Basin Electric Seeks Site in North Dakota for Potential Gas-Fired Generation Facility
Posted on Aug 29, 2014 in Land Use, Project Development | Comments Off on Basin Electric Seeks Site in North Dakota for Potential Gas-Fired Generation Facility
Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) is looking for land and meeting with representatives in Emmons County, North Dakota, regarding a new gas-fired generation facility. Basin Electric is in the early stages of considering both whether and where to build such a facility. Click here for the full story.
Proposed Regulatory Changes Spark Concerns for New Mexico Coop
Posted on Aug 14, 2014 in Land Use, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Proposed Regulatory Changes Spark Concerns for New Mexico Coop
Jemez Mountain Electrical Coop is concerned about proposed changes to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) regulations. BIA states that the revised regulations would update and streamline the process of obtaining rights-of-way on Native American land, but Jemez Mountain believes the modified process will result in future utility-related costs. The Rio Grande Sun has the full...
Telecom Company Wins Transmission Case
Posted on Jun 17, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Litigation, Project Development, Rates | Comments Off on Telecom Company Wins Transmission Case
A North Carolina court ruled that pole attachment rates charged by Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation were in violation of a North Carolina statute, according to the Federal Communications Commission rate formula. The issue revolves around the rates per pole that would be charged to telecom customers in the area. Nearly 7,400 poles are at issue. For more information, click...
Delaware Coop to Buy Power from Landfill
Posted on Jun 10, 2014 in Environmental, Land Use, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Delaware Coop to Buy Power from Landfill
Delaware Electric Cooperative (DEC) recently entered into an agreement to buy power generated by a 2-MW, methane-fueled plant located at a state-operated landfill. Massachusetts-based renewable energy firm Ameresco will operate the plant and sell the power to DEC. Delaware Governor Jack Markell touted the environmental benefits achieved by methane power “in a way that makes economic...
Additional Renewable Energy for Georgia Coops
Posted on Jun 5, 2014 in Land Use, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Additional Renewable Energy for Georgia Coops
A new methane gas-to-energy project has been added to the renewable energy portfolio for Georgia coops. Developed through Green Power EMC, the nearly 5-MW landfill project will diversify the energy portfolios of participating coops that will purchase power from the project under a long-term power purchase agreement. To learn more about this development, click here.
New Geothermal Plant on Horizon for California Coop
Posted on Jun 5, 2014 in Energy Savings Programs, Financing, Land Use, Project Development | Comments Off on New Geothermal Plant on Horizon for California Coop
Surprise Valley Electrification Corp. is nearing completion of a 3-MW geothermal power plant project that began in 2009. With financing from the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation, federal grants and state tax credits, the new facility will provide power, cooled water and heat to local consumers. Read more here.
KIUC to Begin Work on 12-MW Solar Project
Posted on Mar 3, 2014 in Land Use, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on KIUC to Begin Work on 12-MW Solar Project
After receiving approval of the ground lease from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) is ready to begin work on its $54 million Anahola solar project. The estimated cost to KIUC’s members for the solar project is around 12.5 cents per kilowatt hour, while the cost of oil generation is around 24 cents. This solar project will use local labor...
Minnesota PUC Petitioned to Rethink Project Approval
Posted on Jan 16, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Project Development, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Minnesota PUC Petitioned to Rethink Project Approval
Certain public interest groups petitioned the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to reconsider its decision approving a $500 million high-voltage transmission line connecting La Crosse, Wisconsin, and Rochester, Minnesota. The project, currently under construction by Dairyland Power Cooperative and other investing utilities, is scheduled for completion in 2015. Opponents of...
Basin Electric Transporting Coal by Trucks to Meet Demand
Posted on Jan 9, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Land Use, Reliability | Comments Off on Basin Electric Transporting Coal by Trucks to Meet Demand
Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) has been transporting coal via trucks to meet the demand of the Leland Olds Station, located near Stanton, North Dakota, since BNSF Railway can no longer guarantee its ability to get two 60-car coal trains on the rail tracks every day. The trucks providing the coal are now making about 250 hauls per day. The rail problem began last...
Native American Reservation Reaches Settlement with New Mexico Coop
Posted on Nov 12, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Legislative & Politics, Litigation, Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Native American Reservation Reaches Settlement with New Mexico Coop
Northern Rio Arriba Electric Coop (NORA) has reached a deal with the Jicarilla Apache Nation for the Nation to purchase all of NORA’s infrastructure on the Northern New Mexico reservation. This settlement effectively ends two years of litigious hostilities between the utility and the Nation, whose lawyers said Nation officials are displeased with NORA’s service and are ready to end a...
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