Electric Cooperative Inks Agreement for Solar Projects with German Solar Integrator
Posted on Dec 9, 2015 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Electric Cooperative Inks Agreement for Solar Projects with German Solar Integrator
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative has contracted with German-based Phoenix Solar AG for the construction by Phoenix Solar of 19 photovoltaic facilities, located mostly in Oklahoma, totaling approximately 26.6 MW (DC) in the aggregate.
Congress Votes against EPA Clean Power Plan
Posted on Dec 9, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Congress Votes against EPA Clean Power Plan
The House and Senate each approved resolutions of disapproval regarding the EPA Clean Power Plan. The President is expected to veto the resolutions. The Clean Power Plan becomes law December 22, 2015.
Regulators Give Kentucky G&T Go-Ahead to Purchase Power Plant
Posted on Dec 8, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Regulators Give Kentucky G&T Go-Ahead to Purchase Power Plant
Kentucky regulators have decided that East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. can purchase a gas-fired plant located in La Grange, Kentucky. The plant includes three natural gas combustion turbines, each with a maximum output of 198 MWs. The units are simple-cycle, meaning that there is no conversion of waste heat into steam to drive a secondary electric generator.
Solar Energy to be Added in Virginia
Posted on Dec 1, 2015 in Environmental, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Solar Energy to be Added in Virginia
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (Old Dominion) has signed a deal that will bring 30 MW of solar energy to its member coops in three states. Old Dominion will buy the output from two projects in Virginia being developed by Hecate Energy of Nashville, Tennessee.
U.S. Senate Passes Resolutions to Repeal Clean Power Plan
Posted on Nov 19, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on U.S. Senate Passes Resolutions to Repeal Clean Power Plan
The United States Senate has approved two resolutions that express formal congressional disapproval of two rules promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency limiting carbon emissions from new and existing power plants, including the controversial Clean Power Plan. The White House has threatened to veto the resolutions in recent policy statements.
Arctic Alaska Has Received a Cold Weather Energy Storage System
Posted on Nov 18, 2015 in Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Arctic Alaska Has Received a Cold Weather Energy Storage System
Kotzebue Electric Association, an electric cooperative based in Kotzebue, Alaska, has installed a Saft Intensium Max+ 20M battery at its hybrid wind-diesel power system to provide cleaner, more reliable and less expensive power to Kotzebue whose annual average temperature is 22°F.
Basin Asks D.C. Circuit to Stay Clean Power Plan
Posted on Nov 9, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Litigation, Regulation & Policy, Reliability, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Basin Asks D.C. Circuit to Stay Clean Power Plan
Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin) is among the electric industry participants asking the United States Circuit Court for the District of Columbia (D.C. Circuit) to stay the implementation of the Clean Power Plan (CPP), arguing that preparing to comply with the CPP’s requirements while legal challenges are still pending would cause a significant waste of resources in the event...
Arizona Corporation Commission Takes Incinerator Fight to State Supreme Court
Posted on Nov 5, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Arizona Corporation Commission Takes Incinerator Fight to State Supreme Court
A dispute between the Sierra Club and the Arizona Corporation Commission has reached the Supreme Court of Arizona. The dispute hinges on state utility regulators’ decision to allow a utility to generate electricity from burning garbage and call it a “renewable resource.” That utility—Mohave Electric Cooperative—had put forward a proposal to meet part of its renewable energy mandate...
Coops Protest Hydro-Power Rates
Posted on Nov 3, 2015 in Legislative & Politics, Rates, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coops Protest Hydro-Power Rates
Following concerns raised by Arizona’s rural electric cooperatives, Arizona Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake have sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy questioning higher rates charged by the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA). Arizona’s Generation and Transmission Cooperatives were hit with a $1.5 million increase in WAPA rates between the beginning of 2013 and the end...
Colorado Cooperative Increases Renewable Energy Percentage with 20-Year Solar Contract
Posted on Oct 30, 2015 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Colorado Cooperative Increases Renewable Energy Percentage with 20-Year Solar Contract
Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association (PVREA) has a 20-year contract to purchase electricity from two Silicon Ranch solar arrays that are currently under construction but expected to be completed in December. Once online 27percent of PVREA’s energy portfolio will be from renewable sources.
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