Alaska Coop to Receive $8 Million from FEMA
Posted on May 9, 2016 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development | Comments Off on Alaska Coop to Receive $8 Million from FEMA
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (Village Electric), located in Anchorage, Alaska, will be receiving more than $8 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to repair damages from a devastating 2013 storm. The storm produced 90 mph winds and significant flooding within Village Electric’s service territory. The funds will be used to repair damaged lines and other...
Cooperative Chosen to Build Walkemeyer Project
Posted on Apr 29, 2016 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development | Comments Off on Cooperative Chosen to Build Walkemeyer Project
The Southwest Power Pool Board of Directors has selected Mid-Kansas Cooperative to be the transmission owner responsible for building the new “Walkemeyer” line, a 22.6-mile, 115 kV line from Walkemeyer to North Liberal.
New Hampshire Coop Launches Peak Demand Management Programs
Posted on Apr 18, 2016 in Energy Savings Programs, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency | Comments Off on New Hampshire Coop Launches Peak Demand Management Programs
New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) has rolled out three voluntary demand management programs designed to incentivize reduced peak time usage and therefore ultimately reduce NHEC’s cost of providing power to its members.
Three Iowa Coops May Be Able to Recover Their Costs After All
Posted on Mar 23, 2016 in Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Reliability, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Three Iowa Coops May Be Able to Recover Their Costs After All
An ice storm in April 2013 required three Iowa coops and a municipal utility to spend $19 million for repair and recovery work. The coops requested reimbursement for those expenses from the Federal Emergency Management Agent (FEMA), but their initial request was denied in the Fall of 2013. However, the initial regional FEMA ruling denying recovery was recently overturned, paving the...
Coal Transportation Costs Rise
Posted on Mar 1, 2016 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Coal Transportation Costs Rise
While the price of coal has been dropping, the price utilities pay to have it transported to their plants has been increasing. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that transportation costs now account for 40 percent of the total cost of coal delivered, the highest share since the EIA began tracking that data in 2001.
Dairyland Power Announces Renewable Energy Purchase Agreements with Two Solar Developers
Posted on Feb 26, 2016 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Dairyland Power Announces Renewable Energy Purchase Agreements with Two Solar Developers
Dairyland Power Cooperative (Dairyland Power) has finalized agreements with two solar developers, groSolar and SoCore Energy, to purchase over 15 MW of renewable energy from twelve new solar facilities in Wisconsin ranging between .5 MW and 2.5 MW in scale. By building the solar facilities in separate service areas, the projects will benefit from diversified weather, distributed grid...
Transmission Company GridLiance Adds Two New Board Members
Posted on Feb 8, 2016 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development | Comments Off on Transmission Company GridLiance Adds Two New Board Members
GridLiance Holdco, LP (“GridLiance”), a transmission company that partners with cooperatives and municipal power providers to jointly plan, develop, own and operate transmission assets, has announced that it will appoint two utility industry veterans as new members of its board of directors. Terry Boston and Michael G. Morris, two former utility executives, will join the board...
NRECA to Help Design Software to Cost-Effectively Improve Grid Resiliency
Posted on Jan 25, 2016 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Reliability, Technology | Comments Off on NRECA to Help Design Software to Cost-Effectively Improve Grid Resiliency
With a $1.8 million grant from the Department of Energy, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) will help develop software designed to identify the most cost-effective upgrades that utilities can make to improve grid resiliency in order to reduce economic losses caused by weather-related power outages.
An End to Geothermal Incentives in Illinois
Posted on Jan 25, 2016 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on An End to Geothermal Incentives in Illinois
Incentives for geothermal energy systems in Illinois have ended. Geothermal systems are more expensive than traditional fossil fuel based HVAC systems, but result in savings down the road. While in place, the incentives—in the form of grants—helped cooperative members install 51 geothermal projects resulting in an aggregate annual savings of $681,000. The last of the incentive grants...
Colorado Coop Begins Supplying Additional Solar Power
Posted on Jan 25, 2016 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Colorado Coop Begins Supplying Additional Solar Power
Poudre Valley Rural Electric Cooperative (Poudre) recently began supplying members with additional solar energy from two large solar plants. The plants, owned by Silicon Ranch Corporation, will supply power to Poudre’s members pursuant to an outputs contract. The two plants produce a combined 8 megawatts of power from 100,000 panels and will supply enough electricity to meet the needs...
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