Old Dominion Introduces AC Cycling Program
Posted on May 5, 2011 in Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency | Comments Off on Old Dominion Introduces AC Cycling Program
Beginning in 2012, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (Old Dominion) will offer an air-conditioner cycling pilot program to its 11 members in an effort to promote and manage demand-response activities. The project will run through May 2015 and provide incentive payments to participants during times of peak demand, at which time Old Dominion will cycle the customers’ air-conditioners....
Petition to Recall a New Mexico Coop’s Board Members Filed
Posted on May 5, 2011 in Corporate Governance | Comments Off on Petition to Recall a New Mexico Coop’s Board Members Filed
On April 29, members of the Kit Carson Electric Cooperative filed a petition to replace 9 of the 11 trustees sitting on the coop’s board, charging, among other things, “breach of fiduciary duty.” Opponents to the petition argue that some signatories were unaware of what they were endorsing. The Taos News has the full story.
North Dakota, Montana Join Much of the Country in Struggle With Weather-Related Power Outages
Posted on May 3, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability | Comments Off on North Dakota, Montana Join Much of the Country in Struggle With Weather-Related Power Outages
Rural towns in Montana and North Dakota are expected to be left in the dark for weeks after an outage that started around midnight on Friday, according to Montana-Dakota Utilities. Utilities in the area, including several coops such as Mountrail-Williams Electric, have been working at a furious pace to keep up with the downed transmission lines caused by storms. More on the costs and...
Local Commission Clarifies Coop Confidentiality Rules
Posted on May 3, 2011 in Litigation | Comments Off on Local Commission Clarifies Coop Confidentiality Rules
According to an order issued by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, New Mexico’s Kit Carson Electric Cooperative can seek the protection of a confidentiality agreement with any entity seeking to review its records during the coop’s ongoing rate case. In the order issued last week, the Public Records Commission agreed that these records may contain commercially sensitive...
Summary Judgment Rejected in Coop Meeting Access Lawsuit
Posted on May 3, 2011 in Litigation | Comments Off on Summary Judgment Rejected in Coop Meeting Access Lawsuit
A judge rejected motions for summary judgment filed by both sides in a pending lawsuit filed by the Billings Gazette to make the meetings of Southern Montana Electric Cooperative open to the public and media. The judge found that there were outstanding issues of material fact, so summary judgment would be improper. The coop has allowed one reporter from the Billings Gazette to attend...
New Campaign Finance Law Could Affect Georgia Coops
Posted on May 3, 2011 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on New Campaign Finance Law Could Affect Georgia Coops
The Georgia Legislature has sent Senate Bill 160 to the state’s governor for consideration. The bill changes the state’s campaign finance laws by allowing public utility corporations to make contributions to political campaigns. Electric membership corporations, however, are still prohibited from making any contributions to political campaigns. Despite this restriction, the...
Coop Teams Up With Refuge to Supply Solar Power
Posted on May 2, 2011 in Climate Change, Environmental, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coop Teams Up With Refuge to Supply Solar Power
Dairyland Power Cooperative and one of its 25 member cooperatives, Oakdale Electric Cooperative, are collaborating with the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge to bring renewable energy to local homes and businesses via a solar project on the refuge’s Visitor Center, which was funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Dairyland has a power purchase agreement with the...
Several Utilities Suing Tribal Group Over Power Line Access
Posted on May 2, 2011 in Land Use, Litigation, Project Development | Comments Off on Several Utilities Suing Tribal Group Over Power Line Access
Five utilities, including Minnkota Power Cooperative of Grand Forks, North Dakota, have filed a lawsuit in federal court arguing that the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe has no authority to stand in the way of a high-voltage power line that would cross the band’s Minnesota reservation. The five coops are part of a joint initiative of 11 utilities called CapX 2020 that are supporting...
Missouri Coop Celebrates New $3 Million Home
Posted on May 2, 2011 in Corporate Governance, Rates | Comments Off on Missouri Coop Celebrates New $3 Million Home
Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc. recently moved into a new home. The coop chose to invest in the new building to replace its four former buildings, many of which had fallen into disrepair due to age. The board pursued repairing the older buildings, which ranged in age from 23-93 years, but it found a minimum cost of over $1 million. The board was able to secure interest rates...
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