Oglethorpe Power Announces New Generation Projects to Support Georgia’s Rising Electricity Demands
Posted on Jul 31, 2024 in Press Release | Comments Off on Oglethorpe Power Announces New Generation Projects to Support Georgia’s Rising Electricity Demands
Oglethorpe Power has approved the construction of two natural gas projects in Georgia: a state-of-the-art combined-cycle plant in Monroe County and a highly efficient combustion turbine unit in Talbot County. These two projects will help meet the growing energy demands of the electric cooperatives that Oglethorpe serves while prioritizing affordable and sustainable energy.
NRECA Criticizes Denial of EPA Power Plant Rule Stay
Posted on Jul 21, 2024 in NRECA, Reliability | Comments Off on NRECA Criticizes Denial of EPA Power Plant Rule Stay
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has denied NRECA’s motion to stay EPA’s new power plant rule, a rule that would require premature closure of power plants. NRECA criticized the decision, stating the new rule undermines electric reliability and poses an immediate threat to an already constrained electric grid.
NRECA Challenges Bureau of Land Management’s New Conservation Rule
Posted on Jul 18, 2024 in Litigation | Comments Off on NRECA Challenges Bureau of Land Management’s New Conservation Rule
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) filed a lawsuit against the Department of the Interior, challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) new Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, which they claim hinders electric cooperatives’ operations. NRECA, supported by a coalition of 11 other industries, argues that the rule prioritizes conservation over...
NRECA ACCESS Project Focuses on Expanding Rural Community Solar
Posted on Jul 16, 2024 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on NRECA ACCESS Project Focuses on Expanding Rural Community Solar
To grow adoption of community solar projects in rural states, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) launched the Achieving Cooperative Community Equitable Solar Sources (ACCESS) project. ACCESS is funded by a $1 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and focuses on research, field tests, and conversations...
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