Alaskan Healy Clean Coal Project Approved
Posted on Feb 7, 2012 in Environmental, Permitting, Project Development, Rates | Comments Off on Alaskan Healy Clean Coal Project Approved
Alaska’s Department of Environmental Conservation renewed a key air quality permit to restart a mothballed 50-MW coal power plant in interior Alaska. Environmental groups that oppose restarting the plant are expected to file appeals before the permit is finalized. The plant, owned by Golden Valley Electric Association, an electric coop, may reduce rates to interior Alaska customers...
County Grants Exception for Maryland Solar Farm
Posted on Jan 19, 2012 in Permitting, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on County Grants Exception for Maryland Solar Farm
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative’s (SMECO’s) proposed 5.5 MW solar farm located in Charles County, Maryland, will move forward thanks to an exception granted by the Charles County Board of Appeals. The planned solar farm will help SMECO meet its Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) requirements as imposed by the Maryland Public Service Commission. The estimated cost of the solar...
Swap Regulations Delayed Once More
Posted on Jan 9, 2012 in Permitting, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Swap Regulations Delayed Once More
Once again, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has delayed the effective date of regulations that will tighten controls over energy futures markets. Electric coops use derivatives as a way to provide predictability in the price of power. The swap regulations, originally slated to take effect July 16, 2011, had already been pushed back to December 31, 2011. The provisions are...
SWEPCO Turk Plant Permit Stay Lifted
Posted on Dec 6, 2011 in Climate Change, Environmental, Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on SWEPCO Turk Plant Permit Stay Lifted
AEP/Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), the majority owner of the John W. Turk, Jr., Power Plant under construction near Fulton, Arkansas, won a legal victory that will allow it to complete the $2 billion project. Environmental challenges to the coal-fired electrical generation plant resulted in a stay placed on the plant’s wastewater discharge permit. The Arkansas Pollution...
Georgia Coop Moves Forward with New Plant
Posted on Nov 23, 2011 in Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on Georgia Coop Moves Forward with New Plant
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division has re-issued a final air permit to Power4Georgians, an Electric coop consortium, for the coop’s 850-megawatt, supercritical coal-fired Plant. The planned $2.1 billion coal-fired power station is expected to take approximately four years to complete and will be built near Sandersville, Georgia. PennEnergy.com has the full story.
Environmental Groups File Petition against John W. Turk, Jr. Plant
Posted on Oct 26, 2011 in Litigation, Permitting | Comments Off on Environmental Groups File Petition against John W. Turk, Jr. Plant
The Sierra Club, National Audubon Society and Audubon Arkansas filed a petition on October 25 with the Arkansas Public Service Commission (Arkansas PSC) attempting to halt work on the John W. Turk, Jr. coal plant being constructed by the Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO). The petition alleges that by filing for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need...
Georgia Nuclear Facility Moves Forward
Posted on Oct 5, 2011 in Permitting | Comments Off on Georgia Nuclear Facility Moves Forward
During recent hearings, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Southern Co. and its partners had provided appropriate information for a final decision on the construction of two nuclear units (each with a capacity of about 1,100 megawatts) in east Georgia. Oglethorpe Power Corporation, a Georgia cooperative, will have a 30 percent ownership stake in the facility, and Southern Company...
Plans for North Dakota High-Voltage Line Move Forward
Posted on Sep 8, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Permitting | Comments Off on Plans for North Dakota High-Voltage Line Move Forward
Minnkota Power Cooperative recently obtained approval from the Sheridan County Zoning Board for a planned 345-kV transmission line that will carry power over much of North Dakota. Zoning approval is still required from three other counties and one township. The North Dakota Public Service Commission also approved a certificate of corridor compatibility for the line, which is expected...
Brewster Wind Turbine Power Purchase Approved
Posted on Jul 27, 2011 in Permitting, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Brewster Wind Turbine Power Purchase Approved
The City of Brewster’s purchase of power from Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative has been approved. Brewster will purchase power from two CVEC 1.8MW municipal wind turbines. This approval was required for CVEC to seek an exemption from the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities from town zoning laws. The Cape Cod Times has more on this story here. Also, background on the...
Deadline for PSC Approval of CapX2020 Transmission Line Extended
Posted on Jul 22, 2011 in Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on Deadline for PSC Approval of CapX2020 Transmission Line Extended
Although the Wisconsin Public Service Commission typically has 180 days to consider applications for major projects, a judge recently approved a six-month extension for the application filed by Dairyland Power Cooperative, Xcel Energy and Wisconsin Public Power Inc. for the CapX2020 transmission line. The proposed transmission line would connect Minnesota with La Crosse, Wisconsin. ...
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