Hawaii Coop to Offer Daytime Discounts
Posted on Oct 5, 2015 in Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Hawaii Coop to Offer Daytime Discounts
Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) is planning to roll out the pilot version of a program that would discount customer-members’ rates for electricity used during the day. KIUC has identified 300 residential customers whose rates between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. would be shaved by 25 percent. The innovative concept, which may initially appear counterintuitive when compared to off-peak...
Appalachian Electric Cooperative Set to Begin New Solar Project in Fall
Posted on Oct 2, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Appalachian Electric Cooperative Set to Begin New Solar Project in Fall
Appalachian Electric Cooperative is set to begin construction of a new 1.373-megawatt “community solar” facility this fall. The facility will include 9,468 photovoltaic cells that will generate enough renewable electricity to power approximately 115 homes for an entire year. The new project will be funded in part by a grant from the Tennessee Valley Authority and is one of only two...
Coop Installs Montana’s First Community Solar Project
Posted on Sep 15, 2015 in Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coop Installs Montana’s First Community Solar Project
Flathead Electric Cooperative recently installed a 356-panel community solar project in Whitefish, Montana. Members can purchase a panel for $900 and then receive credit for the energy the panel produces for the life of the project.
Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative Signs PPA with SolarCity for Battery-Stored Solar Power
Posted on Sep 11, 2015 in Innovation/Efficiency, Reliability, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative Signs PPA with SolarCity for Battery-Stored Solar Power
Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) has agreed to purchase electricity from SolarCity’s proposed 52-MWh battery system project, believed to be the first utility-scale system in the U.S. capable of dispatching stored solar power. The project, when completed, will provide 13 megawatts of solar power to the grid in the evening, when demand is highest. The power purchase agreement...
SMEPA will Buy Power from New Origis Energy Solar Facility
Posted on Sep 8, 2015 in Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on SMEPA will Buy Power from New Origis Energy Solar Facility
South Mississippi Electric Power Association (SMEPA) will buy power from a new 52 MW solar facility in Lamar County to be built by Origis Energy. SMEPA buys, generates and transmits power to the 11 electric cooperatives in southern and western Mississippi that own it.
CoServ Begins Final Testing
Posted on Sep 8, 2015 in Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized | Comments Off on CoServ Begins Final Testing
CoServ Solar Station (CoServ), the largest coop solar installation in Texas, has begun final testing of its 2.7 MW solar farm in Denton County, Texas. The facility is powered by 8,448 solar panels and is one of 14 pilot projects of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Utility Network Deployment Acceleration project.
Coop Adds Landfill Gas Generation to its Renewable Portfolio
Posted on Sep 4, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Coop Adds Landfill Gas Generation to its Renewable Portfolio
Hoosier Energy (Hoosier), a Bloomington, Indiana G&T, will be partnering with a local landfill operator to develop a renewable energy facility. The facility will use landfill methane to fuel engines that will produce 4 megawatts of electricity. The project, which will be Hoosier’s fourth landfill methane facility, will provide an additional source of renewable power to Hoosier’s...
Touchstone Receives Feedback on Potential “Value-Added Services” for Coops
Posted on Aug 18, 2015 in Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency, Reliability | Comments Off on Touchstone Receives Feedback on Potential “Value-Added Services” for Coops
Touchstone Energy’s 2014-2015 Survey on the Cooperative Difference solicited responses from consumer members on certain “value-added services” that coops may be able to provide. Outage alerts, energy efficiency programs and community solar all received positive feedback. Click here for more.
Oklahoma Coop Brings in More Solar Energy
Posted on Aug 14, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Oklahoma Coop Brings in More Solar Energy
Tri-County Electric Cooperative (Tri-County) has reached an agreement with Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AEC) by which AEC will supply Tri-County with a one-megawatt solar array. Tri-County members who participate in its new community solar program will be able to purchase electricity generated by the solar array. Click here to read more.
Flathead Electric Cooperative Launches Community Solar Program
Posted on Aug 11, 2015 in Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Flathead Electric Cooperative Launches Community Solar Program
Flathead Electric Cooperative is launching a community Solar Utility Network in Montana and installing 365 solar panels. The project will allow customers to purchase one of the panels in the solar array, which will provide monthly power credits for 25 years. For more information, please click here.
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