USDA Announces $3.6 Billion in Funding for 82 Electric Projects
Posted on Oct 27, 2016 in Climate Change, Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on USDA Announces $3.6 Billion in Funding for 82 Electric Projects
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday that the USDA will provide $3.6 billion in loans to electric utilities in 31 states to fund 82 projects. The loans, which will be provided through the Electric Program and the Rural Utilities Service, include $216 million for smart grid technologies, $35 million for renewable energy, $26 million for environmental...
Coop Sues City Alleging Trademark Infringement
Posted on Oct 27, 2016 in Litigation | Comments Off on Coop Sues City Alleging Trademark Infringement
Co-Mo Electric Co-Op (Co Mo) has filed a lawsuit against Columbia, Missouri alleging that the name and logo of the city bus system, COMO Connect, infringes on the coop’s trademark for its broadband internet service. Co-Mo is seeking a preliminary injunction to prevent the city from continuing to use the name and logo while the lawsuit is pending.
NRECA, MISO and SPP File Briefs in FERC Refund Proceedings
Posted on Oct 27, 2016 in Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA, MISO and SPP File Briefs in FERC Refund Proceedings
NRECA filed its initial briefs in FERC’s Section 206 proceedings involving the refund obligations of nonpublic utilities in MISO and SPP (FERC Dockets EL16-91 and EL16-99). In its briefs, NRECA recognized FERC’s legitimate concerns but argued, among other things, that a refund requirement has the potential to deter nonpublic utilities from joining RTOs. MISO and SPP also filed briefs...
Dairyland Awarded $73.5 Million Settlement from Department of Energy for Storing Uranium
Posted on Oct 24, 2016 in Environmental, Litigation, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Dairyland Awarded $73.5 Million Settlement from Department of Energy for Storing Uranium
CORRECTION: Dairyland Power Cooperative (“Dairyland”) will receive $73.5 million for the U.S. government’s failure to take spent fuel from its shuttered Genoa nuclear power plant to the Yucca Mountain repository in Nevada. As part of the settlement, Dairyland was able to negotiate significant savings on future liabilities. Dairyland’s board will determine how the money will be used...
Georgia Electric Cooperatives Offer Customers Cooperative Solar Program
Posted on Oct 21, 2016 in Project Development, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Georgia Electric Cooperatives Offer Customers Cooperative Solar Program
Green Power EMC and the electric cooperatives have developed a program giving customers the opportunity to purchase solar power from off-site solar facilities and avoid the costs and complications of rooftop solar panels. Customers can subscribe to blocks of solar energy and receive a credit on their energy bill from such solar facilities. Jeff Pratt, CEO of Green Power EMC, has...
Dairyland Awarded $73.5 Million Settlement from Department of Energy for Storing Uranium
Posted on Oct 21, 2016 in Environmental, Litigation, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Dairyland Awarded $73.5 Million Settlement from Department of Energy for Storing Uranium
Dairyland Power Cooperative (“Dairyland”) will receive $73.5 million for the U.S. government’s failure to take spent fuel from its shuttered Genoa nuclear power plant to the Yucca Mountain repository in Nevada. As part of the settlement, Dairyland was able to negotiate more than $13 million savings on future liabilities. Dairyland’s board will determine how the money will be used but...
Electric Coops Eligible to Apply for USDA Grants and Loans
Posted on Oct 19, 2016 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Electric Coops Eligible to Apply for USDA Grants and Loans
Rural small businesses, including electric coops, are eligible to apply for USDA’s renewable energy system and energy efficiency loans and grants. These loans and grants support the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
Pedernales Electric Cooperative Receives $1MM Grant for Conservation Plan
Posted on Oct 14, 2016 in Environmental | Comments Off on Pedernales Electric Cooperative Receives $1MM Grant for Conservation Plan
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1 million grant to Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) to research and develop a 30-year habitat conservation plan for 34 species across five million acres in Texas. PEC will also purchase (or buy offsets for) comparable habitat outside its easements under the conservation plan. PEC’s conservation plan will be submitted by the end of 2017...
Construction Begins on Bandera Electric Cooperative Solar Project
Posted on Oct 5, 2016 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Construction Begins on Bandera Electric Cooperative Solar Project
SoCore Energy has started construction on a 1.9 MW ground-mounted solar project for Bandera Electric Cooperative (BEC). This solar project will allow BEC’s members to subscribe to community solar power for their homes and businesses. The project is expected to generate an estimated 3,587 Mwh of energy within its first year of operation.
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