Tri-County Electric Coop Plans Community Solar
Posted on Jun 9, 2015 in Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Tri-County Electric Coop Plans Community Solar
An Oklahoma electric cooperative is building a 1-MW community solar array near its Hooker, Oklahoma headquarters. Tri-County Electric Coop (TCEC) plans to offer its members the opportunity to purchase panels in the array and receive credits on their bills. For more information, please click here.
Great River Energy Launches First-of-its-Kind Program to Fuel Electric Cars with Wind Energy
Posted on Jun 5, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Great River Energy Launches First-of-its-Kind Program to Fuel Electric Cars with Wind Energy
Minnesota electric cooperative Great River Energy and its member cooperatives recently launched a new green energy program called the Revolt program. The program allows eligible cooperative members who drive electric vehicles to fuel those vehicles with wind energy. To be eligible for the program, a member must own or lease a plug-in electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid by December 31,...
Dairyland Power Seeks Bids for Solar Project
Posted on Jun 5, 2015 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Dairyland Power Seeks Bids for Solar Project
Dairyland Power, an electric cooperative based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, announced that it is seeking proposals from solar developers for up to 25 MW of photovoltaic generation to add to its renewable energy portfolio. Read more here.
Green Power EMC Increases its Solar Portfolio
Posted on May 28, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Green Power EMC Increases its Solar Portfolio
Green Power EMC announced Wednesday that it will buy the full output of a 52-MW solar farm in southeast Georgia for 30 years. The solar farm is owned by Silicon Ranch Corp., which has previously leased the output of another of its solar facilities to Green Power. Partnerships like these have allowed Green Power EMC to supply renewable energy to 38 other Georgia EMCs. Click here to...
Texas Coop Breaks Ground on New Hydroelectric Plant
Posted on May 28, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Texas Coop Breaks Ground on New Hydroelectric Plant
The East Texas Electric Cooperative and Trinity River Authority of Texas recently broke ground on a new hydroelectric project. The Thomas Hydroelectric Project is located at Lake Livingston Dam and is expected to become operational in 2018. Once online the new hydroelectric power plant will produce enough electricity to power 12,000 homes in East Texas. Click here to read...
Arkansas G&T Adds Wind to Portfolio
Posted on May 21, 2015 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Arkansas G&T Adds Wind to Portfolio
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation has announced a long-term, sole-recipient agreement with the planned Drift Sand Wind Farm. This 108 megawatt facility is expected to begin commercial operation by December 31, 2016. To read more about this story, please click here.
Fitch Ratings Study Finds that Cooperatives Must Adapt to Maintain Stable Credit Quality
Posted on May 15, 2015 in Economic Downturn, Financing, Innovation/Efficiency, Rates, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Fitch Ratings Study Finds that Cooperatives Must Adapt to Maintain Stable Credit Quality
A recent report by Fitch Ratings found that electrical cooperatives today face challenges created by changing technologies, slowing growth and changing consumer usage patterns. These challenges will require that cooperatives find ways to adapt if they want to maintain strong credit quality in the A to AA range. For example, one adaptation made by many cooperatives has been to decouple...
NERC Study Finds EPA’s Clean Power Plan Unworkable
Posted on Apr 30, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on NERC Study Finds EPA’s Clean Power Plan Unworkable
A recent North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) study finds that the Clean Power Plan of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would require that electric cooperatives shut down approximately 21 percent of their coal generation by 2025. The study also found that the generation and transmission projects necessary to fill the void left by coal generation would not be...
USDA Announces Funding for Infrastructure Projects
Posted on Apr 22, 2015 in Financing, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on USDA Announces Funding for Infrastructure Projects
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced $72 million in funding for six electric infrastructure projects, including several projects being developed by rural electric cooperatives. The projects include a transmission project in Kansas being developed by Rolling Hills Electric Cooperative, transmission and other system improvements by Broad River Electric...
Mohave Electric Cooperative Serves Members with New Solar Facility
Posted on Apr 13, 2015 in Financing, Project Development, Renewable Energy, Tax | Comments Off on Mohave Electric Cooperative Serves Members with New Solar Facility
Arizona’s Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) is now purchasing power from a new utility-grade solar facility to supply its members with renewable power. The facility is currently owned by a private developer, whose appetite for the associated tax credits improved the economics of the deal for MEC and its members, and will be owned by MEC when the tax credits have been exhausted. Click...
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