North Dakota Coop Plans Large Increase in Wind Power
Posted on Nov 7, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on North Dakota Coop Plans Large Increase in Wind Power
Basin Electric Power Cooperative says that it will double the power it derives from wind energy by 2016. Basin is expecting its load to grow by more than 1,883 megawatts by 2035. Currently, the coop has 712.7 megawatts of wind generation. Basin plans to purchase power from other generators to increase that number to 1,400 megawatts of wind generation over the next two years. The...
North Dakota PSC Accepting Comments on EPA’s Proposed CO2 Rules
Posted on Oct 9, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on North Dakota PSC Accepting Comments on EPA’s Proposed CO2 Rules
The North Dakota Public Service Commission (ND PSC) is accepting comments from electric utilities, electric cooperatives and any other interested stakeholders regarding the proposed CO2 rules of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The ND PSC will use the information it receives when it prepares its official comments to the EPA. The EPA has issued a proposed rule...
EPA May Adjust Carbon Dioxide Standard Based on Public Comments
Posted on Oct 6, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on EPA May Adjust Carbon Dioxide Standard Based on Public Comments
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may adjust its proposed carbon dioxide standard for existing coal-based power plants according to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. The standard, which sets emission levels for each state, was proposed on June 2. After the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and other organizations encouraged the agency to allow more time to study...
Tenth Circuit Stays EPA’s Rejection of Wyoming’s Regional Haze Plan
Posted on Sep 10, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Tenth Circuit Stays EPA’s Rejection of Wyoming’s Regional Haze Plan
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has stayed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s rejection of part of Wyoming’s plan for addressing regional haze. The stay was sought by the State of Wyoming, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, and PacifiCorp. The court also granted a request by Basin and PacifiCorp to extend the compliance deadline beyond March 2019 for the...
Some State Regulators Say EPA Clean Power Plan Unworkable
Posted on Sep 10, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Some State Regulators Say EPA Clean Power Plan Unworkable
Regulators from Texas, Indiana, Montana and Arizona told the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee’s energy and power subcommittee that the reduction targets in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan are “too much, too soon.” To read more, click here (subscription required).
Basin Preparing to Submit Information for Carbon Capture Test Center
Posted on Sep 3, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Basin Preparing to Submit Information for Carbon Capture Test Center
Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin) and Black Hills Power have set a September date for submitting site-specific information on certain of their respective power plants in the hopes of one of them attracting a test center for carbon capture and sequestration technology. The test center is part of the State of Wyoming’s response to stricter environmental standards. Basin is...
Utility Officials Claim New EPA Rule May Cause Shutdown of Arkansas Power Plants
Posted on Aug 13, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Utility Officials Claim New EPA Rule May Cause Shutdown of Arkansas Power Plants
Utility officials from Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) and Entergy Arkansas told an Arkansas legislative panel that the new EPA carbon emissions rule could cause the shutdown of at least two power plants in the state. After hearing the testimony of the officials, the House and Senate committees on insurance and commerce adopted a resolution expressing opposition to...
House Funding Bill to Block Proposed EPA Regulations
Posted on Jul 10, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on House Funding Bill to Block Proposed EPA Regulations
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations released its interior and environment funding bill for fiscal year 2015 that would cut the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) budget by $717 million from fiscal year 2014. The proposed bill would also stop EPA from enacting or enforcing its controversial proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions for new and...
High Court Hands Down Mixed Decision on EPA’s Power
Posted on Jun 24, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Litigation, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on High Court Hands Down Mixed Decision on EPA’s Power
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated the Clean Air Act when it expanded two permitting programs to include carbon dioxide emissions, and that the EPA misinterpreted the Clean Air Act when it concluded that a source’s greenhouse gas emissions can trigger permitting requirements under the law’s Title V or Prevention of Significant...
Coal Squeezed Out By Environmental Regulations
Posted on Jun 11, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Financing, Legislative & Politics, Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Coal Squeezed Out By Environmental Regulations
New environmental regulations and coal plant retirements will affect the nation’s energy mix by 2015, according to a government report. Coal consumption is projected to drop by 3.1 percent in 2015, despite the demand for coal power during the coldest parts of last winter. The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates coal plant operators will shut down 60 GW of capacity by...
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