Georgia Electric Cooperatives Offer Customers Cooperative Solar Program
Posted on Oct 21, 2016 in Project Development, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Georgia Electric Cooperatives Offer Customers Cooperative Solar Program
Green Power EMC and the electric cooperatives have developed a program giving customers the opportunity to purchase solar power from off-site solar facilities and avoid the costs and complications of rooftop solar panels. Customers can subscribe to blocks of solar energy and receive a credit on their energy bill from such solar facilities. Jeff Pratt, CEO of Green Power EMC, has...
Electric Coops Eligible to Apply for USDA Grants and Loans
Posted on Oct 19, 2016 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Electric Coops Eligible to Apply for USDA Grants and Loans
Rural small businesses, including electric coops, are eligible to apply for USDA’s renewable energy system and energy efficiency loans and grants. These loans and grants support the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
Construction Begins on Bandera Electric Cooperative Solar Project
Posted on Oct 5, 2016 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Construction Begins on Bandera Electric Cooperative Solar Project
SoCore Energy has started construction on a 1.9 MW ground-mounted solar project for Bandera Electric Cooperative (BEC). This solar project will allow BEC’s members to subscribe to community solar power for their homes and businesses. The project is expected to generate an estimated 3,587 Mwh of energy within its first year of operation.
Wolverine Begins Construction of One of Michigan’s Largest Solar Arrays
Posted on Sep 29, 2016 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Reliability, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Wolverine Begins Construction of One of Michigan’s Largest Solar Arrays
Spartan Renewable Energy, a member-owner of Wolverine Power Cooperative (Wolverine), today announced that it will soon begin construction of a 1.2 megawatt solar array in Cadillac, Michigan. Wolverine will purchase 100 percent of the power output from the project. While this is Wolverine’s first foray into solar generation, Wolverine already has a substantial renewable portfolio...
D.C. Circuit Hears Challenge to Clean Power Plan
Posted on Sep 28, 2016 in Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Derivative Suits, Economic Downturn, Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Land Use, Legislative & Politics, Litigation, Mergers/Acquisitions, Patronage Capital, Permitting, Project Development, Rates, Regulation & Policy, Reliability, Renewable Energy, Tax, Technology | Comments Off on D.C. Circuit Hears Challenge to Clean Power Plan
Ten D.C. Circuit judges heard argument regarding the EPA’s authority to enact the Clean Power Plan and the rule’s constitutionality. All active judges on the D.C. Circuit, with the exception of Merrick Garland, heard arguments from state government, power industry groups, the federal government and environmental groups.
Great River Energy and WH Launch Dickinson Solar Project
Posted on Sep 26, 2016 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Great River Energy and WH Launch Dickinson Solar Project
The Dickinson Solar Project constructed by Great River Energy and Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association (WH) is now operational and will generate 2.25 MW of solar energy for the members of WH. The project is the second largest solar installation in Minnesota and the largest solar array owned by Minnesota cooperatives. The Project was constructed on a 13-acre site owned by...
Dairyland Power Begins Construction of New Solar Project
Posted on Sep 8, 2016 in Climate Change, Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Dairyland Power Begins Construction of New Solar Project
Dairyland Power Cooperative (Dairyland Power) recently broke ground on what will become one of Wisconsin’s largest solar projects. The project, which is located in Medford, Wisconsin, will generate approximately 2.5 MW of electricity—enough to power around 450 homes. Once completed, it will include an array of 2,992 solar panels covering 11 acres of land. The project is one of many...
Western Farmers Adds Utility-Scale Solar
Posted on Sep 1, 2016 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Western Farmers Adds Utility-Scale Solar
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative (Western Farmers) is adding 43 MW of utility-scale solar through power purchase agreements and projects it has planned or under construction. Western Farmers has agreed to purchase 25 MW from the Caprock Solar Power Project, which is under development in New Mexico, and is developing 18 MW of utility-scale solar at five locations near Western...
Virginia Announces First Community Solar Project
Posted on Aug 30, 2016 in Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Virginia Announces First Community Solar Project
BARC Electric has developed the first community solar project in Virginia. The facility in Rockbridge, Virginia will benefit the member-owners who reside in the counties of Rockbridge, Bath, Highland, Augusta and Alleghany.
Coops Offer Net Metering Alternatives
Posted on Aug 26, 2016 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coops Offer Net Metering Alternatives
Michigan’s Cherryland Electric Cooperative and its supplier, Wolverine Power Cooperative, have developed a plan that would allow customers to choose between three options for participating in solar generation—a community solar subscription, a “buy all, sell all” option, which would allow solar owners to sell all power they generate back to their provider and then buy all their...
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