Texas Coop Finds Drought Solution on Barge
Posted on Aug 28, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Reliability | Comments Off on Texas Coop Finds Drought Solution on Barge
Brazos Electric Power Cooperative (Brazos Electric) is partnering with Walnut Creek Special Utility District (Walnut Creek) to ensure access to decreasing water levels at Lake Bridgeport, northwest of Fort Worth, Texas. At the suggestion of an engineering firm, Brazos Electric and Walnut Creek have placed a barge on the lake capable of pulling up to 15 million gallons of water per...
Georgia Coop Enters Solar Deal
Posted on Aug 4, 2014 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Georgia Coop Enters Solar Deal
Georgia coop GreyStone Power Corporation has entered into a long-term power purchase arrangement with Green Power EMC to buy energy from a solar farm being developed by owner-operator Silicon Ranch. Click here for more information on the GreyStone transaction and here for more information on a similar deal between Jackson EMC and Green Power EMC.
Iowa Coop Begins Operation of Largest Solar Farm in State
Posted on Aug 1, 2014 in Financing, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Iowa Coop Begins Operation of Largest Solar Farm in State
Farmers Electric Cooperative’s new 2,900 panel solar farm has commenced operations. The solar farm is the state’s largest, generating up to 1.1 million kWh a year. State and federal tax credits and investor-owned utility incentives have sparked interest in solar development in the state. Click here for more information.
Alaska Coop to Update Coal Plant
Posted on Jul 10, 2014 in Project Development, Technology | Comments Off on Alaska Coop to Update Coal Plant
Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA), a Fairbanks-based electric cooperative, has begun the process of updating the 50-MW Healy Unit 2, which was originally completed in 1999 as a U.S. Department of Energy Clean Coal Technology demonstration project. GVEA has purchased the unit from Alaska, and over the next two years will upgrade the electrical and coal handling systems and...
Georgia Coop Enters 25-Year Solar Deal
Posted on Jul 1, 2014 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Georgia Coop Enters 25-Year Solar Deal
Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) has entered into a 25-year agreement to purchase power from a ground-mounted solar project developed by Green Power EMC. The project is being constructed near Hazlehurst, Georgia by Silicon Ranch Corporation based in Nashville, Tennessee and will span approximately 135 acres. The solar array will generate more than 43,000 MWh of energy...
Work Begins at New Coop Hydroelectric Project
Posted on Jun 20, 2014 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Work Begins at New Coop Hydroelectric Project
The Alaskan coop, Copper Valley Electric Association, recently announced that work has begun at its Allison Creek Hydroelectric Project. The total estimated cost of the project is $49 million. When completed, it will produce energy at a cost of 13.75 cents per kWh. The project is displacing diesel-powered generation units, which produce energy at a cost of 24.7 cents per kWh. Please...
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.
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