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The Wayne-White Electric Cooperative held its annual meeting Friday at Wayne City High School. CEO Chris Hopfinger announced there would be no electricity rate increases this year for Co-op members, unlike several other utilities. Wayne-White will perform a cost of service and rate study later in the summer to see if and when future rate increases would need to be implemented. This will mark the ninth consecutive year Wayne-White will not have a rate increase. Wayne-White then announced more capital credits will be retired, and members who received electricity from the co-op from 1997 through ...

Edwards County Commissioners met yesterday in front of a large crowd of concerned farmers. They held discussions on solar farming, as solar energy company Ecoplexus talking about wording for upcoming solar farm regulation requirements. Commissioners have considered adopting a 500-foot setback from nearby residences to protect homeowners close to nearby solar power farms; currently, this would allow for 164 megawatts of power, and real estate taxes could increase from $425 for 40 acres used for solar farms to an estimated $26,000. The Albion City Council met last night. It heard the EPA has den...