The Energy Corner (TEC) is a member engagement program developed by Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) to facilitate accurate and timely information to our membership about the energy evolution, economy transition, and cooperative happenings. Our goal is to be your local trusted source of energy information. The articles, news releases, case studies, and other researched-backed data will hopefully provide deeper insight into this industry.
TEC has the following goals:
- Provide truthful, accurate, and current information to our membership, eliminating false narratives and untruthful sources
- Connect our membership by spurring conversations, ideas, and suggestions
- Engage with members who tend to be more energy focused, potentially leading to new concepts or innovations utilized by the cooperative
Energy News
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America’s Nuclear Future May Be Smaller, and More Mobile
๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐’๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: Highlighted in presentations from panelists at our recent Energy Forum, small modular reactors (SMRs) are gaining traction as the likely option when considering the role of nuclear power in future energy production.
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Nuclear Power: Facts and Myths
๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐’๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: The Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA) provided the following article to serve as a helpful tool in debunking misconceptions regarding nuclear energy.
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U.S. electricity demand is set to explode. That will make it harder to cut climate pollution
๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐’๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: With increased electricity demand from data centers and EVs a foregone conclusion, power suppliers are looking to natural gas to help meet that challenge in the near term.
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USDA Takes Steps to Release Co-op Funding That Will โUnleash American Energyโ
๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐’๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: Next steps the USDA is implementing to further the potential release of New ERA funding to rural cooperatives have been announced.