Permit Changes Approved for Kansas Coop’s Proposed Coal Plant
Posted on Jun 1, 2014 in Environmental, Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on Permit Changes Approved for Kansas Coop’s Proposed Coal Plant
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recently approved changes to Sunflower Electric Power Corporation’s 2010 pollution-control permit. This permit relates to the coop’s proposed 895-MW coal plant to be built near its existing Holcomb Station. KSNW-TV is following this story.
North Carolina Coop to Own Share of New South Carolina Gas Plant
Posted on May 20, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on North Carolina Coop to Own Share of New South Carolina Gas Plant
North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation will own 100 megawatts of a new 750-MW, combined-cycle natural gas plant being constructed in South Carolina by Duke Energy Inc. (Duke Energy). Duke Energy has received regulators’ approval to build the plant at the site of one of its existing power stations, where three coal-fired units—expected to be retired shortly or converted to...
State Regulators Approve 200-Mile Transmission Line for Basin Electric
Posted on May 16, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Permitting, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on State Regulators Approve 200-Mile Transmission Line for Basin Electric
The North Dakota Public Service Commission recently approved Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s (Basin Electric) proposed 200-mile, 345-kV transmission line. The new transmission line will improve connections between the Antelope Valley Station and newly signed wind farm contracts and the coop’s members in other parts of the state. Electric Co-op Today has more on this...
Cobb EMC Purchases Solar
Posted on May 15, 2014 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Cobb EMC Purchases Solar
Cobb Electric Membership Corporation (Cobb EMC), a Georgia coop, is purchasing the full 7.7-MW output of the Azalea Solar project under a 25-year power purchase agreement. Click here to learn more about this project development.
Coop Leaders Join President Obama for Solar Event
Posted on May 12, 2014 in Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coop Leaders Join President Obama for Solar Event
Bob Marshall, general manager of Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative (Plumas-Sierra), and David Gottula, general manager of Okanogan County Electric Cooperative (Okanogan), joined President Obama at a May 9 event in Mountain View, California, at which the president highlighted electric cooperatives’ efforts to develop solar projects. Plumas-Sierra has plans for a community and...
Kansas Regulators’ Amendments to Permit May Clear Way for Coop’s Coal Project
Posted on May 12, 2014 in Environmental, Litigation, Permitting, Project Development, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Kansas Regulators’ Amendments to Permit May Clear Way for Coop’s Coal Project
After the Kansas Supreme Court overturned a permit granted to Sunflower Electric Power Corporation in 2010 to build a coal-fired power plant in the southwestern part of the state, state regulators are proposing an amendment to the permit that would require the new plant to meet the more rigorous standards laid out by the supreme court. The project is again meeting resistance from...
Minnkota Contracts for Coal Deliveries Through 2037
Posted on Apr 29, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development | Comments Off on Minnkota Contracts for Coal Deliveries Through 2037
BNI Coal Ltd. (BNI) near Center, North Dakota, and Minnkota Power Cooperative (Minnkota) have reached an extended agreement to provide coal to the Minnkota Power Milton R. Young Station through 2037. This move extends BNI’s coal delivery schedule 10 years beyond the current contract, which would have ended in 2027. Click here for more.
Hawaiian Utilities Outshine Others for Adding New Solar Capacity
Posted on Apr 29, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Hawaiian Utilities Outshine Others for Adding New Solar Capacity
The Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) and the companies of Hawaiian Electric Company (Hawaiian Electric) have ranked among the top 10 utilities nationally for the amount of new solar power added to their grids last year. Hawaiian Electric added 329 watts of solar generating capacity per customer on the island of Oahu in 2013, which is the fifth highest of any utility...
Minnesota Coop Planning New Community Solar Garden
Posted on Apr 28, 2014 in Energy Savings Programs, Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Minnesota Coop Planning New Community Solar Garden
Connexus Energy (Connexus), a distribution cooperative based in Ramsey, Minnesota, is planning to develop a community solar garden consisting of 792 panels with an output of 245 kW. Connexus customers will be given an opportunity to invest in financing the project in exchange for a proportional share of the output for 20 years. Click here for more.
SMECO to Add More Solar
Posted on Apr 28, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on SMECO to Add More Solar
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) will add 10 MW of solar power to its portfolio through a new power purchase agreement with Colorado-based solar developer Juwi Solar Inc. SMECO has agreed to buy all of the output from a new solar facility to be located within SMECO’s service territory in Waldorf, Maryland. Click here for more.
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