Obama Administration Considers Pushing Back Clean Power Plan Deadlines
Posted on Jul 30, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Obama Administration Considers Pushing Back Clean Power Plan Deadlines
On Tuesday the New York Times reported that the Obama administration plans to push back Clean Power Plan deadlines. Originally the Clean Power Plan required existing plants to develop a plan to cut emissions 30 percent from 2005 levels by the year 2030. The Plan further required states to present a plan for implementing Plan rules by 2016 and begin compliance by 2020. The Obama...
Texas Requests Fifth Circuit Review of US EPA Action
Posted on Jul 10, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Litigation, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Texas Requests Fifth Circuit Review of US EPA Action
On Wednesday, Texas asked the Fifth Circuit to review an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision requiring it to tighten air pollution regulations governing large industrial pollution sources, including power plants. The EPA’s decision was based on the finding that portions of Texas’s previously approved state implementation plan do not meet the requirements of the Clean Air...
EPA Mercury Emissions Rule Blocked
Posted on Jun 30, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on EPA Mercury Emissions Rule Blocked
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the EPA’s mercury and air toxins emissions rules which have been in effect since 2011. In a 5-4 decision, the Court held that the EPA acted “unreasonably” by foregoing a cost analysis when regulating emissions under the Clean Air Act. Please click here for more information.
EPA Deemed “Ultimate Authority” For Ozone NAAQS
Posted on Jun 10, 2015 in Climate Change, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on EPA Deemed “Ultimate Authority” For Ozone NAAQS
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the “ultimate authority” to determine whether an area is in attainment with national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone. Many industry and environmental groups, along with states and counties, were challenging nonattainment designations finalized by...
Great River Energy Launches First-of-its-Kind Program to Fuel Electric Cars with Wind Energy
Posted on Jun 5, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Great River Energy Launches First-of-its-Kind Program to Fuel Electric Cars with Wind Energy
Minnesota electric cooperative Great River Energy and its member cooperatives recently launched a new green energy program called the Revolt program. The program allows eligible cooperative members who drive electric vehicles to fuel those vehicles with wind energy. To be eligible for the program, a member must own or lease a plug-in electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid by December 31,...
Green Power EMC Increases its Solar Portfolio
Posted on May 28, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Green Power EMC Increases its Solar Portfolio
Green Power EMC announced Wednesday that it will buy the full output of a 52-MW solar farm in southeast Georgia for 30 years. The solar farm is owned by Silicon Ranch Corp., which has previously leased the output of another of its solar facilities to Green Power. Partnerships like these have allowed Green Power EMC to supply renewable energy to 38 other Georgia EMCs. Click here to...
Texas Coop Breaks Ground on New Hydroelectric Plant
Posted on May 28, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Texas Coop Breaks Ground on New Hydroelectric Plant
The East Texas Electric Cooperative and Trinity River Authority of Texas recently broke ground on a new hydroelectric project. The Thomas Hydroelectric Project is located at Lake Livingston Dam and is expected to become operational in 2018. Once online the new hydroelectric power plant will produce enough electricity to power 12,000 homes in East Texas. Click here to read...
G&T Cooperatives Join DOE Grid Study
Posted on May 22, 2015 in Climate Change, Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability | Comments Off on G&T Cooperatives Join DOE Grid Study
The Department of Energy (DOE) has invited two generation and transmission cooperatives, Great River Energy and Hoosier Energy, to join 15 other electric utilities in the Partnership for Energy Sector Climate Resilience to help strengthen the grid against extreme weather and impacts from climate change. Read more about the Partnership’s goals here.
NERC Study Finds EPA’s Clean Power Plan Unworkable
Posted on Apr 30, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on NERC Study Finds EPA’s Clean Power Plan Unworkable
A recent North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) study finds that the Clean Power Plan of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would require that electric cooperatives shut down approximately 21 percent of their coal generation by 2025. The study also found that the generation and transmission projects necessary to fill the void left by coal generation would not be...
Electric Cooperatives Top List of Solar Producers for 2014
Posted on Apr 30, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Technology | Comments Off on Electric Cooperatives Top List of Solar Producers for 2014
Two EMCs, Pickwick Electric Cooperative of Tennessee and Farmers Electric Cooperative of Iowa, were the top two producers of solar energy in 2014 based on the number of solar watts produced per customer. While California is still home to the top overall producers of solar power, with Pacific Gas and Electric producing the most solar power overall in 2014, the solar market is beginning...
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