Hoosier Energy Enters New Wind Deal
Posted on Oct 27, 2014 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Hoosier Energy Enters New Wind Deal
Indiana generation and transmission cooperative Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Hoosier Energy) has entered a deal with EDP Renewables under which Hoosier Energy will be purchasing 25 percent of the output of Illinois’s 100-MW Rail Splitter Wind Farm by the end of the year. Click here for more.
Power Company Settlement Ends Obstacle to Large Florida Development
Posted on Oct 24, 2014 in Environmental, Land Use, Litigation, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Power Company Settlement Ends Obstacle to Large Florida Development
The developers of Babcock Ranch (Babcock) in Florida have reached a settlement with two utility providers, including Lee County Electric Cooperative (LCEC), which will allow developers to break ground on the development. The dispute arose over a proposal by the Babcock Ranch Community Independent Special District to create its own power utility for the planned development. LCEC, which...
Nevada Coop Launches Utility-Scale Solar Project
Posted on Oct 23, 2014 in Energy Savings Programs, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Nevada Coop Launches Utility-Scale Solar Project
Nevada’s Valley Electric Association, which has over the past few years implemented an award-winning solar water heating program, is planning a 15-MW solar generation project, which will include a community solar component. Click here for more information.
USDA Announces Loan Guarantees for Rural Improvements
Posted on Oct 17, 2014 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Reliability, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on USDA Announces Loan Guarantees for Rural Improvements
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced $1.4 billion in loan guarantees to improve rural electric infrastructure, including moneys for smart grid and renewable energy investments. Electric coops were among the recipients of this recent round of funding. Click here for more information.
Recent CoBank Report Indicates Solar Growth
Posted on Oct 15, 2014 in Financing, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Recent CoBank Report Indicates Solar Growth
CoBank recently released a report noting that the U.S. could experience a jump in solar installations of more than 70 percent by 2016. The study projects that solar installation will increase from 7 GW in 2014 to 12 GW in 2016. The increase is based in large part on the Solar Investment Tax Credit, which is currently 30 percent but will drop to 10 percent in 2017. Click here to read...
Cooperative to Purchase Power from Eastern New Mexico Wind Farm
Posted on Oct 13, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Cooperative to Purchase Power from Eastern New Mexico Wind Farm
New Mexico’s Lea County Electric Cooperative (LCEC) has contracted to buy the output from the Anderson Wind Farm, which is currently under construction in Lea County. The farm is in fact a series of several small 7- to 8-megawatt farms, a structure that allows the farms to provide power “behind the meter” and not be subject to the open market. LCEC recently became a member of Western...
North Carolina Coop’s Solar Farm to Provide Benefits to Members
Posted on Oct 9, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Land Use, Project Development, Rates, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on North Carolina Coop’s Solar Farm to Provide Benefits to Members
Pee Dee Electric Cooperative has announced plans to install a 100-Kw community solar farm adjacent to its corporate headquarters. The solar farm will produce about 150,000-kWh of electricity annually, and members of Pee Dee Electric will be able to purchase individual panels and sell the power produced by the panels back to the cooperative. Members who participate in the project will...
Kentucky Coop Participates in a Collaborative Solar Project for Army Base
Posted on Oct 6, 2014 in Environmental, Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Land Use, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Kentucky Coop Participates in a Collaborative Solar Project for Army Base
Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative has joined forces with the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, the Department of Defense at Fort Campbell and the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) to build a 5-Mw solar photovoltaic panel system at Fort Campbell. The group’s plan would result in building the largest solar array in Kentucky. Since forming the collaborative has accumulated...
EPA May Adjust Carbon Dioxide Standard Based on Public Comments
Posted on Oct 6, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on EPA May Adjust Carbon Dioxide Standard Based on Public Comments
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may adjust its proposed carbon dioxide standard for existing coal-based power plants according to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. The standard, which sets emission levels for each state, was proposed on June 2. After the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and other organizations encouraged the agency to allow more time to study...
New Jersey Coop Leads Army Base Solar Project
Posted on Sep 17, 2014 in Environmental, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on New Jersey Coop Leads Army Base Solar Project
Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative (Sussex) is helping the U.S. Army install more than 500 Kws of solar panel capacity on a former Superfund site at Picatinny Arsenal near Morristown, New Jersey. Engineering for the project was completed under the Solar Utility Network Deployment Acceleration project developed by the Cooperative Research Network of the National Rural Electric...
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