New Mexico Coop Under Fire for Wildfire
Posted on Mar 27, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Litigation, Reliability | Comments Off on New Mexico Coop Under Fire for Wildfire
Local ranchers sued the Mora-San Miguel Electrical Cooperative in state court alleging that the coop failed to trim or remove trees that ultimately damaged power lines and caused a large wildfire in the area last summer. The Albuquerque Journal has the full story.
ODEC Receives Approval for 1,000-MW Natural Gas-Fired Plant
Posted on Mar 27, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Permitting, Project Development, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on ODEC Receives Approval for 1,000-MW Natural Gas-Fired Plant
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC), a Virginia-based G&T, obtained approval from the Maryland Public Service Commission for its planned 1,000-MW natural gas-fired plant to be built in Cecil County, Maryland. The project, known as the Wildcat Point plant, is expected to come online by June 2017 and will be built next to the existing Rock Springs generating facility in Rising...
Coops Collectively Investing in 517-kW Solar Project
Posted on Mar 25, 2014 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coops Collectively Investing in 517-kW Solar Project
Four electric utility coops in the Midwest will become joint owners of a 517-kW solar project developed by Dragonfly Solar, a commercial solar developer based in Lakeville, Minnesota, and SolarWorld, the largest U.S. solar manufacturer. This is the first U.S. solar project to be jointly owned and developed by utility coops. For more details and to see which four coops are involved,...
FERC Approves Revisions to Definition of Bulk Electric System
Posted on Mar 20, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on FERC Approves Revisions to Definition of Bulk Electric System
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently approved revisions by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to its definition of “bulk electric system,” effective the first day of the second quarter after issuance of the order. The definition largely dictates which facilities are within NERC’s jurisdiction as FERC-Certified Electric Reliability...
FERC Issues Order on CIP 5 Reliability Standards
Posted on Mar 20, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on FERC Issues Order on CIP 5 Reliability Standards
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently granted requests for clarification of, but denied requests for rehearing of, Order No. 791, which approved version 5 of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) 5 Reliability Standards. The requests were filed by several trade associations, including the National Rural Electric...
NRECA Responds to WSJ Article on Grid Security
Posted on Mar 17, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on NRECA Responds to WSJ Article on Grid Security
Jo Ann Emerson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), issued remarks on the electric coop industry’s efforts to protect the nation’s critical transmission system after a recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article released sensitive information on the subject. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently ordered the North American Electric Reliability...
Alaskan Coop Seeks Alternate Fuel Supply Following Planned Refinery Closure
Posted on Mar 9, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Alaskan Coop Seeks Alternate Fuel Supply Following Planned Refinery Closure
Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA) is seeking an alternative supply of naphtha and HAGO, a type of fuel oil, to support its needs over the summer. GVEA is considering a number of fuel supply options, including working with a smaller refinery and options involving the transportation of fuel to the interior of Alaska. The Alaska Journal of Commerce is covering this...
Basin Electric Increases Power Generation
Posted on Mar 4, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development | Comments Off on Basin Electric Increases Power Generation
Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) now has three units of its Pioneer Generation Station in service. The gas-fired generation facilities, located in Williston, North Dakota, will help add much-needed electricity into the oil drilling region. Basin Electric is now in the process of building three more gas-fired generators near Watford City, North Dakota, all as part of...
Minnkota Facing Tough Winter Delays on Power Line Project
Posted on Mar 4, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development | Comments Off on Minnkota Facing Tough Winter Delays on Power Line Project
Minnkota Power Cooperative’s (Minnkota) $312-million, 345-kilovolt Center-to-Grand Forks, North Dakota, transmission line is now being delayed by about five months due to extreme winter weather. Though the project is over 90 percent complete, Minnkota’s ability to construct the line has simply made the initial completion date of February 2014 impossible. Read more here.
Haiti Welcomes New Coop
Posted on Mar 3, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Haiti Welcomes New Coop
Coopérative Electrique de l’Arrondissement des Coteaux is a new electric cooperative, established with assistance from NRECA International Ltd. in Haiti. As of now, the cooperative can serve about 1,600 customers, and its infrastructure consists of 33 miles of power lines. Power will be generated by a solar-diesel hybrid system. For more information, click here.
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