Coops Poised to Use Solar Power
Posted on Jun 25, 2014 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coops Poised to Use Solar Power
Bob Gibson, vice president of education and communication for the Solar Electric Power Association, spoke recently at the G&T Communicators Summer Conference held at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) headquarters. Gibson discussed options that utilities, including coops, are pursuing to create new revenue streams as consumers add solar as an option for...
Work Begins at New Coop Hydroelectric Project
Posted on Jun 20, 2014 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Work Begins at New Coop Hydroelectric Project
The Alaskan coop, Copper Valley Electric Association, recently announced that work has begun at its Allison Creek Hydroelectric Project. The total estimated cost of the project is $49 million. When completed, it will produce energy at a cost of 13.75 cents per kWh. The project is displacing diesel-powered generation units, which produce energy at a cost of 24.7 cents per kWh. Please...
Delaware Coop to Buy Power from Landfill
Posted on Jun 10, 2014 in Environmental, Land Use, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Delaware Coop to Buy Power from Landfill
Delaware Electric Cooperative (DEC) recently entered into an agreement to buy power generated by a 2-MW, methane-fueled plant located at a state-operated landfill. Massachusetts-based renewable energy firm Ameresco will operate the plant and sell the power to DEC. Delaware Governor Jack Markell touted the environmental benefits achieved by methane power “in a way that makes economic...
Additional Renewable Energy for Georgia Coops
Posted on Jun 5, 2014 in Land Use, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Additional Renewable Energy for Georgia Coops
A new methane gas-to-energy project has been added to the renewable energy portfolio for Georgia coops. Developed through Green Power EMC, the nearly 5-MW landfill project will diversify the energy portfolios of participating coops that will purchase power from the project under a long-term power purchase agreement. To learn more about this development, click here.
Senate Agriculture Committee Raises Concerns about Proposed RUS Environmental Regulation
Posted on May 28, 2014 in Environmental, Financing, Legislative & Politics, Patronage Capital, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Senate Agriculture Committee Raises Concerns about Proposed RUS Environmental Regulation
In its report accompanying spending legislation for fiscal year 2015, the Senate Agriculture Committee has directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development office to provide a report on the impact of a controversial regulation proposed by the USDA. The regulation at issue would reclassify all loan transactions for Rural Utilities Service (RUS) borrowers as “major...
Massachusetts Coop Gets Additional Funding
Posted on May 22, 2014 in Financing, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Massachusetts Coop Gets Additional Funding
With a grant of $403,455, Cape & Vineyard Electric Cooperative recently received its final piece of financial support thanks to the Cape Light Compact. The coop was formed in 2007 with a focus on renewables and has nearly 29 MW of solar energy projects either online or under construction. For more information, click here.
State Regulators Approve 200-Mile Transmission Line for Basin Electric
Posted on May 16, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Permitting, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on State Regulators Approve 200-Mile Transmission Line for Basin Electric
The North Dakota Public Service Commission recently approved Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s (Basin Electric) proposed 200-mile, 345-kV transmission line. The new transmission line will improve connections between the Antelope Valley Station and newly signed wind farm contracts and the coop’s members in other parts of the state. Electric Co-op Today has more on this...
Cobb EMC Purchases Solar
Posted on May 15, 2014 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Cobb EMC Purchases Solar
Cobb Electric Membership Corporation (Cobb EMC), a Georgia coop, is purchasing the full 7.7-MW output of the Azalea Solar project under a 25-year power purchase agreement. Click here to learn more about this project development.
Coop Leaders Join President Obama for Solar Event
Posted on May 12, 2014 in Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coop Leaders Join President Obama for Solar Event
Bob Marshall, general manager of Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative (Plumas-Sierra), and David Gottula, general manager of Okanogan County Electric Cooperative (Okanogan), joined President Obama at a May 9 event in Mountain View, California, at which the president highlighted electric cooperatives’ efforts to develop solar projects. Plumas-Sierra has plans for a community and...
Hawaiian Utilities Outshine Others for Adding New Solar Capacity
Posted on Apr 29, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Hawaiian Utilities Outshine Others for Adding New Solar Capacity
The Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) and the companies of Hawaiian Electric Company (Hawaiian Electric) have ranked among the top 10 utilities nationally for the amount of new solar power added to their grids last year. Hawaiian Electric added 329 watts of solar generating capacity per customer on the island of Oahu in 2013, which is the fifth highest of any utility...
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