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Electric Coop Completing Construction on New Hampshire’s Largest Solar Array

New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NHEC) is working to complete construction on a $5 million solar electric array by the end of the year. Once completed, the 2 MW system will include 7,200 panels and is expected to save NHEC members nearly $300,000 a year.

Otero Signs Record Low Solar PPA

Otero County Electric Cooperative has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for an in-development solar project for less than 4.5 cents per kWh. The 3 MW project is expected to come on line in 2018.

Seminole Seeks Site Certification for Natural Gas Plant

Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. has filed a proposal seeking cite certification to build a 1,050 MW natural gas plant in Putnam County, Florida. The natural gas plant would replace one of two coal-fired plants currently operating at the site.

Valley Electric Association Petitions for Expansion in Nevada

Valley Electric Association (“VEA”) has created a wholly-owned subsidiary that it hopes to use to provide wholesale electricity to commercial customers outside of its service territory. In Nevada, subject to regulatory approval, companies with a load of at least 1 megawatt can pay impact fees to obtain energy from a power provider other than NV Energy, which is the region’s primary...

Texas Electric Cooperatives Announces Alliance with Comanche Electric Cooperative

On Friday, December 1, 2017, Texas Electric Cooperatives (“TEC”) announced an alliance with Comanche Electric Cooperative that will add about 5,000 miles of line and over 16,000 meters into areas already served by TEC.  TEC’s alliance supply model is noteworthy because it reduces operational and redundant costs by leveraging the aggregation and scale that alliance partnerships make...