Dairyland to Retire Alma Station
Posted on Oct 22, 2013 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Dairyland to Retire Alma Station
Dairyland Power Cooperative (Dairyland) has announced plans to shutter two boilers of one of its coal-fired generating plants in Alma, Wisconsin, because of the age of the facility, demand, market prices and regulations. Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) obligations require that Dairyland produce a quarter of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2025. Currently about 88...
Virginia Coop to Expand Landfill Project
Posted on Oct 10, 2013 in Financing, Land Use, Project Development | Comments Off on Virginia Coop to Expand Landfill Project
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative plans to add approximately 5 MW to its 1.9-MW landfill-gas generation facility located at the Prince William County Landfill. The expansion should be in operation by late November and will cost approximately $11 million. Click here for more information.
Iowa Coop Refinances More Than $8 Million in Outstanding Debt
Posted on Oct 7, 2013 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development | Comments Off on Iowa Coop Refinances More Than $8 Million in Outstanding Debt
Raccoon Valley Electric Cooperative (RVEC), which serves parts of nine counties in west-central Iowa, has refinanced more than $8 million in outstanding debt with other lenders. After a January 2010 ice storm ravaged RVEC’s system, requiring millions of dollars in restoration and reconstruction work, the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC) provided an...
Kansas Supreme Court Nixes Permit for Coop’s Coal Plant
Posted on Oct 7, 2013 in Climate Change, Environmental, Litigation, Project Development, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Kansas Supreme Court Nixes Permit for Coop’s Coal Plant
In a unanimous decision, 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. The court found that the Kansas Department of Health and the Environment (KDHE) erred in issuing the permit because it did not take into account a series of regulations that were enacted...
Vermont Net Metering Dispute Heats Up
Posted on Oct 3, 2013 in Energy Savings Programs, Financing, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Vermont Net Metering Dispute Heats Up
Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) seeks to resume its net metering program after reaching the state’s 4% cap on mandatory net metering. VEC’s tariff proposal would adjust credits downward for new participants due to the rapid increase in demand and the decrease in prices associated with net metered solar energy systems. However, Renewable Energy Vermont opposes VEC’s proposal,...
Colorado Wind Farm Expanded
Posted on Oct 3, 2013 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Colorado Wind Farm Expanded
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (Tri-State) recently completed a 24-MW expansion to the Colorado Highlands Wind Farm. The expanded facility saw a 36% increase in generation,which, when combined with Tri-State’s other renewable resources, amounts to an estimated 18% of the energy produced by Tri-State for its member coops. The Denver Business Journal has...
Coop Uses Crowdfunding to Create Additional Wind Power
Posted on Sep 30, 2013 in Climate Change, Environmental, Financing, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coop Uses Crowdfunding to Create Additional Wind Power
East River Electric Cooperative (EREC), a supplier of electric power for rural areas of South Dakota and Minnesota, is using crowdfunding to add more wind power to its portfolio. Crowdfunding is a new method through which many writers, artists, designers, and entrepreneurs get their projects funded by strangers. EREC crowdfunded from the communities it serves to finance a portion of...
Distribution Coop Approves Community Solar Initiative
Posted on Sep 21, 2013 in Corporate Governance, Project Development, Rates, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Distribution Coop Approves Community Solar Initiative
The board of La Plata Electric Association (LPEA), based in Colorado, recently approved a program where 10 or more members can apply to develop a community solar garden and sell the power back to the coop. LPEA is accepting proposals through year’s end. The Durango Herald has the full story.
Mitsubishi to Supply Natural Gas Turbines
Posted on Sep 19, 2013 in Project Development | Comments Off on Mitsubishi to Supply Natural Gas Turbines
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative and Mitsubishi have struck a deal for two natural gas turbines to be installed at the coop’s Wildcat Point generation facility in Maryland. The natural gas facility will generate roughly 1,000 MW of electricity and is scheduled for operation in 2017. To learn more about the deal, click here. See the Sutherland Coop Team’s April 24, 2013, post for...
Louisiana Coops Hit Net Metering Cap
Posted on Sep 19, 2013 in Energy Savings Programs, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Louisiana Coops Hit Net Metering Cap
The Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) set a September 30 deadline for retail customers to install generating devices (e.g., solar panels) in order to participate in net metering. The deadline applies only to customers of certain coops who have reached the 0.5% cap set by the Louisiana PSC at which the coops are no longer required to offer net metering. Instead, the coops may...
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