South Carolina Coops Speak Out Against EPA Carbon Mandate
Posted on Jun 5, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on South Carolina Coops Speak Out Against EPA Carbon Mandate
Several South Carolina electric coops have joined the ranks of opponents to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed carbon emission limits for existing power plants. Coops are particularly concerned about the compliance costs associated with the new rule, which will ultimately be paid by rural coop customers. Click here for more information.
EPA Carbon Rule Could Lead States to Cap-and-Trade Programs
Posted on Jun 3, 2014 in Climate Change, Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on EPA Carbon Rule Could Lead States to Cap-and-Trade Programs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed regulations requiring a 30 percent reduction in carbon emissions from existing power plants by 2030 outlines several approved ways for states to reach the targeted reductions. However, some experts believe that most states will likely focus on achieving compliance through cap-and-trade systems. Because the electricity grid...
EPA Proposes New Rule to Cut Emissions from Existing Plants
Posted on Jun 2, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on EPA Proposes New Rule to Cut Emissions from Existing Plants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Monday that it has issued a proposed rule that would for the first time reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing stationary sources, including coal-fired power plants. The proposal calls for a cut in carbon dioxide emissions from existing plants to 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 and would be implemented through a...
Key Points in Carbon Rules to be Released Next Week
Posted on Jun 1, 2014 in Climate Change, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Key Points in Carbon Rules to be Released Next Week
President Barack Obama and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are expected to release the new carbon regulations of power plants under the Clean Air Act. See Law360 for key issues to watch for and an analysis of the potential legal challenges (subscription required).
Power Plant Emissions Regulations Are Around the Corner
Posted on May 20, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Power Plant Emissions Regulations Are Around the Corner
Final regulations for capping greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants are expected to be unveiled in June 2014. The regulations provide that new coal-fired plants would limit emissions to within 1,100 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt-hour. However, the plants would have the flexibility of choosing to average their emissions over several years if they agree to adhere...
U.S. Supreme Court Resuscitates EPA’s Cross-State Air Rule
Posted on Apr 29, 2014 in Climate Change, Financing, Litigation | Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Resuscitates EPA’s Cross-State Air Rule
The U.S. Supreme Court resurrected the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulation of air pollution crossing state borders through its 6-2 ruling in favor of the EPA, downwind states, and public health and environmental groups. The Court ruled that the government did not violate the Clean Air Act when it implemented a federal scheme for emissions that drift over state lines. ...
Coop to Develop Largest Solar Array in Kansas
Posted on Mar 18, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coop to Develop Largest Solar Array in Kansas
Midwest Energy, a rural electric coop in Hays, Kansas, and Boulder, Colorado-based Clean Energy Collective are collaborating on the development of a 1-MW solar installation to be spread throughout 41 counties in central and western Kansas. Coop members will be able to invest in a share of this community-owned solar project which will provide energy to Midwest. For more information on...
Dairyland Adding Commercial Solar Project
Posted on Mar 13, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Reliability, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Dairyland Adding Commercial Solar Project
Dairyland Power Cooperative (Dairyland), based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, has signed an agreement with Clean Energy Collective to purchase renewable energy produced by a planned 520-kW solar installation. The new solar facility, located in Westby, Wisconsin, will be developed, owned and managed by Clean Energy Collective. This project, along with Dairyland’s first commercial solar...
‘Social Cost of Carbon’ Raises NRECA Concerns
Posted on Mar 11, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on ‘Social Cost of Carbon’ Raises NRECA Concerns
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) recently reported to the Obama administration about the potential costs of federal regulations based partly on the social cost of carbon. Speaking out strongly against this idea, the NRECA pointed out that “the federal government would best serve the energy-consuming public by excluding an arbitrary ‘social cost of carbon,’...
Droughts Threaten 2014 Hydro Production
Posted on Feb 11, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Reliability | Comments Off on Droughts Threaten 2014 Hydro Production
Total water flow to the Northwest river system is now the 11th lowest total since recordkeeping started in 1960. This lingering drought in the West is causing a decreased output of hydro production and is likely to persist or intensify through the end of April in parts of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California and Nevada. In those states, electric coops rely heavily on hydropower. ...
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