Alaska Coop Finalizes Financing to Purchase Plant
Posted on Sep 16, 2013 in Climate Change, Environmental, Financing, Legislative & Politics, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on Alaska Coop Finalizes Financing to Purchase Plant
Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA) of Fairbanks, Alaska, has finalized financing from the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and the Cooperative Finance Bank to purchase the 50-MW Healy Clean Coal Project from the State of Alaska. The Cooperative Finance Bank will finance the purchase of the plant, which will be renamed “Healy Unit 2,” while the RUS loan will finance new emissions...
White Paper Argues EPA Cannot Limit Power Plant Emissions
Posted on Sep 16, 2013 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on White Paper Argues EPA Cannot Limit Power Plant Emissions
Attorneys general from 17 states recently submitted a white paper to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Administrator, arguing that Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act limits the EPA’s authority to develop procedures to guide states in establishing emissions standards for existing power plants. The white paper is in response to an expected revised EPA rule directly capping...
Operation Cool Shade Promotes Trees to Save Energy
Posted on Sep 10, 2013 in Climate Change, Energy Savings Programs, Environmental | Comments Off on Operation Cool Shade Promotes Trees to Save Energy
Once again Mohave Electric Cooperative is rolling out Operation Cool Shade, which promotes the use of shade trees to manage energy use in the hot summer months. Coop members will be able to buy trees for $8 and, as a bonus, will receive a free compact fluorescent bulb for each tree purchased. Operation Cool Shade trees will be sold from September 11-24 or until the trees sell out. ...
Coops Urge EPA to Accept Wyoming’s Haze Pollution Plan
Posted on Sep 3, 2013 in Climate Change, Environmental, Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Coops Urge EPA to Accept Wyoming’s Haze Pollution Plan
If coops and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association get their way, Wyoming’s plan to control haze from the power sector will be fully approved as compliant with federal law. Comments submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) argue that Wyoming’s approach is reasonable, and electric coop consumer-members would pay more than necessary if the EPA goes forth with...
NRECA Opposes President’s Plan on Climate Change
Posted on Aug 13, 2013 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Opposes President’s Plan on Climate Change
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) has launched a campaign against President Barack Obama’s proposal to use the Clean Air Act to regulate carbon dioxide and fight climate change. The NRECA released a video voicing its opposition to the President’s plan. Click here for more.
Coops Challenge Lending for New Renewable Energy Projects
Posted on Aug 5, 2013 in Climate Change, Environmental, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coops Challenge Lending for New Renewable Energy Projects
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) has voiced opposition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to establish a new Rural Utilities Service (RUS) lending project aimed at renewable energy. The USDA announced in early June that it would consider implementing the program under the Electric Loan program to fund renewable energy generation, even...
Coop Leads Campaign Against New EPA Plan
Posted on Jul 10, 2013 in Climate Change, Environmental, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Coop Leads Campaign Against New EPA Plan
Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin) is leading a campaign against an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plan to reduce atmospheric haze. According to Basin and other electric cooperatives, the EPA’s plan, which would place tighter restrictions on coal-fired power plants in Wyoming, would increase electricity rates for consumers by requiring additional pollution-control...
Proposed EPA Runoff Guidelines May Create More Costs Than Benefits
Posted on Jul 3, 2013 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Proposed EPA Runoff Guidelines May Create More Costs Than Benefits
In compliance with a recent settlement agreement, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed effluent limitation guidelines for power plants. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association is concerned that the proposed guidelines, which will affect coal-fired units with wet flue gas desulfurization systems or wet ash handling, could cost electric cooperatives...
NRECA to Oppose Certain Power Plant Rules in Obama Climate Plan
Posted on Jun 25, 2013 in Climate Change, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA to Oppose Certain Power Plant Rules in Obama Climate Plan
Due to concerns that power plant regulations would impose enormous costs on vulnerable citizens, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) has stated that it intends to oppose any effort to use Obama’s Clean Air Act to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. While the climate plan, which was slated for release on June 25, has been widely expected to address rules to limit...
NRECA Backs Potential Senate Deal on Federal Building Efficiency
Posted on Jun 13, 2013 in Climate Change, Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Backs Potential Senate Deal on Federal Building Efficiency
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) is supporting bipartisan legislation to repeal a law ending fossil energy use in new and renovated federal buildings by 2030 and replace it with legislation to expand existing efficiency goals. A June 3 letter sent by NRECA and eight trade organizations to members of the U.S. Senate stated: “These provisions would give...
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