Missouri co-ops to get $237M in federal loans
The money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will go to build or repair electric distribution lines and to finance energy conservation or renewable energy systems.
About $200 million will go to Springfield-based Associated Electric Cooperative, which serves customers in Missouri, Oklahoma and Iowa.
Nearly $19 million will go to United Electric Cooperatives, based in Savannah.
West Central Electric Cooperative, based in Higginsville, will get nearly $13 million.
Sac Osage Electric Cooperative, based in El Dorado Springs, will receive $5.5 million.
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"I am probably one of the most optimistic people in this room," Liberal Premier Dwight Ball told the inquiry into the project's runaway cost and scheduling issues.
"I believe the future is optimistic for Newfoundland Labrador, of course I do. But I'm not going to sit here today and say we have an optimistic future because of the Muskrat Falls project."
Ball, who was re-elected on May 16, has been critical of…
