Texas Coop to Host Distributed Community Solar
Posted on Apr 27, 2016 in Environmental, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Texas Coop to Host Distributed Community Solar
Renewable Energy Systems Distributed has entered into an agreement with Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) to construct the Pedernales Electric Community Solar Project. This solar project will be comprised of PV projects at 15 sites owned by coop members, and each site will host up to 998 kw of solar PV. PEC will purchase the output from each project under long-term contracts, and...
CIPCO Launches State’s Largest Solar Project
Posted on Apr 8, 2016 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on CIPCO Launches State’s Largest Solar Project
Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO), a G&T based in Des Moines, just launched a new solar project. The first phase of the new utility-scale project will produce up to 5.5 MWs of power by late 2016. CIPCO will be adding to its portfolio of emissions-free sources of energy, which currently make up 54 percent of its energy mix. The decision to build a utility scale solar plant...
TVA Awards Solar Capacity to Three Coops
Posted on Mar 30, 2016 in Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency | Comments Off on TVA Awards Solar Capacity to Three Coops
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), in partnership with the Tennessee Valley Public Power Association, awarded 16.7 MWs of solar capacity to four power companies, three of which are coops. Chickasaw Electric Cooperative, East Mississippi Electric Power Association and Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation applied for and were awarded this capacity through the Distributed Solar...
South Mississippi Electric First to Bring Solar Power to Mississippi Gulf Coast
Posted on Mar 15, 2016 in Environmental, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on South Mississippi Electric First to Bring Solar Power to Mississippi Gulf Coast
South Mississippi Electric cooperative has completed two solar facilities in rural Mississippi that began generating electricity in February. The two projects in Kiln and Lucedale, Mississippi are the first to bring solar power to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Coop PCB Disposal Approved by EPA
Posted on Mar 9, 2016 in Environmental, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Coop PCB Disposal Approved by EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a request to allow electric cooperatives to dispose of low-level PCB wastes in local landfills.
Sixth Circuit Agrees to Review EPA’s Waters of the United States Rule
Posted on Mar 4, 2016 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Litigation, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Sixth Circuit Agrees to Review EPA’s Waters of the United States Rule
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit has agreed to review EPA’s Waters of the U.S. rule. The controversial rule has been criticized on the grounds that it would extend EPA’s regulatory authority to small streams and dry creek beds. According to Dorothy Kellogg, NRECA senior principal, the rule will result in more expensive permits for coops attempting to maintain or construct...
High Court Rejects Bid to Stay Mercury Air Toxics Rule
Posted on Mar 4, 2016 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Litigation, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on High Court Rejects Bid to Stay Mercury Air Toxics Rule
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request to stay the EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards rule. The rule, which requires coal-fired power plants to greatly reduce mercury and other toxic emissions, was struck down in June because the EPA had not considered the $1 billion cost of imposing the rule. The D.C. Circuit left the original rule in place, however, while the EPA...
Supreme Court Grants Stay of Obama Clean Power Plan
Posted on Feb 10, 2016 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Supreme Court Grants Stay of Obama Clean Power Plan
The Supreme Court has granted a stay request from more than two dozen states, plus utilities and coal companies, to put on hold the implementation of President Obama’s Clean Power Plan. The Court’s decision halts implementation but does not address the merits of the pending legal challenge to the plan, which asserts the Environmental Protection Agency has overstepped its powers. An...
Power Plant in Northern Arizona to Run on Forest Thinnings
Posted on Feb 9, 2016 in Environmental, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Power Plant in Northern Arizona to Run on Forest Thinnings
A power plant in Northern Arizona that will run on trees thinned from the forest to prevent fires has received an air-quality permit from the state. The power from the 1 MW plant will be sold to Navapache Electric Cooperative Inc.
Great River Energy Announces 2.25-MW Minnesota Solar Project
Posted on Feb 5, 2016 in Environmental, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Great River Energy Announces 2.25-MW Minnesota Solar Project
Great River Energy announced its largest solar project yet with the Dickinson Solar Project (“Project”), a 2.25-MW solar array six miles east of Buffalo, Minnesota. The Project will serve customers of Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association and responds to members’ interests in more renewable energy as it will replace electricity now generate by fossil fuels.
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