ETEC Using Pine Trees to Add Capacity
Posted on Dec 12, 2014 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on ETEC Using Pine Trees to Add Capacity
East Texas Electric Cooperative (ETEC) says the new Woodville Renewable Power Project is generating about 50 MWs of electricity from pine trees and timber waste produced by local logging operations, enough to meet the needs of 35,000 homes. “Power from the plant is already being used by four of the G&T’s 10 distribution co-ops.” ETEC is attempting to mitigate the market’s...
Texas Coops Purchase Wind Power
Posted on Dec 1, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Texas Coops Purchase Wind Power
East Texas Electric Cooperative and Northeast Texas Electric Cooperative recently signed purchase agreements for wind power generated by an Apex Clean Energy subsidiary’s wind project, set to come online in 2015. Click here for more.
Arkansas Cooperative Adds 150 MW of Wind Energy to Portfolio
Posted on Nov 26, 2014 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Arkansas Cooperative Adds 150 MW of Wind Energy to Portfolio
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. (AECC) has reached a long-term agreement to purchase power from the 150-MW Origin Wind Farm located in southeast Oklahoma. The Origin Wind Farm is owned by Enel Green Power North America, Inc., and AECC will be the only offtaker of electricity generated by this facility. To read more, please click here.
Iowa Coop’s Solar Farm Receives International Recognition
Posted on Nov 24, 2014 in Environmental, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Iowa Coop’s Solar Farm Receives International Recognition
The Solar Electric Power Association recently named Farmers Electric Cooperative’s (FEC) Kalona solar farm, launched in July 2014, a national leader in solar energy. Click here to read an earlier article posted August 1, 2014 by Sutherland regarding FEC’s Kalona solar farm. Click here to read the most recent article.
Alaska Coop Honored for Clean Energy Efforts
Posted on Nov 24, 2014 in Environmental, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Alaska Coop Honored for Clean Energy Efforts
Alaska’s Kodiak Electric Association (KEA) was one of only eight State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards given out by the Clean Energy State’s Alliance this year. KEA generated approximately 99.7 percent of its power from renewable (including hydroelectric) sources through the first nine months of this year. Click here for more.
EPA Clean Power Plan Raises Reliability Concerns, Says NERC
Posted on Nov 19, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on EPA Clean Power Plan Raises Reliability Concerns, Says NERC
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has released its first assessment of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan. In its report NERC identified several reliability challenges posed by the proposed rule, including the need for significant infrastructure requirements and pipeline expansions to maintain reliability. To read more please click...
North Dakota Coop Plans Large Increase in Wind Power
Posted on Nov 7, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on North Dakota Coop Plans Large Increase in Wind Power
Basin Electric Power Cooperative says that it will double the power it derives from wind energy by 2016. Basin is expecting its load to grow by more than 1,883 megawatts by 2035. Currently, the coop has 712.7 megawatts of wind generation. Basin plans to purchase power from other generators to increase that number to 1,400 megawatts of wind generation over the next two years. The...
Tri-State Predicts Increased Load Growth
Posted on Nov 4, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Reliability, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Tri-State Predicts Increased Load Growth
On Friday Tri-State Generation and Transmission (Tri-State) filed a resource plan update with state regulators, forecasting load growth at a rate that is faster than previously expected. If growth occurs at such rates, Tri-State indicated that it would utilize several options to secure increased capacity and stated that it has made no firm commitments on timing, size or location of...
Iowa Coop Enters Solar Business
Posted on Nov 3, 2014 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Iowa Coop Enters Solar Business
Western Iowa Power Coop has begun selling solar systems directly to its members. The move is intended to encourage members to contact the coop first for all solar installation needs and has provided a public relations boost for the coop. Click here for the full story.
Maryland Coop Earns Coop of the Year Award
Posted on Nov 3, 2014 in Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Maryland Coop Earns Coop of the Year Award
Southern Maryland Electric Coop was named “Electric Cooperative Utility of the Year” by the Solar Electric Power Association for its efforts to meet Maryland’s renewable energy goals. SMECO chose to build solar within its service area, rather than purchase renewable credits from a resource far away. Click here for more information.
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