretch back to 1948 when Minnesota Gov. Luther Youngdahl signed the first proclamation, and the celebration became national in 1964. Today,...
