Cooperatives Co-Commission New Solar Field in Arkansas
Posted on Apr 1, 2016 in Project Development, Reliability, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Cooperatives Co-Commission New Solar Field in Arkansas
Ouachita Electric Cooperative Corporation (OECC), Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) and Aerojet Rocketdyne (Aerojet) formally commissioned a 12-megawatt (AC) array in the Highland Industrial Park in Arkansas. OECC assisted in the project by providing technical support, guidance and expertise, while Aerojet will purchase the solar power and AECC will receive any excess...
Wind Energy Strong in 2015
Posted on Mar 28, 2016 in Financing, Legislative & Politics, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy, Tax | Comments Off on Wind Energy Strong in 2015
Data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) show that wind energy accounted for over 41 percent of generating capacity additions in 2015. Wind energy’s growth was strongest in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa and North Dakota. But resource availability in windy states was not the only driving factor in the growth that 2015 saw, as the federal production tax credit continued to...
Coop Adds Solar Power in the Sunshine State
Posted on Mar 28, 2016 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coop Adds Solar Power in the Sunshine State
Seminole Electric Cooperative (Seminole), based in Tampa, Florida, will soon add 2 MWs of solar power to its generation mix. Seminole is in the process of erecting 8,400 photovoltaic panels near a combined-cycle gas plant that it owns. By early 2017 all nine of Seminole’s distribution cooperative members will be taking output from the solar facility.
Three Iowa Coops May Be Able to Recover Their Costs After All
Posted on Mar 23, 2016 in Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Reliability, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Three Iowa Coops May Be Able to Recover Their Costs After All
An ice storm in April 2013 required three Iowa coops and a municipal utility to spend $19 million for repair and recovery work. The coops requested reimbursement for those expenses from the Federal Emergency Management Agent (FEMA), but their initial request was denied in the Fall of 2013. However, the initial regional FEMA ruling denying recovery was recently overturned, paving the...
South Mississippi Electric First to Bring Solar Power to Mississippi Gulf Coast
Posted on Mar 15, 2016 in Environmental, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on South Mississippi Electric First to Bring Solar Power to Mississippi Gulf Coast
South Mississippi Electric cooperative has completed two solar facilities in rural Mississippi that began generating electricity in February. The two projects in Kiln and Lucedale, Mississippi are the first to bring solar power to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Dairyland Power Announces Renewable Energy Purchase Agreements with Two Solar Developers
Posted on Feb 26, 2016 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Dairyland Power Announces Renewable Energy Purchase Agreements with Two Solar Developers
Dairyland Power Cooperative (Dairyland Power) has finalized agreements with two solar developers, groSolar and SoCore Energy, to purchase over 15 MW of renewable energy from twelve new solar facilities in Wisconsin ranging between .5 MW and 2.5 MW in scale. By building the solar facilities in separate service areas, the projects will benefit from diversified weather, distributed grid...
Hawaii Coop Uses Renewables to Generate 90% of Island Electricity
Posted on Feb 24, 2016 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Hawaii Coop Uses Renewables to Generate 90% of Island Electricity
The Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (Kaua‘i) which serves 23,300 active member-owners over Kaua‘i’s 562 square miles, produced 90% of its island power from renewable sources during four periods on separate days in January. Annually, renewable resources including solar, biomass and hydropower make up 38% of this coop’s fuel mix for generating electricity, the remaining 62% is...
PEC’s Empower Loans Now Available to Its Members
Posted on Feb 17, 2016 in Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on PEC’s Empower Loans Now Available to Its Members
Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) is now offering loans through its Empower Loans program to support qualifying members seeking to install photovoltaic and battery storage systems connected to the coop’s distribution system. These loans can be repaid in monthly installments on the members’ electric bill and are available for up to $20,000 to those residential and commercial...
Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Renewable Designation for Trash Burning Plant
Posted on Feb 12, 2016 in Permitting, Project Development, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Renewable Designation for Trash Burning Plant
The Arizona Supreme Court upheld the Arizona Corporation Commission’s approval of Mohave Electric Cooperative’s (“Mohave”) plan to meet part of its renewable energy mandate through trash incineration. Such renewable designation will allow Mohave to impose a surcharge on its 39,000 customers to cover the higher costs of alternatives to conventional energy resources.
Supreme Court Grants Stay of Obama Clean Power Plan
Posted on Feb 10, 2016 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Supreme Court Grants Stay of Obama Clean Power Plan
The Supreme Court has granted a stay request from more than two dozen states, plus utilities and coal companies, to put on hold the implementation of President Obama’s Clean Power Plan. The Court’s decision halts implementation but does not address the merits of the pending legal challenge to the plan, which asserts the Environmental Protection Agency has overstepped its powers. An...
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