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Co-ops Present $20,000 to Ronald McDonald House of Eastern NC Eastern NC co-ops recently worked together to donate a total of $10,000 to Ronald McDonald House of Eastern North Carolina. The donation was matched by a grant of $10,000 from national cooperative bank CoBank’s Sharing Success program.

Albemarle EMC, Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative, Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative, EdgecombeMartin County EMC, Halifax EMC, Jones-Onslow EMC, Pitt & Greene EMC, Roanoke Electric Cooperative, Tideland EMC and Tri-County EMC contributed to the donation.

“It’s great to have a partnership with CoBank to provide funds like this to very worthy and needy causes,” said Edgecombe-Martin County EMC CEO Winston Howell. “We’re also very appreciative to have a program and organization like the Ronald McDonald House here in our community that impacts all of the co-ops and our members. They provide a home away from home for so many families in need.”

The Ronald McDonald House is an

Monica Speight, Edgecombe-Martin County EMC

Meghan Woolard, executive director of the Ronald McDonald House of Eastern NC, accepts the check from co-op CEOs and general managers (L-R) Winston Howell, Charles Guerry, Paul Spruill and Mark Suggs.

essential resource in eastern North Carolina, providing families with quality care and a place to rest and recharge while their children receive medical treatment. How you can help Contact the Ronald McDonald House at mhenc.org/donate or 252-847-5435 for more information or to make a donation.

Renewable Energy Tops Coal in 2019 Last year, U.S. annual energy consumption decline in the amount of coal used for electricity from renewable sources surpassed generation over the past decade as well as growth coal consumption for the in renewable energy, mostly from wind and first time since before solar,” EIA said. 1885, when wood and Coal was used in the early 1800s as fuel for hydropower were the only steam-powered boats and trains and making commercial-scale sources steel. It was first used to generate electricity in of renewable energy. the 1880s, according to EIA. Compared with 2018, coal North Carolina’s electric cooperatives have consumption in the United spent the past decade reducing dependence on States decreased nearly 15 percent, carbon-intensive power generation. As a result, and total renewable energy consumption grew their current fuel mix is more than 50 percent by 1 percent, according to the U.S. Energy carbon free. Coal-fired generation makes up only Information Administration (EIA). 5 percent of the portfolio, compared with the

“This outcome mainly reflects the continued national average of 13 percent.