United Power to Build Colorado’s Largest Battery Storage Facility
Posted on Oct 31, 2017 in Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized | Comments Off on United Power to Build Colorado’s Largest Battery Storage Facility
United Power, a Touchstone Energy cooperative, has announced plans to build its first commercial-scale energy storage project. At 4 MW, the battery storage system will be the largest in Colorado. The facility is to be developed in collaboration with Chicago-based SoCore Energy, a solar photovoltaic and energy storage developer that focuses on serving rural electric cooperatives. SoCore...
Pedernales Electric Cooperative Selects New Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operations Officer
Posted on Oct 30, 2017 in Corporate Governance | Comments Off on Pedernales Electric Cooperative Selects New Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operations Officer
Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) recently announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously selected Julie Parsley as its Chief Executive Officer and Eddie Dauterive as its Chief Operations Officer. Parsley is a former Commissioner of the Public Utility Commission of Texas as well as a former Solicitor General of Texas. Dauterive previously served as PEC’s Vice President...
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative to Provide Broadband Access
Posted on Oct 26, 2017 in Grid & Infrastructure, Technology, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative to Provide Broadband Access
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative (MEC) has requested $2.7 million from the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission to provide broadband access to all of MEC’s customers. MEC intends to partner with Mid-Atlantic Broadband Communities Corporation to build the fiber optic network that will ultimately provide broadband services to the rural areas within MEC’s service region.
Holy Cross Energy Announces Two New Solar Projects
Posted on Oct 23, 2017 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Holy Cross Energy Announces Two New Solar Projects
Holy Cross Energy (Holy Cross), a Colorado cooperative utility, recently announced that it has accepted proposals for two new solar projects to be built within its service territory over the next 18 months. Each 5 MW project is expected to produce enough electricity to serve the annual electric needs of 900 homes. These solar projects are expected to be online by the end of 2018, and...
EPA Announces Repeal of Clean Power Plan
Posted on Oct 10, 2017 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on EPA Announces Repeal of Clean Power Plan
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced his intention to roll back the Clean Power Plan. Several environmental groups and states plan to challenge the proposed repeal in federal court.
Missouri Judge Vacates $130 Million Sho-Me Power Jury Verdict
Posted on Oct 3, 2017 in Litigation | Comments Off on Missouri Judge Vacates $130 Million Sho-Me Power Jury Verdict
A federal judge in Missouri has vacated a $130 million jury verdict against Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative. The plaintiffs in the case claimed that Sho-Me Power violated electric easements by using a fiber optic cable for commercial telecommunications purposes.
CoBank Report: Electric Cooperatives Increasingly Bringing Broadband to Rural Communities
Posted on Oct 2, 2017 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on CoBank Report: Electric Cooperatives Increasingly Bringing Broadband to Rural Communities
People living in rural communities are four times more likely to lack access to broadband than those in urban communities. Rural electric cooperatives, some of which were formed nearly 80 years ago to bring electricity to rural America, are increasingly making the move into broadband to fill the supply gap. Many coops have found that building out a broadband network using their...
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