4 Rivers Electric Cooperative to Develop Sun Farm
Posted on Nov 20, 2020 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on 4 Rivers Electric Cooperative to Develop Sun Farm
Twelve Kansas electric coops, including 4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, are partnering to develop 800 miles of sun farms across the state. All systems installed will be sized in the 1 MW range and contracted through a 25-year power purchase agreement.
Colorado Governor Joins Tri-State to Announce Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals
Posted on Nov 16, 2020 in Climate Change, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Colorado Governor Joins Tri-State to Announce Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (Tri-State) and Colorado Governor Jared Polis recently announced Tri-State will be submitting a “preferred scenario” to reduce emissions associated with its wholesale electricity sales in Colorado by 80% by 2030. With the support of its members and board of directors, Tri-State will put forward this preferred scenario in its Electric...
North Carolina Coops Use Hog Waste to Power Microgrids
Posted on Nov 13, 2020 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on North Carolina Coops Use Hog Waste to Power Microgrids
A new project by North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives is utilizing methane gas from hog waste to generate electricity. Microgrids using the waste have been able to produce enough electricity to power at least 28 homes for several hours.
South Carolina Coop to Add Solar Energy to Resource Portfolio
Posted on Nov 12, 2020 in Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on South Carolina Coop to Add Solar Energy to Resource Portfolio
Central Electric Power Cooperative, a South Carolina electric cooperative, recently announced intention to obtain as much as 363 MW of solar generating capacity through power purchase agreements with independent solar developers. Central Electric Power Cooperative is coordinating with Santee Cooper in a joint request for proposals to procure up to 500 MW of solar generation capacity,...
What Biden’s Victory Means for Electric Cooperatives
Posted on Nov 10, 2020 in Climate Change, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on What Biden’s Victory Means for Electric Cooperatives
Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential race sets the stage for potentially sweeping environmental policy changes. However, his planned policy agenda would be muted by what now looks to be a divided Congress, with a Republican-led Senate and a diminished Democratic majority in the House. In the near term, Biden is expected to push for a broad economic stimulus plan shortly after he...
Pedernales Electric Cooperative Signs 100-MW PPA on Texas Wind Project
Posted on Nov 2, 2020 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Pedernales Electric Cooperative Signs 100-MW PPA on Texas Wind Project
EDF Renewables North America and Pedernales Electric Cooperative, the largest distribution electric cooperative in the United States, signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 100-MW share of King Creek 1 Wind Project. The project will consist of 47 wind turbine generators and construction is expected to start by the end of 2020. The project will create approximately 300...
Pedernales Electric Cooperative Energizes New Battery Storage System
Posted on Sep 23, 2020 in Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Pedernales Electric Cooperative Energizes New Battery Storage System
Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) has installed and energized a new battery storage system, making it the first cooperative in Texas to utilize battery storage. The battery storage system can hold a total of 2.25 MWs of electricity for two hours and are charged by PEC’s Johnson City solar installation.
Central Iowa Power Cooperative Signs PPA for 54-MW Wind Project
Posted on Sep 16, 2020 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Central Iowa Power Cooperative Signs PPA for 54-MW Wind Project
Independent power producer RPM Access LLC has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to supply electricity from a 54-MW wind park in Iowa to Central Iowa Power Cooperative.
Coops Help Install a Microgrid for an Egg Farm
Posted on Aug 24, 2020 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coops Help Install a Microgrid for an Egg Farm
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, North Carolina EMC and Tideland EMC have worked in partnership to facilitate installation of a system comprised of a 2 MW solar array, a 2.5 MW battery, backup diesel generation and a controller that will serve the Rose Acre Farms egg farm in Hyde County, NC.
Virginia Coop to Build an Energy Storage Project by 2021
Posted on Aug 21, 2020 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Virginia Coop to Build an Energy Storage Project by 2021
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative has partnered with Energy Point Energy, a Charlottesville-based battery storage development firm, to construct a 2 MW energy storage facility in Spotsylvania County, VA, which is expected to be in operation by early 2021.
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