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The Least Expensive Kilowatt is the one You Don't have to Produce

March 14, 2013 John Padalino, acting Administrator, USDA Rural Utilities Service

We all like to save a buck. But what if you not only saved a buck today, but one tomorrow, and the next day and for the rest of your life? Hopefully, that’s a lot of bucks.

Energy Rural

The Smart Grid and Smart Growth

December 14, 2012 USDA Acting Rural Utilities Service Administrator John Padalino, USDA Rural Development

Two new smart grid projects in North Dakota and South Dakota will help improve electric service for consumers at Northern Electric Cooperative and West Central Electric Cooperative, Inc. by implementing advancements in communications technology. A smarter electric grid can help improve service by...

Energy Rural

Smart Grid to Help Kaua’i Island Utility Meet Renewable Goal

June 13, 2011 Jonathan Adelstein, Administrator, USDA Rural Development Rural Utilities Service

Today’s White House’s release of the report, Policy Framework for the 21 st Century Grid: Enabling Our Secure Energy Future, provides a path toward modernization of the electric grid and can help make our electric system more efficient by investing in technologies that can transform utility...

Energy Rural

USDA Utilities Administrator Announces Support to Improve Electric Service and Provide Smart Grid Technology to Thousands of Colorado Residents

April 25, 2011 Amy Mund, USDA Colorado Public Information Officer

Jonathan Adelstein, USDA Rural Development Rural Utilities Administrator joined Colorado Rural Development Director Jim Isgar and representatives from Colorado’s congressional delegation for a ceremonial presentation at Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association, Inc. in Windsor, Colorado. The entity...

Energy Rural
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