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Quarter 2011

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Arkansas, Missouri

Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation;

$45,594,000

Build 208 miles of new distribution lines

and 19 miles of new transmission line,

make improvements to 274 miles of distri-

bution line and 23 miles of transmission

line, and make other system improvements.

Arkansas

C & L Electric Cooperative Corporation;

$13,000,000

Build 50 miles of new distribution line, and

make other system improvements.

Colorado, NewMexico

La Plata Electric Association, Inc.;

$53,166,000

Build 386 miles of new distribution line,

make improvements to 38 miles of distribu-

tion line, and make other system improve-

ments.

Colorado, Nebraska

Y-W Electric Association, Inc.; $19,930,000

Build 38 miles of new distribution line,

make improvements to 103 miles of dis-

tribution line and 9 miles of transmission

line, and make other system improvements.

Colorado

Mountain Parks Electric, Inc.; $25,653,000

Build 12 miles of new distribution line,

make improvements to 86 miles of distribu-

tion line, and make other system improve-

ments.

Colorado, Nebraska,NewMexico, Wyoming

Tri-State Generation and Transmission As-

sociation, Inc.; $173,689,000

Upgrade and modify the generation system

and make environmental control improve-

ments.

Florida

Sumter Electric Cooperative, Inc.;

$30,000,000

Build 435 miles of new distribution line

and 1 mile of transmission line, make

improvements to 103 miles of distribution

line, and make other system improvements.

Florida

Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc.;

$112,758,000

Finance upgrades and replacements to

existing generation and transmission facili-

ties.

Georgia

Three Notch EMC; $14,000,000

Build 283 miles of new distribution line,

make improvements to 827 miles of

distribution line, and make other system

improvements.

Georgia

Middle Georgia EMC; $3,000,000

Build 89 miles of new distribution line, and

make other system improvements.

Georgia

Oglethorpe Power Corporation;

$373,100,000

Two loans to purchase two natural gas-

fired combustion turbine facilities.

Hawaii

Kauai Island Utility Cooperative;

$109,968,000

Build 52 miles of new distribution line,

make improvements to 23 miles of distribu-

tion line, and make other system improve-

ments. Project includes a 10MW Naptha/

Biodiesel Fueled Combustion Turbine and

hydroelectric plant improvements.

Iowa

The Calhoun County Electric Cooperative

Association; $4,423,000

Build 5 miles of new distribution line,

make improvements to 108 miles of

distribution line, and make other system

improvements.

Iowa

Hawkeye Tri-County Electric Cooperative;

$17,500,000

Build 55 miles of new distribution line,

make improvements to 236 miles of

distribution line, and make other system

improvements.

Illinois

Southwestern Electric Cooperative, Inc.;

$20,000,000

Build 92 miles of new distribution line and

9 miles of transmission line, make improve-

ments to 112 miles of distribution line, and

make other system improvements.

Indiana

Utilities District of Western Indiana REMC;

$14,000,000

Build 68 miles of new distribution line,

make improvements to 124 miles of

distribution line, and make other system

improvements.

Indiana

Daviess-Martin County REMC; $5,000,000

Build 24 miles of new distribution line,

RDUP News

RDUP News continued on page 8

USDA Announces $2.9 Billion in Rural Electric Loans

A

griculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Novem-

ber 18 announced that 50 rural utilities and

cooperatives in 31 states have been selected to

receive guaranteed loans that will benefit more

than 183,000 rural electric cooperative consumers by financ-

ing the construction and repair of more than 15,000 miles

of distribution and transmission lines, including over $310

million invested in renewable energy.

The $2.9 billion is funded by USDA Rural Development’s

Rural Utilities Service. This funding assists with upgrades,

expansion, maintenance, and replacement of rural electric

transmission, distribution lines, and generating equipment.

The Electric Program also helps fund energy conservation

and renewable energy projects.

For example, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, based in

Bismarck, N.Dak., has been selected for $153,396,000 in loan

guarantees for two wind projects. Together these projects

will provide 120 MW of renewable electricity. Combined

with Basin’s previous wind investments, they are expected to

represent more than 600 MW of wind generation—enough to

power the average annual needs of 175,000 homes.

Funding of each recipient is contingent upon their meeting

the conditions of the guaranteed loan agreement. Following

are the rural utilities that were selected for funding: