Kentucky Coops Tentatively Agree to Power Provider Setup
Century Aluminum of Kentucky, Big Rivers Electric Corporation and Kenergy Corp. have agreed to a framework for providing market-priced power to the Hawesville smelter located in Hancock County, Kentucky. Under the agreement, which is subject to further negotiations and approval by various third parties, the coops would purchase power on the open market and pass it through to Century...Colorado Senate Passes Bill to Raise Renewable Energy Requirements
Posted on Apr 17, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Project Development, Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Colorado Senate Passes Bill to Raise Renewable Energy Requirements
Colorado Senators passed a bill 18-17 this week that would dramatically raise renewable energy requirements for the state’s electric coops. The bill would require the electricity coops to get 25 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2020, which is a 10 percent increase from present requirements. The bill also would limit consumer rate increases for these upgrades to 2...
New Mexico Coops, Regulators and Power Supplier Clash Over Rates
Posted on Mar 18, 2013 in Litigation, Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on New Mexico Coops, Regulators and Power Supplier Clash Over Rates
Last week, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) denied a trio of requests from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (Tri-State) for interim rate increases that would have affected 12 New Mexico coops. Tri-State provides wholesale power to 44 rural cooperatives in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska, and each coop has a representative on the Tri-State...
FERC Issues License for Hydroelectric Project in Alaska
Posted on Mar 13, 2013 in Energy Savings Programs, Project Development, Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on FERC Issues License for Hydroelectric Project in Alaska
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a license for Inside Passage Electric Cooperative’s Gartina Falls project near Hoonah, Alaska. The project, which is fully funded at less than $8 million, will replace 30 percent of the diesel use in Hoonah. Local businesses, which are not eligible for the state’s power-cost equalization program, stand to benefit from the...
Bipartisan Group of Senators Express Concern Over Potential Hike in Shipping Rates
Posted on Mar 11, 2013 in Legislative & Politics, Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Bipartisan Group of Senators Express Concern Over Potential Hike in Shipping Rates
Several U.S. senators, led by Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., have asked federal regulators to make sure that an investment giant’s purchase of BNSF Railway Co. does not saddle shippers with unfair costs. Specifically, Sen. Franken, along with Sens. Mark Pryor, D-Ark.; Tim Johnson, D-S.D.; Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.; Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.; and David Vitter, R-La, told the Surface Transportation...
Judge Bars Documents in Power Plant Case Despite Coop’s Objections
Posted on Mar 5, 2013 in Litigation, Project Development, Rates | Comments Off on Judge Bars Documents in Power Plant Case Despite Coop’s Objections
Despite objections by American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP), a federal judge has ruled that emails between AMP and contractor Bechtel Corporation (Bechtel) are subject to the attorney-client privilege, thereby barring the mistakenly disclosed documents from a lawsuit. AMP is suing Maryland-based Bechtel over a $1 billion unexpected increase in estimated power plant construction costs. ...
Coop May Be Sued by Cape Coral, Florida, Again
Posted on Mar 5, 2013 in Litigation, Rates | Comments Off on Coop May Be Sued by Cape Coral, Florida, Again
The city of Cape Coral, Florida, may sue Lee County Electric Cooperative again in connection with millions spent on moving utility equipment during roadway expansions. Cape Coral expects the coop to pay for costs associated with relocating its utility equipment during the projects, but the coop disagrees. The city was successful in a similar lawsuit filed in 2005, and that case was...
Coop May Be Sued by Cape Coral, Florida, Again
Posted on Mar 5, 2013 in Litigation, Rates | Comments Off on Coop May Be Sued by Cape Coral, Florida, Again
The city of Cape Coral, Florida, may sue Lee County Electric Cooperative again in connection with millions spent on moving utility equipment during roadway expansions. Cape Coral expects the coop to pay for costs associated with relocating its utility equipment during the projects, but the coop disagrees. The city was successful in a similar lawsuit filed in 2005, and that case was...
Judge Bars Documents in Power Plant Case Despite Coop’s Objections
Posted on Mar 5, 2013 in Litigation, Project Development, Rates | Comments Off on Judge Bars Documents in Power Plant Case Despite Coop’s Objections
Despite objections by American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP), a federal judge has ruled that emails between AMP and contractor Bechtel Corporation (Bechtel) are subject to the attorney-client privilege, thereby barring the mistakenly disclosed documents from a lawsuit. AMP is suing Maryland-based Bechtel over a $1 billion unexpected increase in estimated power plant construction costs. ...
Former Employee Steals Funds from Florida Coop
Posted on Feb 27, 2013 in Litigation, Rates | Comments Off on Former Employee Steals Funds from Florida Coop
Three men have been charged with grand theft after allegedly defrauding Glades Electric Cooperative of Glades County, Florida, out of $211,419 between 2008 and 2011. One of the three arrested used his employment at the coop to orchestrate the theft. For more information, click here.
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