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Students in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) at University of Illinois are focused on some big challenges.

Kiptoo said the country's total installed electricity capacity in the country, including off-grid power, was 2,990 MW as of the end of 2021.

In a press conference held on February 14 and attended by leaders and advocates from the rural electrification sector, groups expressed their call for the

Leaders of electric cooperatives and member-consumer-owners called for the immediate resignation of Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi and National Electrification Administration (NEA) Chief Emmanuel Juaneza, over the allegedly questionable share sale deal of the Malampaya gas field and the lack of qualifications in leading the agency, respectively.

Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Feb. 3, promised to make electric cooperatives (ECs) a part of the “energy family” if she’s elected president in the May 2022 polls, rejecting proposals to privatize the cooperatives. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Speaking

U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-19, expressed frustration to constituents Wednesday about Congress’ expected decision to omit local aid from the next COVID-19 relief package before renewing his call for lawmakers to reach consensus on additional pandemic assistance before the end of the year. Delgado held his 49th town hall, this one virtual, on Facebook Live on Wednesday night from Washington — his second in one week. The congressman fielded questions from dozens of constituents for mor...

Dorothy Till was born in a Canadian prison in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, in 1932. Her father ran the prison farm. Her life spanned eras. In grade school, she rode her horse alone through the snow for miles to school. She recalled the Rural Electrification Program coming through Saskatchewan, providing the first electricity to farms. At 15, she made her way across Canada alone for seasonal work in canneries and picking berries. One primary lesson from her farm childhood was that she never wan...