Texas Cooperative to Install Battery Storage System
Posted on May 29, 2019 in Battery, Energy Storage, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Texas Cooperative to Install Battery Storage System
Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) has signed an agreement with Aggreko, a provider of mobile and modular power solutions, to install and commission a battery energy storage system in Johnson City, Texas. The system will provide solar shifting from a nearby solar farm within the PEC service territory.
Texas Cooperatives Agree to Purchase Solar Energy
Posted on May 21, 2019 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Texas Cooperatives Agree to Purchase Solar Energy
Bartlett Electric Cooperative, Comanche Electric Cooperative, Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative, PenTex Energy and South Plains Electric Cooperative have signed agreements to purchase 7 MW of distribution-scale solar generation, providing an increased supply of cost-effective and clean energy to their members. All of the arrays are scheduled to begin operation by June 2020.
Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. to Purchase 236.5 MW of Wind Power from Enel Green Power
Posted on May 17, 2019 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. to Purchase 236.5 MW of Wind Power from Enel Green Power
Enel Green Power’s new Missouri wind farm, set for construction in the second half of 2019, will provide all of its power to Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. The new power purchase agreement expands Associated’s portfolio of contracted wind sources to eight.
Senators and Coops Voice Concerns Regarding FERC’s Distributed Energy Resources Proposal
Posted on May 9, 2019 in Legislative & Politics, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Senators and Coops Voice Concerns Regarding FERC’s Distributed Energy Resources Proposal
A recent proposal from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) would allow third parties to aggregate distributed energy resources (DERs) and sell electricity on the wholesale electricity market. A group of U.S. Senators wrote a letter to FERC outlining the concerns heard from rural electric cooperatives regarding the potential adverse impact on reliability and prices for...
NAEC Dedicates Solar Array
Posted on Apr 25, 2019 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on NAEC Dedicates Solar Array
North Arkansas Electric Cooperative (NAEC) dedicated its new 1 MW solar array. The 4,000-panel array started providing electricity to NAEC’s power grid about a month ago.
Tenaska Closes Financing for Missouri Wind Project
Posted on Apr 22, 2019 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Tenaska Closes Financing for Missouri Wind Project
Tenaska recently closed on $302 million of financing for the development of a 242 MW wind project to deliver power to Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. The project is expected to enter commercial operation in late 2019 and will provide new jobs in the Northwestern Missouri region.
GRE Enters Into Wind PPA
Posted on Apr 3, 2019 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on GRE Enters Into Wind PPA
Great River Energy (GRE) has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC for a new 109 megawatt wind project to be built in Lincoln County, Minnesota.
Cooperative Announces Solar Energy Facility in Wisconsin
Posted on Mar 19, 2019 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Cooperative Announces Solar Energy Facility in Wisconsin
Dairyland Power Cooperative has finalized a power purchase agreement with Ranger Power to purchase the entire output of the proposed 149 megawatt Badger State Solar Project which will be located in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. If approved, construction of Badger State Solar is anticipated to begin in 2020 with commercial operation commencing in 2022. “Dairyland is excited to...
Arkansas Coop Partners with Municipality to Install Solar Project and Utility-Scale Energy Storage
Posted on Mar 8, 2019 in Climate Change, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Arkansas Coop Partners with Municipality to Install Solar Project and Utility-Scale Energy Storage
Ozarks Electric Cooperative and Today’s Power, Inc. are collaborating with the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas on the state’s largest solar power project to operate on municipal land and the only one in the state with onsite utility-scale energy storage.
NOVEC Enters Into 300 MW Solar PPA
Posted on Feb 28, 2019 in Environmental, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on NOVEC Enters Into 300 MW Solar PPA
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) for approximately 300 MW of electrical energy output from solar facilities owned by D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments.
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