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  • May 2016

Co-ops Vote campaign to help rural voters

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  • April 2016

Prepared for the worst in 2016

Fiber optic cable like this is being ­installed by Illinois Electric Cooperative to provide high-speed Internet service to rural communities.
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  • April 2016

Three electric co-ops bringing fiber-based broadband to the heartland

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  • April 2016

Illinois pioneers of rural electrification

Jo-Carroll Energy’s 100-kW solar farm came online in 2014 and Jo-Carroll members can invest in a solar panel with credits for output going to their bill.
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  • April 2016

Dairyland Power Cooperative announces major solar projects

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  • April 2016

On Earth Day let’s remember the importance of soil conservation

Installers work on a geothermal project at Southern Illinois University, one of 51 projects receiving funding under the GeoAlliance grant program.
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  • April 2016

Co-ops heat up geothermal energy in Illinois

The Supreme Court has blocked the EPA’s climate change rules from taking effect, pending further litigation.
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  • March 2016

Supreme Court puts EPA Clean Power Plan on hold

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  • March 2016

Corn Belt Energy’s Volker new Chairman of Association of Energy Services Professionals

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  • March 2016

Illinois pioneers of rural electrification

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  • March 2016

GE drops CFL bulbs in favor of LED

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  • March 2016

McLean County Museum program helping seniors share memories

A GeoAlliance grant check to help fund a geothermal system in the Transportation Education Center was recently presented to officials of Southern Illinois University (SIU). From left are: Phil Gatton, SIU director of plant and service operations; Bryce Cramer, Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association district office and member services manager, Murphysboro; Nancy McDonald, AIEC marketing administrator; Andrew Croxell, SIU assistant professor, automotive technology; Justin Harrell, SIU engineer, physical plant services; and Bret Dougherty, SIU coordinator of administrative services, plant and service operations.
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  • February 2016

GeoAlliance is closed out with final grant presentation

Ice, wind and flood waters hit two Illinois electric cooperatives just after Christmas, ­leaving some members without power for several days. But co-op linemen from across the state came to aid Corn Belt Energy crews replace more than 100 broken poles. Record rainfall in late December also caused massive problems for rural areas across the state.
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  • February 2016

Co-op crews battle ice, floods and tornadoes

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  • February 2016

Thomas H. Moore – Illinois pioneer of rural electrification

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  • February 2016

Cooperative Action Network Clean Power Plan update

Copper theft is a serious issue and theft of ground wires from a substation like this is extremely expensive, causes outages and creates a serious safety hazard.
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  • February 2016

Illinois co-ops a part of Metal Theft Task Force

The IMEA presented its 2016 Public Service Award to the AIEC. The two consumer-owned utility associations work together to protect the interests of consumer-owned utilities in the state. From the left are AIEC General Counsel Norman Conrad, AIEC President and CEO Duane Noland, IMEA President and CEO Kevin Gaden, Senior Vice President of Government Relations Don Wood and Manager of Government Relations Nick Reitz.
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  • January 2016

IMEA presents award to Illinois cooperatives

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  • January 2016

Illinois pioneers of rural electrification

U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos receives a golden hard hat and the 2015 Illinois Electric Cooperatives’ Public Service Award. With Bustos are (l-r) Michael Hastings, President and CEO of Jo-Carroll Energy; David Senn, Chairman of the Jo-Carroll Energy board of directors; Duane Noland, President and CEO of the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives and Bill Dodds, President and CEO of Spoon River Electric Cooperative.
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  • January 2016

Rep. Bustos receives 2015 Illinois Electric Cooperatives’ Public Service Award

Pictured from left are: Josh Bullock, Lake Land College President, Nancy McDonald, Marketing Administrator, AIEC; Gary Cadwell, Lake Land College Board Chairman; Kim Leftwich, President and CEO, Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative; and Sam Adair, Member Services Representative, Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative.
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  • January 2016

Lake Land College receives $50,000 geothermal grant

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  • January 2016

Cooperatives congratulate Senate on approving bill to strengthen cybersecurity

Helping dedicate the Prairie Power Spoon River Solar Farm on Friday were nearly 100 students from Astoria. They joined (l-r) Prairie Power Board Chairman Jim Thompson, Interim President/CEO Dan Breden, U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, State Rep. Michel Unes and Spoon River Electric Cooperative President/CEO Bill Dodds. The 500 kW solar farm includes a unique interactive learning center that is open to the public. It is located 3 miles northeast of Summum, Ill. along Highway 24.
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  • December 2015

Illinois electric cooperatives dedicate two solar farms

The Carthage, Ill., facility, referred to as Maple Grove Apartments, gives patients with dementia and other cognitive issues a home-like and family-oriented environment with a small number of residents per building and central common areas for socializing and meals.
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  • December 2015

USDA helps two Illinois co-ops with rural economic development

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  • December 2015

Controlling your home with a smartphone

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  • December 2015

Carbon monoxide poisoning dangers increase during winter

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  • December 2015

Old coal plant converted to renewable biomass shutting down

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18th Annual Lineman’s Safety Rodeo held in Springfield

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  • November 2015

Tools to prepare for an emergency

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  • November 2015

EPA tightens ozone standard

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  • November 2015

Solar farms growing in electric co-op territories

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  • October 2015

Clean Power Plan final regulation unveiled in 1,560 pages

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