Our Energy, Our Future Campaign

You may have heard about the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) Our Energy, Our Future™ campaign. This campaign seeks to persuade Congress to remember the need to keep electricity affordable and reliable as we work together to meet future climate change goals.>more

Our Energy Future: 2010

Dairyland is a sponsor of a one-day workshop which will be held March 30 in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Don Huff, Dairyland Director, Environmental Affairs, will be a speaker at the event on the topic of Renewable Energy.>more

DPC receives $100,000 USDA grant

Dairyland will receive a $100,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as part of its Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).
The funds will be used to perform energy efficiency audits and renewable energy site assessments in cooperation with our member cooperatives. >more

Dairyland CEO Bill Berg to co-chair STB rail committee

Congratulations to President and CEO Bill Berg following his selection as Co-Chair of the Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC) for the Surface Transportation Board of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation. >more

Dairyland Expands Renewable Energy Resources

Dairyland has signed an agreement with Bach Digester LLC to purchase the energy from a new anaerobic digester “cow power” facility located in Dorchester, Wis. Steven Bach is a member of Taylor Electric Cooperative, a Dairyland member.

The facility at the 1,200-cow dairy farm is expected to generate about 300 kilowatts of renewable energy, capable of powering 219 average homes throughout Dairyland’s four-state service area.

Bach Digester LLC is the fifth dairy farm anaerobic digester providing “cow power” to members in the Dairyland system. “We continue to seek opportunities to expand our renewable resources and appreciate working with Steven Bach and Taylor Electric to bring this environmentally-friendly energy resource to our members,” said Bill Berg, Dairyland President and CEO. >more

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