Power Wholesaler Predicts Slow Growth in Energy Demand
Posted on Nov 5, 2012 in Economic Downturn, Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Project Development | Comments Off on Power Wholesaler Predicts Slow Growth in Energy Demand
According to a planning outlook filed with state regulators last week, Great River Energy (GRE), a large power wholesaler to Minnesota coops, projects slow growth in electrical demand and no need to build new power plants for at least 15 years. The Maple Grove-based utility is the state’s second-largest electricity producer behind Xcel Energy. GRE supplies power to 28 retail...
Nevada Coop Wins Bid to Supply Government Site
Posted on Nov 5, 2012 in Grid & Infrastructure, Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Nevada Coop Wins Bid to Supply Government Site
Valley Electric Association, Inc. recently won a bid to provide power to the Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center—the former test site where hundreds of nuclear weapons were tested—and other facilities at the Nevada National Security Site. The nearly 1,400-square-mile installation, one of the most secure government installations in the world, is larger than the state...
Golden Valley Electric Association Wind Farm Produces Power
Posted on Nov 1, 2012 in Energy Savings Programs, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Golden Valley Electric Association Wind Farm Produces Power
The largest wind project in Alaska began producing power this week in a key milestone toward beginning commercial operation. The $93 million project called the Eva Creek Wind Farm near Healy, Alaska, is part of Golden Valley Electric Association’s (GVEA) plan to produce 20 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2014. The project is expected to produce 77 million...
Louisiana PSC Approves Contract Extensions
Posted on Nov 1, 2012 in Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Louisiana PSC Approves Contract Extensions
The Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved an 11-year contract extension for Louisiana Generating to provide power to two cooperatives, Claiborne Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Claiborne) and Washington – St. Tammany Electric Cooperative, Inc. (WSTE), through 2025. The two cooperatives combined have contracted for more than 450 megawatts of peak electrical power for...
Coops Lend Aid to Others in Sandy Aftermath
Posted on Nov 1, 2012 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Coops Lend Aid to Others in Sandy Aftermath
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, cooperative crews have banded together to help restore service to the millions of people who were affected by the massive storm. Crews from the Gulf Coast, Midwest and Southeast were dispatched to the areas in the mid-Atlantic and New England where service was disrupted due to the storm. Arkansas Electric Cooperative Inc. (AECI), based in Little...
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