The USDA announced on March 10, 2011, that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is now accepting applications for broadband loans under the Broadband Loan Program. Although a final appropriations act has not yet been passed, RUS issued the notice now …
Cooperative Posts
AHC Attorney G. Mark Cole Named to NERC Rules Drafting Team
IRS Awards Clean Renewable Energy Bonds to Electric Cooperatives
Cooperatives are eligible to receive clean renewable energy bonds (CREBs) under the Internal Revenue Code. As explained in this article by AHC attorney David R. Cook, CREBs are tax-exempt bonds that offer lower-cost financing for cooperative’s renewable energy projects. …
Cooperatives Consider Calls for Transparency
In the past few years electric cooperatives have increasingly been called upon to provide greater access to records and Board meetings. In some states, lawmakers have proposed legislation that would subject electric cooperatives to state open records and open meetings …
Considerations in Developing Renewable Energy Projects
AHC attorneys David R. Cook and Roland F. Hall identify a number of considerations in developing renewable energy projects in a recent AHC Construction Alert. They combine their energy and construction expertise to remind project owners and developers of …