Arkansas Electric Plans to Build State’s Largest Solar Farm
Posted on Feb 9, 2015 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Arkansas Electric Plans to Build State’s Largest Solar Farm
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (Arkansas Electric) has signed an agreement to build what will be the largest solar farm in the State of Arkansas. Silicon Ranch Corporation will build and manage the facility, which will be located on a 100-acre parcel in East Camden. The facility’s 12-megawatt output will power a manufacturing facility as well as 2,400 single-family homes. ...
Obama Administration Seeks $6 Billion Budget for RUS Program with Similar Previously-Rejected Restrictions on Lending
Posted on Feb 6, 2015 in Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Obama Administration Seeks $6 Billion Budget for RUS Program with Similar Previously-Rejected Restrictions on Lending
The Obama administration is pursuing a $6 billion budget for the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Electric Loan program’s 2016 fiscal year, a $500 million increase over the program’s 2015 fiscal year. Reflecting the administration’s goal of phasing out fossil fuel subsidies, this budget has allocated $3 billion for environmental updates to existing fossil-fuel plants and another $3...
Solar Component Discounts Offered to Coops
Posted on Jan 22, 2015 in Financing, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Solar Component Discounts Offered to Coops
Through the Vendor Management Office of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, coops have an opportunity to receive significant vendor discounts on photovoltaic modules, racking structures and inverters—three major components of utility-scale solar projects. Coops will still need to negotiate commercial terms and conduct their own research to determine whether solar...
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative Inks Wind PPA
Posted on Jan 21, 2015 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Western Farmers Electric Cooperative Inks Wind PPA
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative has agreed to a power purchase agreement with Apex Clean Energy for the purchase of 50 MW of electricity from the 150-MW Grant Wind project. To read more about this story, please click here.
Minnesota Cooperative Announces Renewable Subscription Plan
Posted on Jan 21, 2015 in Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Minnesota Cooperative Announces Renewable Subscription Plan
Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, a Minnesota cooperative, announced a plan to sell subscriptions to its members for electricity to be obtained from a 250-panel solar array to be constructed by Steele Waseca this spring. Subscribers to the plan will receive a credit on their normal electric bill based on production from the solar panels. To read more, click here....
Wolverine Power Cooperative Executes Power Purchase Agreement for 114 Megawatts of Wind Energy
Posted on Jan 9, 2015 in Project Development, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Wolverine Power Cooperative Executes Power Purchase Agreement for 114 Megawatts of Wind Energy
Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative, Inc. (Wolverine) has entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with RES America Developments Inc., a subsidiary of Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) for 114 MW of wind energy and associated renewable energy credits in Michigan. The Deerfield Wind Energy project, the source of the wind power, is scheduled to reach...
Basin Adds Two Wind Projects to Portfolio
Posted on Jan 7, 2015 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Basin Adds Two Wind Projects to Portfolio
Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin) has entered into power purchase agreements with two new wind farms in North Dakota. Basin says the combined generating capacity of the agreements is 300 MWs. To read more please click here.
Arizona Coops Relieved From Solar Incentive Payments
Posted on Dec 30, 2014 in Financing, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Arizona Coops Relieved From Solar Incentive Payments
The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has granted the requests of Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative and Graham County Electric Cooperative to remove a requirement that each coop offer customers solar incentives for leased distributed generation systems. The ACC may expand the decision to other coops and is investigating, among other things, consumer protection...
Basin Electric Slated to Purchase New Wind Generation
Posted on Dec 18, 2014 in Permitting, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Basin Electric Slated to Purchase New Wind Generation
The North Dakota Public Service Commission approved construction of a new 172-MW wind farm to be located in the western area of the state. Basin Electric Power Coop (Basin Electric) has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement for the full output of the $240 million project being built by Antelope Hills Wind Project LLC. Antelope Hills is aiming for a late 2015 in-service date. ...
Georgia Coops to Purchase Energy and RECs from Southern Power Solar Facility
Posted on Dec 17, 2014 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Georgia Coops to Purchase Energy and RECs from Southern Power Solar Facility
Southern Power has announced plans to develop a 131-MW photovoltaic solar project in Georgia. The electricity and associated renewable energy credits (RECs) generated by the facility will be sold to Cobb EMC, Flint EMC and Sawnee EMC pursuant to 25-year power purchase agreements. To read more about this story please click here.
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