Colorado Coop Sues EPA Over New Emissions Standards
Posted on Apr 23, 2012 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Litigation, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Colorado Coop Sues EPA Over New Emissions Standards
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. has filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new mercury and air-toxics emissions standards for coal-fired power plants. The coop, Colorado’s second-largest power utility, serves some 1.5 million customers in Colorado, New Mexico,...
Electric Coops Get High Marks from Utility Customers in Annual Poll
Posted on Apr 23, 2012 in Corporate Governance, Rates, Reliability | Comments Off on Electric Coops Get High Marks from Utility Customers in Annual Poll
Electric cooperatives continue to receive high marks from utility customers, according to the latest reading of the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Electric cooperatives collectively earned a score of 81 while investor-owned and municipal utilities each received a score of 76. Natural gas distributor Atmos Energy and gas-and-electric supplier Sempra Energy were the two...
Massachusetts Coop Awards Contract for Solar Projects
Posted on Apr 20, 2012 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Massachusetts Coop Awards Contract for Solar Projects
Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative, a Massachusetts coop, awarded contracts to Broadway Electrical Company, Inc. for 44 solar projects totaling 50 MW. The projects, backed by Rockland Capital, will cost roughly $200 million to complete. A number of obstacles remain, and the interconnection of at least some of the projects will have to be approved by Boston utility NStar. The...
Investment Fund Provides New Financing for Coal Plant in Georgia
Posted on Apr 20, 2012 in Financing, Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on Investment Fund Provides New Financing for Coal Plant in Georgia
Power4Georgians, a group of electric cooperatives, signed a letter of intent with Taylor Energy Fund LLC to provide financing for a 40% stake in Plant Washington, an 850-MW, coal-fired facility, after Cobb EMC withdrew from the project early this year. The financing comes at a key time in the project development process. Power4Georgians recently reached an agreement with...
Colorado Transmission Line Re-Energized
Posted on Apr 19, 2012 in Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability | Comments Off on Colorado Transmission Line Re-Energized
Mountain View Electric Association’s Big Sandy-Lincoln-Midway transmission line is back online after upgrades were made to improve resilience against storm damage. The improvements were completed in time to serve the irrigation loads expected along the eastern and southern Colorado power path. Read more here.
Mississippi Coop Contemplates Nuclear Purchase
Posted on Apr 19, 2012 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Mississippi Coop Contemplates Nuclear Purchase
The South Mississippi Electric Power Association may enter a power purchase agreement and opt for a minority ownership share in the 2,200-MW expansion of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station in South Carolina. Santee Cooper, South Carolina’s state-owned utility, wants to sell a portion of its interest in the project in response to forecasts of reduced capacity needs in the...
Oregon Coop Copes with Disasters; FEMA Helps
Posted on Apr 17, 2012 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability | Comments Off on Oregon Coop Copes with Disasters; FEMA Helps
West Oregon Electric Cooperative, Inc., with help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has found a way to keep the lights on through storms. FEMA’s hazard mitigation funds have helped the coop repair storm-related transmission line damage and install new underground lines. As nonprofit agencies providing essential services, coops are eligible for federal disaster...
New Mexico Coop to Develop 1.5 MW Solar Field
Posted on Apr 17, 2012 in Climate Change, Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Project Development | Comments Off on New Mexico Coop to Develop 1.5 MW Solar Field
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative recently broke ground on a project to build a 1.5-MW solar field, along with developer Standard Solar, in north-central New Mexico. The coop plans to buy solar output from the new facility under a 25-year agreement. When the solar field comes online, it is expected that every business and residence in that part of New Mexico will be entirely...
Minnesota Coop Members to Choose Method of Rate Increase
Posted on Apr 17, 2012 in Corporate Governance, Rates | Comments Off on Minnesota Coop Members to Choose Method of Rate Increase
Lake Country Power Cooperative, the electricity supplier for much of rural northeastern Minnesota, is asking its members to vote on how rates should increase to cover a projected $1.5 million shortfall. Unlike other coops in the area, Lake Country Power’s 48,500 customers are often located far off of the main lines. The coop serves an average of only six consumers per mile of line. ...
Minnesota Coop Hit with Stray Voltage Verdict
Posted on Apr 12, 2012 in Grid & Infrastructure, Litigation | Comments Off on Minnesota Coop Hit with Stray Voltage Verdict
A jury awarded $750,000 to a Minnesota dairy farmer for damages caused by stray voltage from the Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association electric system. The court also determined that electricity may be considered a trespass on property under certain circumstances. Whether the coop will appeal the verdict is not yet known. Click here for more information.
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