Landowners Comment on Minnkota Power Cooperative’s Proposed High-Voltage Transmission Line
Posted on Jun 17, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on Landowners Comment on Minnkota Power Cooperative’s Proposed High-Voltage Transmission Line
Landowners commented on Minnkota’s plan for a 250-mile high-voltage transmission line during Minnkota’s presentation before the North Dakota Public Service Commission. Minnkota is in the in the process of obtaining easement options, and in order to address landowners’ concerns, it is pricing the easement options on a county by county basis. The Grand Forks Herald is covering this...
Wildlife and Health Concerns Continue for Vermont Wind Project
Posted on Jun 16, 2011 in Permitting, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Wildlife and Health Concerns Continue for Vermont Wind Project
Co-developers of the Lowell Mountain wind-power project, Green Mountain Power Corp. and Vermont Electric Cooperative, face a continued backlash regarding the project’s possible impact on wildlife habitat and human health. The developers want to create new wildlife habitats before the project begins operations, but opponents say such habitats must be in place before the start of...
Vermont Coop Rejects Nuclear Power Deal
Posted on Apr 28, 2011 in Corporate Governance, Permitting | Comments Off on Vermont Coop Rejects Nuclear Power Deal
The board of directors of the Vermont Electric Cooperative rejected a deal on Tuesday to purchase power from Entergy Corp’s Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant citing sufficient supplies to service customers for the near-term. The power plant faces a March 2012 shutdown date unless the state legislature renews the plant’s operating license or Entergy can win a legal battle...
Missouri Senate Committee Approves Nuclear Site Permitting Bill
Posted on Apr 6, 2011 in Legislative & Politics, Permitting, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Missouri Senate Committee Approves Nuclear Site Permitting Bill
After being approved by the Missouri Senate Commerce Committee in a 7-2 vote, the bill now moves to the full Missouri Senate. A group of electric utilities, including electric cooperatives, has been advocating for the bill’s passage in order to keep nuclear as an option for baseload power. Co-Mo Electric Cooperative has the full story.
Minnkota’s Narrow Corridor Request Meets Opposition
Posted on Mar 31, 2011 in Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on Minnkota’s Narrow Corridor Request Meets Opposition
In an opinion piece published today in The Bismarck Tribune, one former North Dakota Public Service Commission member urges traditional transmission siting procedures be adopted in the wake of Minnkota Power Cooperative’s unusual siting request posted on the Coop Law Blog March 28. Minnkota requested a 1,000-foot-wide corridor on which to site a 260-mile-long transmission line,...
Massachusetts Wind Developer Seeks Exemption From Municipal Permit Requirement
Posted on Mar 29, 2011 in Land Use, Permitting, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Massachusetts Wind Developer Seeks Exemption From Municipal Permit Requirement
Cape Vineyard Electric Cooperative hopes to bypass a special permit required by the town of Brewster, Massachusetts, for the construction of two municipal wind turbines based on the location of the turbines on municipal property and in an industrial zoning area. In early March, the Brewster planning board failed to grant or deny the permit request, a hung jury resulted and effectively...
Unusual Corridor of Land Request in North Dakota
Posted on Mar 28, 2011 in Land Use, Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on Unusual Corridor of Land Request in North Dakota
Minnkota Power Cooperative has requested an unusually narrow corridor of land on which to build a new 260-mile power line from west-central North Dakota to Grand Forks. While corridor requests may be up to six miles wide, Minnkota’s recent application was for 1,000 feet, a unique move that may reduce the cooperative’s siting expenses the AP reports.
Iowa Nuclear Plant That Provides Power for Cooperatives Has License Extended for 20 More Years
Posted on Feb 4, 2011 in Permitting, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Iowa Nuclear Plant That Provides Power for Cooperatives Has License Extended for 20 More Years
The nuclear plant provided 34 percent of Central Iowa Electric Cooperative’s baseload power in 2009, and now it can continue to do so through 2034. The application for the extension was over 2000 pages and contained information on the inspections, testing, and retrofitting that will become necessary as the plant ages. Full story reported by Electric Co-op Today.
Cape & Vineyard Electric Cooperative Seeks to End Regional Commission Oversight Over Wind Turbines
Posted on Dec 20, 2010 in Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on Cape & Vineyard Electric Cooperative Seeks to End Regional Commission Oversight Over Wind Turbines
The Cape Cod Times reports that the Cape & Vineyard Electric Cooperative (formed in 2007) is seeking to end a regional commission’s jurisdiction over wind turbines. The coop has yet build a single turbine amid concerns over the region’s historic character.
Iowa Nuclear Power Plant Gets 20 More Years
Posted on Dec 17, 2010 in Environmental, Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on Iowa Nuclear Power Plant Gets 20 More Years
The Des Moines Register reports that Iowa’s only nuclear power plant received a 20-year extension in its operating license. Two Iowa cooperatives, Central Iowa Power Cooperative and Corn Belt Power Cooperative, have ownership interests in the plant. The majority owner is NextEra Energy Resources.
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