Colorado Seeks to Increase Coop Renewable Power Target
Posted on Apr 9, 2013 in Climate Change, Litigation, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Colorado Seeks to Increase Coop Renewable Power Target
A Colorado state committee approved legislation this week that would require that 25 percent of Colorado’s electric coop electricity come from renewable sources by 2020. Investor-owned utilities in the state — Xcel Energy Inc. and Black Hills Energy — must by state law generate 30 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2020. Tri-State Generation and Transmission...
Arkansas Coop Settles Religious Discrimination Suit
Posted on Mar 26, 2013 in Litigation | Comments Off on Arkansas Coop Settles Religious Discrimination Suit
Arkansas-based Ozarks Electric Cooperative Corporation (Ozarks) has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a former employee and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for alleged religious discrimination. The EEOC alleged that Ozarks denied the employee a requested day off to attend a Jehovah’s Witness convention, then terminated her when she chose to attend the...
New Mexico Coops, Regulators and Power Supplier Clash Over Rates
Posted on Mar 18, 2013 in Litigation, Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on New Mexico Coops, Regulators and Power Supplier Clash Over Rates
Last week, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) denied a trio of requests from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (Tri-State) for interim rate increases that would have affected 12 New Mexico coops. Tri-State provides wholesale power to 44 rural cooperatives in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska, and each coop has a representative on the Tri-State...
Breach of Contract Suit Brought by Texas Coop Removed to Federal Court
Posted on Mar 13, 2013 in Litigation | Comments Off on Breach of Contract Suit Brought by Texas Coop Removed to Federal Court
In January, East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ETEC) filed suit against Entergy Texas, Inc. (Entergy) in Texas state court claiming that Entergy breached multiple agreements between the parties and seeking $8 million in damages. Entergy filed its Notice of Removal last week, which removed the action to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. To read...
Judge Bars Documents in Power Plant Case Despite Coop’s Objections
Posted on Mar 5, 2013 in Litigation, Project Development, Rates | Comments Off on Judge Bars Documents in Power Plant Case Despite Coop’s Objections
Despite objections by American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP), a federal judge has ruled that emails between AMP and contractor Bechtel Corporation (Bechtel) are subject to the attorney-client privilege, thereby barring the mistakenly disclosed documents from a lawsuit. AMP is suing Maryland-based Bechtel over a $1 billion unexpected increase in estimated power plant construction costs. ...
Coop May Be Sued by Cape Coral, Florida, Again
Posted on Mar 5, 2013 in Litigation, Rates | Comments Off on Coop May Be Sued by Cape Coral, Florida, Again
The city of Cape Coral, Florida, may sue Lee County Electric Cooperative again in connection with millions spent on moving utility equipment during roadway expansions. Cape Coral expects the coop to pay for costs associated with relocating its utility equipment during the projects, but the coop disagrees. The city was successful in a similar lawsuit filed in 2005, and that case was...
Coop May Be Sued by Cape Coral, Florida, Again
Posted on Mar 5, 2013 in Litigation, Rates | Comments Off on Coop May Be Sued by Cape Coral, Florida, Again
The city of Cape Coral, Florida, may sue Lee County Electric Cooperative again in connection with millions spent on moving utility equipment during roadway expansions. Cape Coral expects the coop to pay for costs associated with relocating its utility equipment during the projects, but the coop disagrees. The city was successful in a similar lawsuit filed in 2005, and that case was...
Judge Bars Documents in Power Plant Case Despite Coop’s Objections
Posted on Mar 5, 2013 in Litigation, Project Development, Rates | Comments Off on Judge Bars Documents in Power Plant Case Despite Coop’s Objections
Despite objections by American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP), a federal judge has ruled that emails between AMP and contractor Bechtel Corporation (Bechtel) are subject to the attorney-client privilege, thereby barring the mistakenly disclosed documents from a lawsuit. AMP is suing Maryland-based Bechtel over a $1 billion unexpected increase in estimated power plant construction costs. ...
Former Employee Steals Funds from Florida Coop
Posted on Feb 27, 2013 in Litigation, Rates | Comments Off on Former Employee Steals Funds from Florida Coop
Three men have been charged with grand theft after allegedly defrauding Glades Electric Cooperative of Glades County, Florida, out of $211,419 between 2008 and 2011. One of the three arrested used his employment at the coop to orchestrate the theft. For more information, click here.
Alaska Bill Could Allow Coop Activity in Protected Area
Posted on Feb 18, 2013 in Environmental, Land Use, Legislative & Politics, Litigation | Comments Off on Alaska Bill Could Allow Coop Activity in Protected Area
A bill moving through Alaska’s legislature would eliminate wilderness restrictions in a portion of a Bristol Bay region state park to allow a utility to study a hydroelectric project on a lake where development now is banned. So far, in observance of a 10-year-old management plan approved by local residents, state park officials have refused to allow Nuvista Light & Electric...
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