Solar United Neighbors Announced Group Buy Program for Connexus Energy
Posted on Jan 5, 2023 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Solar United Neighbors Announced Group Buy Program for Connexus Energy
Nonprofit Solar United Neighbors announced a group buy program where homeowners and business owners who are members of Connexus Energy, one of the nation’s largest electric cooperatives, can purchase solar systems. The program will allow members to leverage their numbers to purchase individual solar systems for competitive prices.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative Announced Power Purchase Agreement with ENGIE North America for 200 Megawatts of Wind Energy
Posted on Dec 15, 2022 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency | Comments Off on Basin Electric Power Cooperative Announced Power Purchase Agreement with ENGIE North America for 200 Megawatts of Wind Energy
Basin Electric Power Cooperative announced a twenty-five year, 200 megawatt power purchase agreement with ENGIE North America’s North Bend Wind facility in South Dakota, expected to come online in late 2023. The North Bend facility will power 73,000 homes and reduce the region’s carbon emissions by 620,000 tonnes per year.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative Seeks to Expand Natural Gas Generation
Posted on Dec 13, 2022 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Basin Electric Power Cooperative Seeks to Expand Natural Gas Generation
In part to respond to a growing data center industry in McKenzie County, North Dakota, Basin Electric Power Cooperative has sought state approval to build Pioneer Generation Station Phase IV, an expansion of their existing 242 megawatt natural gas-fired facility. The $670 million project would increase the facility’s capacity by 141%.
Cooperatives and Other Groups Urge the Department of Energy to Alleviate Supply Chain Challenges
Posted on Dec 8, 2022 in Economic Downturn, Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Cooperatives and Other Groups Urge the Department of Energy to Alleviate Supply Chain Challenges
The American Public Power Association, the Edison Electric Institute and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association submitted joint comments to the Department of Energy (DOE) at the end of November, urging the DOE to use the Defense Production Act to prioritize transformers and critical grid components. The groups noted that electric reliability is a prerequisite to many of...
Southeast Energy Exchange Market Unveils New Energy Trading Market
Posted on Nov 10, 2022 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency | Comments Off on Southeast Energy Exchange Market Unveils New Energy Trading Market
The Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) opened up operation this week, allowing for first of their kind market transactions in power for the region. SEEM will cover 23 entities in 12 states, with more than 180,000 megawatts, including Associated Electric Cooperative, Seminole Electric Cooperative, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, and North Carolina Electric Membership...
Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative to Complete Work on the Jug Handle Bridge
Posted on Oct 11, 2022 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative to Complete Work on the Jug Handle Bridge
While the North Carolina Department of Transportation began its final phase of the Jug Handle Bridge project, the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative continues work on the new conduit system located under the 2.4-mile-long structure. The new under-bridge system was expected to be complete by February 2023, but the work will finish months ahead of schedule.
Florida Cooperatives Warn That Repairs Could Take Weeks
Posted on Sep 29, 2022 in Grid & Infrastructure, Natural Disaster | Comments Off on Florida Cooperatives Warn That Repairs Could Take Weeks
As Florida continues to cope with effects of Hurricane Ian, electric cooperatives across the state have begun restoration and repair work after more than 300,000 meters lost power. Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative let members know by social media post that restorations would be delayed, but that full restoration efforts would begin on Friday morning. Lee County Electric...
Great River Energy to Build Transmission Line to Bolster Reliability
Posted on Jul 26, 2022 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Great River Energy to Build Transmission Line to Bolster Reliability
Great River Energy, in partnership with Minnesota Power – a division of ALLETE Inc., announced its intent to build an approximately 150-mile, double-circuit 345-kV transmission line from northern Minnesota to central Minnesota that will support grid reliability in the Upper Midwest.
Tribal Government Sells Solar Power to Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Reducing Diesel Fuel Demand
Posted on May 24, 2022 in Grid & Infrastructure, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Tribal Government Sells Solar Power to Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Reducing Diesel Fuel Demand
Two Alaska communities north of the Arctic Circle are benefiting from a new solar installation owned by a local tribal government that is selling the power back to the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative. This arrangement is expected to reduce demand for diesel fuel by about 25,000 gallons a year in a region that has some of the highest energy costs in the state.
Jemez Mountain Electric Cooperative Partners with Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
Posted on May 17, 2022 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Jemez Mountain Electric Cooperative Partners with Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
Jemez Mountain Electric Cooperative and the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority are partnering to bring electricity to more than 200 Navajo families. The Navajo Nation has allocated $44 million in CARES Act funds to provide power line extensions. So far, 24 projects have been completed, connecting 737 families.
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