Cooperative to Partner with SUNY on Solar and Battery Storage Project
Posted on Jan 29, 2018 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Cooperative to Partner with SUNY on Solar and Battery Storage Project
Delaware County Electric Cooperative (DCEC), the State University of New York (SUNY) and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) have announced a new project to build a solar and energy storage system that will provide clean, local power to the State University of New York at Delhi campus and the local community. This project is part of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Reforming the Energy...
Cooperative Energy to Build 22.7 MW Smart Power Generation Plant
Posted on Jan 10, 2018 in Project Development | Comments Off on Cooperative Energy to Build 22.7 MW Smart Power Generation Plant
Cooperative Energy has partnered with the technology group Wärtsilä to construct a 22.7 MW Smart Power Generation plant in Benndale, Mississippi. Commercial operations are expected to commence in 2019.
Electric Coop Completing Construction on New Hampshire’s Largest Solar Array
Posted on Dec 26, 2017 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Electric Coop Completing Construction on New Hampshire’s Largest Solar Array
New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NHEC) is working to complete construction on a $5 million solar electric array by the end of the year. Once completed, the 2 MW system will include 7,200 panels and is expected to save NHEC members nearly $300,000 a year.
Kentucky Solar Farm Is Up and Running
Posted on Nov 3, 2017 in Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Kentucky Solar Farm Is Up and Running
On Wednesday, Kentucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives dedicated Cooperative Solar Farm One, a brand new solar farm spanning 60 acres. The East Kentucky Power Cooperative will run the solar farm, but members of any of Kentucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives have the opportunity to license a solar panel. Members who buy a $460 25-year solar panel license will get credit...
Electric Cooperative to Provide Clean Energy to Coop Members
Posted on Sep 8, 2017 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Electric Cooperative to Provide Clean Energy to Coop Members
Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC), a member-owned electric distribution cooperative serving over 36,000 meters in 14 Virginia counties, and Coronal Energy, powered by Panasonic, a leading independent power producer and provider of turnkey renewable energy solutions, are developing two 5 MWac solar electric generating facilities along the Interstate 64 corridor in Virginia....
Coop to Provide Power for Proposed Copper Mine
Posted on Sep 6, 2017 in Project Development | Comments Off on Coop to Provide Power for Proposed Copper Mine
Pursuant to an agreement reached with NorthWestern Energy, which has been approved by the Montana Public Service Commission, Fergus Electric Cooperative will provide power to the proposed Black Butte Copper Project located near White Sulphur Springs, Montana.
Nation’s Largest Low‐Income Community Solar Project Being Developed by Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association, GRID Alternatives and Colorado Energy Office Partner
Posted on Aug 11, 2017 in Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Reliability, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Nation’s Largest Low‐Income Community Solar Project Being Developed by Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association, GRID Alternatives and Colorado Energy Office Partner
The Colorado Energy Office (CEO), GRID Alternatives and Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association (PVREA) are partnering to develop a 1.95 MW community solar project, known as the Coyote Ridge Community Solar Farm, that will lower the electric bills of qualified low‐income residents, affordable housing providers and nonprofit organizations in the utility’s service territory. The PVREA...
Unfinished Nuclear Plant Site Repurposed With Solar Farm
Posted on Jul 7, 2017 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Unfinished Nuclear Plant Site Repurposed With Solar Farm
An unfinished nuclear power plant in Tennessee has recently been converted into a 1 MW solar farm. North Carolina-based Birdseye Renewable Energy partnered with Georgia-based United Renewable Energy to design and construct the new solar farm, and the energy is being sold to Holston Electric Cooperative as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Distributed Solar Solutions...
Pedernales Electric Cooperative Partnering with University of Texas to Improve Energy Grids
Posted on Jun 30, 2017 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on Pedernales Electric Cooperative Partnering with University of Texas to Improve Energy Grids
The University of Texas at Austin (UT) was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to participate in the Grid Modernization Initiative. Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC), the nation’s largest electric cooperative, is partnering with UT to help design the “grid of the future.” The projects will help utilities advance and expand distributed energy resources onto the grid,...
Ouachita Electric Cooperative Named Electric Cooperative Utility of the Year
Posted on Jun 30, 2017 in Project Development, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Ouachita Electric Cooperative Named Electric Cooperative Utility of the Year
Smart Electric Power Alliance recently named Ouachita Electric Cooperative Corporation (OECC) Electric Cooperative Utility of the Year for its work with solar developer Silicon Ranch and the Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Corporation to build a 12-MW solar array. The project, located at the Highland Industrial Park, was the first utility-scale solar array in Arkansas. It has helped...
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