ARIZONA POWER COOP PLANS TO ELIMINATE COAL USE
Posted on Sep 18, 2024 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on ARIZONA POWER COOP PLANS TO ELIMINATE COAL USE
Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO) plans to eliminate coal use by 2028, transitioning to natural gas and renewable energy projects funded by $845 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This shift is expected to reduce AEPCO’s greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 2022 levels and significantly boost renewable power production for rural cooperatives in Arizona.
EVLO installs its first U.S. utility-scale BESS in Vermont
Posted on Aug 22, 2024 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on EVLO installs its first U.S. utility-scale BESS in Vermont
EVLO Energy Storage has launched its first U.S. utility-scale battery energy storage system in Troy, Vermont, designed to store and manage energy for peak demand times. This project, which includes 16 EVLO 1000 units, will provide data to the U.S. Department of Energy and Sandia National Laboratories to demonstrate how battery storage can enable the expansion of renewable energy...
San Miguel Electric Cooperative Announces First of its Kind in Texas Clean-Energy Geothermal Battery
Posted on Aug 13, 2024 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on San Miguel Electric Cooperative Announces First of its Kind in Texas Clean-Energy Geothermal Battery
San Miguel Electric Cooperative announced a deal with Sage Geosystems to build a geothermal pressure pilot storage system on a coal facility land.
NRECA ACCESS Project Focuses on Expanding Rural Community Solar
Posted on Jul 16, 2024 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on NRECA ACCESS Project Focuses on Expanding Rural Community Solar
To grow adoption of community solar projects in rural states, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) launched the Achieving Cooperative Community Equitable Solar Sources (ACCESS) project. ACCESS is funded by a $1 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and focuses on research, field tests, and conversations...
Flathead Cooperative plans Solar Project with Whitefish
Posted on Apr 3, 2024 in Grid & Infrastructure, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Flathead Cooperative plans Solar Project with Whitefish
Flathead Electric Cooperative will begin construction on its third community solar project, developed in partnership with Whitefish City this summer. The cooperative received a grant of near $500,000 from the Department of Agriculture to help fund the project.
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation to Build Kansas’s Largest Commercial Solar Facility
Posted on Feb 8, 2024 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Sunflower Electric Power Corporation to Build Kansas’s Largest Commercial Solar Facility
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation is collaborating on a 150-megawatt solar energy project near its Dodge City facility, slated for operation in the first half of 2026. This project, named the Boot Hill Solar Project, will be Sunflower’s largest solar facility, providing on-peak renewable energy to its members in western Kansas. The project is supported by Victory Electric...
Arkansas Cooperative to Develop Solar Project at Waste Treatment Facility
Posted on Nov 20, 2023 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Arkansas Cooperative to Develop Solar Project at Waste Treatment Facility
South Central Arkansas Electric Cooperative, together with Today’s Power Inc. and Veolia North America, is developing a 5 MW solar system at Veolia’s hazardous waste treatment facility. The project will be used to meet the facility’s daily demands, with excess generation going to the region’s main grid, and is expected to be operational by the end of 2024.
Coops Show Strong Interest in USDA Empowering Rural America Program
Posted on Sep 29, 2023 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coops Show Strong Interest in USDA Empowering Rural America Program
USDA has announced that it has received proposals for 750 projects from coops across the country seeking grants and loans from the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program, with funding requests totaling at least double the $9.7 Billion allotted to the program. Eligible projects include carbon capture, renewable energy, energy storage, nuclear energy and generation and transmission...
Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative begins development of Solar Energy Sustainability Project in Seguin, Texas
Posted on Aug 1, 2023 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative begins development of Solar Energy Sustainability Project in Seguin, Texas
Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative, which serves 120,000 consumers in South Central Texas, is partnering with Vitesco Technologies and Big Sun Solar for one of the first three-party power purchase agreements in Texas, a solar project on 12 acres which will generate 4,800 megawatt hours per year.
United Power announces 20 year battery storage contract
Posted on Jul 11, 2023 in Grid & Infrastructure, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized | Comments Off on United Power announces 20 year battery storage contract
Colorado cooperative United Power, Inc. announced a 20 year agreement for battery storage throughout their service territory designed to integrate renewable resources and balance their load. Ameresco Inc, a cleantech integrator will install the 78.3 MW, 313.34 MWh batteries.
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