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WEBSep 13, 2024 · US electric co-ops awarded $7.3bn for clean energy in rural communities. September 11, 2024. Alice Toomer-McAlpine. The first co-op to be awarded funds is Dairyland Power Cooperative, receiving $579m for solar and…. Consumer co-op.
List of top 100 co-ops in USA released - Co-operative News
WEBDec 15, 2015 · Overall, the top 100 brought in revenue of $243.2bn (£161.7bn) in 2014, a 4% increase from 2013. The agricultural co-operative CHS Inc., based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, retained its position at the top of the list. The co-op is made up of farmers, ranchers and co-operatives across America and reported $42.6bn (£28.3bn) of …
The Long Read: 2024 Co-operative Congress
WEBJun 24, 2024 · Anca Voinea, Rebecca Harvey and Shaz Rahman report on the UK’s flagship co-operative gathering.All photos: Jas Sansi Photography / Co-operatives UK Purpose, action and the upcoming UK general election were the big themes at this year’s Co-op Congress, held in Birmingham on 14-15 June.Bringing together over 200 participants, the event – organised by sector business body Co-operatives UK ...
US electric co-ops awarded $7.3bn for clean energy in rural …
WEBSeptember 11, 2024. Alice Toomer-McAlpine. Sixteen electric co-ops across the USA are to receive over US$7.3bn in grants and loans from a federal programme in support of clean energy in rural communities. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Empowering Rural America (Era) programme is a $9.7bn fund, created exclusively for co-ops to develop ...
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WEBAug 7, 2024 · Co-operative News. Co-op legal expert Laura Moss discusses the future of the sector's legislation as the Law Commission…. Education. Meet…. Vernon Oakes, co-operative advocate and radio host. August 5, 2024. Rebecca Harvey. 'We need more politicians to understand co-ops and put in policies that help create co …
US electric co-ops plan to build rural broadband infrastructure
WEBSep 13, 2022 · The co-ops plan to invest more than US $1.66bn (£1.41bn) in broadband communication infrastructure, exclusively in fibre-optic networks and serve nearly 600,000 potential customer locations. “By bringing these networks together, we’re investing to build a middle mile network for long-term, far-reaching affordability and delivering high ...
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WEBSep 10, 2024 · About Co-ops. Latest news. Consumer co-op. Scotmid raises £274k to fund new lifeboat for RNLI. September 11, 2024. Miles Hadfield. Development. Report sets out measures to grow democratic economy in Scotland. September 11, 2024.
EU agriculture report calls for targeted support for co-ops
WEBSeptember 9, 2024. Anca Voinea. Agricultural co-ops have welcomed a report on the future of EU agriculture published on 4 September. The report is produced by the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture, a group of 29 major stakeholders from the European agri-food sectors, civil society, rural communities and academia and will inform ...
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WEBWelsh co-op development agency Cwmpas has made its response to a report by the Senedd on the decline of nature in Wales. The Welsh Assembly’s Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee is conducting an Inquiry on Halting and Reversing the Decline of Nature by 2030 – which comes as WWF Cymru claims that ‘Wales is now one of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth’.