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...
Cooperative Enters Long-Term Solar Power Purchase Agreement
Posted on Jul 6, 2017 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Cooperative Enters Long-Term Solar Power Purchase Agreement
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative has entered into a power purchase agreement to purchase the offtake of Clarke County Solar, a 10-megawatt solar power facility.
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...
Bandera Electric Cooperative Modernizes Electric Grid
Posted on May 19, 2017 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Rates, Renewable Energy, Technology, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Bandera Electric Cooperative Modernizes Electric Grid
Bandera Electric Cooperative (BEC), a rural Texas cooperative, recently completed its first distribution circuit automation project in the first step in developing a “smart grid” which will increase the reliability, efficiency, safety, and cost effectiveness of the power system. The distribution system automation will provide real-time adjustment to changing loads and operating...
New Mexico Cooperative Breaks Ground on New Solar Project
Posted on May 3, 2017 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on New Mexico Cooperative Breaks Ground on New Solar Project
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) recently broke ground on the first of seven solar arrays on the Picuris Pueblo. KCEC has signed a power purchase agreement to acquire all of the energy produced by the project.
Green Power EMC and Silicon Ranch Dedicate Second Solar Farm
Posted on Apr 21, 2017 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Green Power EMC and Silicon Ranch Dedicate Second Solar Farm
Green Power EMC and Silicon Ranch, an independent solar power producer, dedicated a 52 MW solar farm in Jeff Davis County, GA that will serve more than 8,500 households each year. In December 2015, Green Power EMC and Silicon Ranch dedicated a 20 MW solar farm in Jeff Davis County, making the county one of the top solar communities in the country.
Trump to Roll Back Environmental Protection Agency Regulations
Posted on Mar 28, 2017 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Trump to Roll Back Environmental Protection Agency Regulations
President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order Tuesday that would withdraw the Clean Power Plan. The order is also expected to lift the moratorium on the federal coal program and ease restrictions on hydraulic fracturing.
Coop Solar Energy Capacity Continues to Grow
Posted on Mar 13, 2017 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coop Solar Energy Capacity Continues to Grow
On March 9, 2017 the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association released new information concerning the total solar energy capacity of the United States electric cooperatives. Specifically, coops are on pace to add 480 MW of solar energy in 2017, which would bring their total capacity to 873 MW. For comparison, the total solar capacity was 180 MW in 2015 and merely 37 MW in...
Dairyland Purchasing 80 MW of Wind Energy
Posted on Feb 15, 2017 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Dairyland Purchasing 80 MW of Wind Energy
Effective February 15, 2017 Dairyland Power Cooperative (Dairyland) will begin purchasing 80 MW of renewable energy from the Barton Wind Farm. The 80 MW of renewable energy purchased by Dairyland is enough to power more than 19,000 homes.
NY Provides $3 million for Coop Electric Vehicle Purchases
Posted on Feb 14, 2017 in Environmental, Financing, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on NY Provides $3 million for Coop Electric Vehicle Purchases
Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that New York will provide $3 million in funding to help rural electricity cooperatives purchase electric vehicles to replace less fuel-efficient vehicles. Cooperatives that currently receive hydropower from the New York Power Authority are eligible to participate in this new program, which provides zero interest financing recovered over three...
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