SMECO Completes Reliability Upgrades
Posted on Nov 13, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Reliability | Comments Off on SMECO Completes Reliability Upgrades
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) recently completed a line upgrade project to boost reliability, which included running a line under the Patuxent River. Click here for a Nov. 25, 2013 Sutherland posting concerning this subject. Click here for a recent story.
Tri-State Predicts Increased Load Growth
Posted on Nov 4, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Reliability, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Tri-State Predicts Increased Load Growth
On Friday Tri-State Generation and Transmission (Tri-State) filed a resource plan update with state regulators, forecasting load growth at a rate that is faster than previously expected. If growth occurs at such rates, Tri-State indicated that it would utilize several options to secure increased capacity and stated that it has made no firm commitments on timing, size or location of...
Iowa Coop Enters Solar Business
Posted on Nov 3, 2014 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Iowa Coop Enters Solar Business
Western Iowa Power Coop has begun selling solar systems directly to its members. The move is intended to encourage members to contact the coop first for all solar installation needs and has provided a public relations boost for the coop. Click here for the full story.
Maryland Coop Earns Coop of the Year Award
Posted on Nov 3, 2014 in Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Maryland Coop Earns Coop of the Year Award
Southern Maryland Electric Coop was named “Electric Cooperative Utility of the Year” by the Solar Electric Power Association for its efforts to meet Maryland’s renewable energy goals. SMECO chose to build solar within its service area, rather than purchase renewable credits from a resource far away. Click here for more information.
Hoosier Energy Enters New Wind Deal
Posted on Oct 27, 2014 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Hoosier Energy Enters New Wind Deal
Indiana generation and transmission cooperative Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Hoosier Energy) has entered a deal with EDP Renewables under which Hoosier Energy will be purchasing 25 percent of the output of Illinois’s 100-MW Rail Splitter Wind Farm by the end of the year. Click here for more.
Power Company Settlement Ends Obstacle to Large Florida Development
Posted on Oct 24, 2014 in Environmental, Land Use, Litigation, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Power Company Settlement Ends Obstacle to Large Florida Development
The developers of Babcock Ranch (Babcock) in Florida have reached a settlement with two utility providers, including Lee County Electric Cooperative (LCEC), which will allow developers to break ground on the development. The dispute arose over a proposal by the Babcock Ranch Community Independent Special District to create its own power utility for the planned development. LCEC, which...
Nevada Coop Launches Utility-Scale Solar Project
Posted on Oct 23, 2014 in Energy Savings Programs, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Nevada Coop Launches Utility-Scale Solar Project
Nevada’s Valley Electric Association, which has over the past few years implemented an award-winning solar water heating program, is planning a 15-MW solar generation project, which will include a community solar component. Click here for more information.
Wolverine Announces New Gas-Fired Plant
Posted on Oct 23, 2014 in Land Use, Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on Wolverine Announces New Gas-Fired Plant
Michigan’s Wolverine Power Cooperative (Wolverine) announced earlier this week its plans to develop a new gas-fired power plant in Elmira Township, Otsego County. The site for the new plant, called the Alpine Power Plant, was selected after a nearly two-year evaluation period and was picked for its proximity to existing pipelines and electric transmission lines. Click here for more...
Midwest Coops Support Increased Regional Planning
Posted on Oct 20, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Project Development, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Midwest Coops Support Increased Regional Planning
Representatives from two large generation and transmission cooperatives, Minnesota’s Great River Energy and Indiana’s Hoosier Energy, urged state and federal leaders to engage in more coordination at the regional level at a recent conference sponsored by the Midwestern Governors Association. Coops suggested, among other things, that plans to comply with new Clean Air Act regulations...
Groundbreaking Held for New Maryland Gas-Fired Power Plant
Posted on Oct 17, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Project Development | Comments Off on Groundbreaking Held for New Maryland Gas-Fired Power Plant
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Wildcat Point Generation Facility, a gas-fired plant being built in Cecil County, Maryland, by Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC), generated such a large turnout that people had to take turns using the shovels and hard hats. The ceremony on the grounds of Rock Springs Generation Facility in Maryland brought together the 11 coops that run...
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