Pictured above: Maintenance Manager Steve Case with the input hookups for the chiller outside the greenhouse. The cooling manifolds that are fed by the chiller are just inside the greenhouse.

Aging infrastructure and technology were taking their toll on the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital, now known as Hot Springs Health, in Thermopolis, Wyoming. However, with local demand and tourists on their way to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, patient levels were increasing. Community leaders and hospital officials needed to find a way to fund a hospital upgrade and expansion. If not, the hospital would have to shut down.

Bruce Hennessey, co-Owner of Maple Wind Farm in Richmond, Vermont, was not born into an agricultural family. He did, however, learn to love the land and its creatures during a childhood reared in upstate New York. Following his heart outdoors, his career as an experiential educator and camp director culminated in the idyllic farm, he now operates with wife Beth Whiting. Recently, with help from a $250,000 grant received through the USDA Value Added Producer Grant program (VAPG), they’ll be able to support and expand Maple Wind’s operations by selling directly to consumers.

Cooperative Energy proposes to reconstruct 29.5 miles of 69 kV transmission lines for Transmission Lines 71, 72, and 73. The proposed project is located in George County, Mississippi.

Rebuild 69kV Transmission Lines 71, 72 & 73 Project Environmental Assessment - January 2022

Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) - March 29, 2022