The Agrivoltaics Plot Thickens: Energy Crisis, Farm Crisis, & Water Crisis All In Play

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:50:26 +0000

agrivoltaics solar panels agriculture NRELAgrivoltaics can help solve a trifecta of issues impacting agriculture in the US and elsewhere: energy, revenue, and water.

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Ailing power co-ops down to 8 in ‘19

Credit to Author: Jordeene B. Lagare| Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 16:13:16 +0000

THE total number of ailing electric cooperatives (ECs) have declined to eight as of end-2019, with the majority located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), according to the National Electrification Administration (NEA). In a recent interview, NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said problematic ECs are the Abra Electric Cooperative (Abreco), Albay Electric Cooperative […]

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31 power co-ops tap P700-M loans from NEA

Credit to Author: Jordeene B. Lagare| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:20:34 +0000

Thirty-one electric cooperatives (ECs) borrowed more than P700 million worth of loans from the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to improve power services in their respective coverage areas. In a statement on Friday, the NEA said the financial aid to these co-ops in 2019 exceeded its full-year target of P450 million. Data from the NEA Accounts […]

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Power co-op group hits ‘flip-flop’ on franchises

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2019 21:17:42 +0000

An umbrella group of 121 electric cooperatives across the country expressed frustration over the Department of Energy’s (DOE) flip-flop over a recommendation to revoke the franchises of 17 of the group’s members, saying this showed the haste and unjustness of DOE actions.

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