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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: