Decreased Coal Prices Do Not Equal Increased Consumption
Posted on Feb 18, 2015 in Environmental, Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on Decreased Coal Prices Do Not Equal Increased Consumption
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released an analysis related to the use of coal for the electric utility industry in 2014. The annual average price of coal declined in 2014 and the EIA expects the price to remain relatively static over the next two years. However, the EIA is also expecting a 1.5 percent drop in power sector coal consumption in 2015. To read more...
Solar Farm Generates More Power Than Initially Projected
Posted on Feb 10, 2015 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Solar Farm Generates More Power Than Initially Projected
The Colleton Solar Farm, located on a 15-acre site near Walterboro, South Carolina, completed its first year of commercial operations on December 20. The solar farm generated about 5 percent more power than initially projected, which is believed to be due to placing more than 40 percent of the solar panels on pivotal mounts that track the sun as it moves across the sky. Central...
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...
Biomass Plant Completed for Texas Coop
Posted on Oct 24, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Biomass Plant Completed for Texas Coop
Gemma Power Systems, LLC has completed construction of a 49.9 MW biomass plant in Woodville, TX for East Texas Electric Cooperative (ETEC) Woodville Renewable Power Project. The biomass plant, which features a Shin Nippon steam turbine generator and a Riley Power advanced stoker boiler with integrated air quality control system, has completed testing and been turned over to ETEC for...
USDA Announces Efficiency Funding for Two Coops
Posted on Oct 23, 2014 in Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Technology | Comments Off on USDA Announces Efficiency Funding for Two Coops
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities Service will provide $10.5 million in loans from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan Program to Roanoke Electric Membership Corporation and North Arkansas Electric Cooperative. The funds will be used by members of the coops to invest in efficiency upgrades to their homes or businesses. Click here to read...
Missouri Electric Coop Offers Members 18th Fastest Internet in U.S.
Posted on Oct 20, 2014 in Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Missouri Electric Coop Offers Members 18th Fastest Internet in U.S.
Co-Mo Connect, a Missouri internet service provider and subsidiary of Co-Mo Electric Cooperative, ranks 18th in the United States and 1st in the state of Missouri for speed of internet service provided. Click here for more.
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...
New MultiSpeak Cybersecurity Standard Ready for Testing
Posted on Sep 25, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability, Technology | Comments Off on New MultiSpeak Cybersecurity Standard Ready for Testing
MultiSpeak, an industry software interoperability standard developed in part by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, has expanded to include a new cybersecurity component that is now available for testing. The cybersecurity standard is intended to help coops protect against data breaches by ensuring safer billing and other data-related processes. Click here to read...
Basin Preparing to Submit Information for Carbon Capture Test Center
Posted on Sep 3, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Basin Preparing to Submit Information for Carbon Capture Test Center
Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin) and Black Hills Power have set a September date for submitting site-specific information on certain of their respective power plants in the hopes of one of them attracting a test center for carbon capture and sequestration technology. The test center is part of the State of Wyoming’s response to stricter environmental standards. Basin is...
NRECA Argues Cooperatives Should Qualify for FCC Broadband Funds
Posted on Aug 19, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on NRECA Argues Cooperatives Should Qualify for FCC Broadband Funds
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) has provided comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Phase II of the national competitive bid process for the Connect America Fund. In those comments, NRECA has argued that electric cooperatives that are already exploring providing broadband service to rural areas should be able to qualify for available...
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