Arkansas Cooperative Adds 150 MW of Wind Energy to Portfolio
Posted on Nov 26, 2014 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Arkansas Cooperative Adds 150 MW of Wind Energy to Portfolio
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. (AECC) has reached a long-term agreement to purchase power from the 150-MW Origin Wind Farm located in southeast Oklahoma. The Origin Wind Farm is owned by Enel Green Power North America, Inc., and AECC will be the only offtaker of electricity generated by this facility. To read more, please click here.
Texas Coop Secures Peaker Output
Posted on Nov 25, 2014 in Project Development, Reliability | Comments Off on Texas Coop Secures Peaker Output
San Bernard Electric Coop (San Bernard EC) has entered into a long-term power purchase agreement with an independent power developer for 50 MW of generation from a natural gas peaker plant. The move helps San Bernard EC secure generation capacity as reliability concerns rise in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas due to strained generation and market resources. To learn more...
Iowa Coop’s Solar Farm Receives International Recognition
Posted on Nov 24, 2014 in Environmental, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Iowa Coop’s Solar Farm Receives International Recognition
The Solar Electric Power Association recently named Farmers Electric Cooperative’s (FEC) Kalona solar farm, launched in July 2014, a national leader in solar energy. Click here to read an earlier article posted August 1, 2014 by Sutherland regarding FEC’s Kalona solar farm. Click here to read the most recent article.
Alaska Coop Honored for Clean Energy Efforts
Posted on Nov 24, 2014 in Environmental, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Alaska Coop Honored for Clean Energy Efforts
Alaska’s Kodiak Electric Association (KEA) was one of only eight State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards given out by the Clean Energy State’s Alliance this year. KEA generated approximately 99.7 percent of its power from renewable (including hydroelectric) sources through the first nine months of this year. Click here for more.
Coops React to Rare Bird’s Status as a Threatened Species
Posted on Nov 21, 2014 in Environmental, Land Use, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Coops React to Rare Bird’s Status as a Threatened Species
Some electric cooperatives are unhappy about the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to list the Gunnison sage-grouse as a threatened species, which entitles the rare bird to protection under the Endangered Species Act. The ground-dwelling bird resides in southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah and has a population of less than 5,000. Electric coops in the bird’s territory...
EPA Clean Power Plan Raises Reliability Concerns, Says NERC
Posted on Nov 19, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on EPA Clean Power Plan Raises Reliability Concerns, Says NERC
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has released its first assessment of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan. In its report NERC identified several reliability challenges posed by the proposed rule, including the need for significant infrastructure requirements and pipeline expansions to maintain reliability. To read more please click...
CoBank Names New Senior VP—Electric Distribution, Water and Community Facilities
Posted on Nov 19, 2014 in Financing | Comments Off on CoBank Names New Senior VP—Electric Distribution, Water and Community Facilities
CoBank has named Nivin Elgohary as its Senior Vice President, Electric Distribution, Water, and Community Facilities. Elgohary previously served as Assistant Administrator with the Rural Utilities Service. To read more about this story please click here.
ERCOT Report Predicts Rise in Prices under EPA Power Plant Rule
Posted on Nov 18, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on ERCOT Report Predicts Rise in Prices under EPA Power Plant Rule
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) published a report analyzing certain potential effects of the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan, which limits greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants. Among other things, the report provides different estimates of the various increases in locational marginal prices based on different emissions...
Shots Fired at Pennsylvania Coop’s Substation
Posted on Nov 17, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability | Comments Off on Shots Fired at Pennsylvania Coop’s Substation
On November 5 gunfire struck a substation of Pennsylvania’s Northwestern Rural Electric Cooperative, causing a mineral oil leak and other damage that will require around $250,000 to repair and remediate. Police are investigating the incident. Click here for more.
Great River Energy Burns Lignite More Efficiently
Posted on Nov 13, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency | Comments Off on Great River Energy Burns Lignite More Efficiently
Minnesota-based Great River Energy (GRE) can now burn lignite coal more efficiently, thanks to a moisture-reduction process. Because of its high moisture content, lignite has traditionally been used only at “mine-mouth” plants located close to a production source, but a newly-patented refining process allows lignite to produce more energy and to be transported before use. Click here...
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