Storm Slows Urea Plant Progress
Posted on Jul 12, 2016 in Project Development | Comments Off on Storm Slows Urea Plant Progress
Construction progress at a urea plant owned by a Basin Electric Power Cooperative subsidiary was set back when a storm with wind speeds clocking at almost 80 miles per hour hit the site over the holiday weekend. The plant, when complete, will produce 380,000 tons of urea annually.
Environmental Compliance Costs Rise above $6 Billion
Posted on Jul 12, 2016 in Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Environmental Compliance Costs Rise above $6 Billion
The Energy Information Administration reports that power plant operators nationwide have spent at least $6.1 billion to comply with new environmental regulations, including the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard. Operators have also retired 20 gigawatts of coal generation capacity during the period from January 2015 through April 2016.
Appellate Court Upholds FERC Ruling Regarding “Right of First Refusal”
Posted on Jul 8, 2016 in Litigation, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Appellate Court Upholds FERC Ruling Regarding “Right of First Refusal”
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld a rule preventing utilities from relying on a “right of first refusal” for transmission projects in Southwest Power Pool’s region, opening up competitive bidding. Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. and other utilities sued the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in December 2014, arguing that it gave up some transmission...
Federal Appellate Court Overturns Minnesota Law Restricting Imported Power
Posted on Jul 8, 2016 in Legislative & Politics, Litigation | Comments Off on Federal Appellate Court Overturns Minnesota Law Restricting Imported Power
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a decision finding that a Minnesota law that prohibited sales of coal-based generation into a regional market violated federal statutes and interfered with interstate commerce. Basin Electric Power Cooperative and Minnkota Power Cooperative argued that the law had detrimental impacts on power generators across the Midwest but may now serve...
Kit Carson and Tri-State Announce Split
Posted on Jul 6, 2016 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Kit Carson and Tri-State Announce Split
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (Kit Carson) and Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association (Tri-State) jointly announced that they have reached an agreement that will sever ties between the two organizations and will terminate a wholesale electric service contract. Kit Carson has been a member of Tri-State since Tri-State merged with Electric Generation and Transmission...
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