Coop Agrees to Share Utility Poles with Google Fiber
Posted on Jul 25, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Coop Agrees to Share Utility Poles with Google Fiber
Pedernales Electric Cooperative, a coop near Austin, Texas, and Google have reached an agreement that allows Google to use the coop’s existing utility poles to attach fiber-optic cables. Click here to read the coop’s press release for more information.
USDA to Fund Electric System Improvements in Rural Areas
Posted on Jul 16, 2014 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability, Technology | Comments Off on USDA to Fund Electric System Improvements in Rural Areas
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it will invest more than $250 million in loan proceeds to help improve the reliability of electric systems in rural areas in eight states. A portion of the funds will be used to modernize the systems with smart grid improvements. To read more about this story, please click here.
Alaska Coop to Update Coal Plant
Posted on Jul 10, 2014 in Project Development, Technology | Comments Off on Alaska Coop to Update Coal Plant
Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA), a Fairbanks-based electric cooperative, has begun the process of updating the 50-MW Healy Unit 2, which was originally completed in 1999 as a U.S. Department of Energy Clean Coal Technology demonstration project. GVEA has purchased the unit from Alaska, and over the next two years will upgrade the electrical and coal handling systems and...
USDA Announces New Rural Development Funding
Posted on May 9, 2014 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Technology | Comments Off on USDA Announces New Rural Development Funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced funding of $540 million in loan guarantees to fund improvements to the rural electric system, including more than $35 million for smart grid projects. Awards for 2014 are contingent upon the recipients satisfying the terms of the applicable loan agreements. To read more about this story, click here.
New CVEC Initiatives Could Reduce Vegetation-Related Outages
Posted on May 6, 2014 in Reliability, Technology | Comments Off on New CVEC Initiatives Could Reduce Vegetation-Related Outages
Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC) has designed two initiatives to reduce costs and increase reliability. One initiative involves a computerized vegetation management system that will communicate to the coop what trees need to be trimmed. CVEC will transfer geographic information from hard copies to a computerized version with GPS capabilities, hopefully making...
DOE Issues New Cybersecurity Guidance
Posted on May 1, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Reliability, Technology | Comments Off on DOE Issues New Cybersecurity Guidance
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released new guidelines intended to help manage supply chain risk and develop cybersecurity protections during the product design and manufacturing phases. The new guidance, titled “Cybersecurity Procurement Language for Energy Delivery Systems,” is intended to help energy sector participants and technology suppliers address supply chain...
CoBank Donates to Energy Research Partnership
Posted on Apr 7, 2014 in Innovation/Efficiency, Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on CoBank Donates to Energy Research Partnership
Oklahoma State University’s National Energy Solutions Institute and the Smart Energy Solutions Association will team up thanks to a $500,000 donation from CoBank, a national cooperative bank. The partnership aims to connect energy research to the marketplace for real world application. Click here for more information on this exciting opportunity.
Maryland PSC to Impose Smart Meter Opt-Out Fees
Posted on Mar 3, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Maryland PSC to Impose Smart Meter Opt-Out Fees
According to the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC), residential and small commercial customers of Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, Potomac Electric Power Company, Delmarva Power and Light Company and Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative who decline installation of a smart meter will have to pay a one-time fee after July 1, 2014. The fee is intended to pay for the...
GRE to Add Solar
Posted on Feb 20, 2014 in Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on GRE to Add Solar
Great River Energy (GRE) plans to build several solar energy installations by mid-2015 to generate a total output of 650 kW that will help GRE better understand the potential for solar development and its impact on current and future project initiatives. GRE continues to expand its renewable energy portfolio and is ahead of the curve on compliance with Minnesota’s Renewable Energy...
Tri-State Works to Fund and Promote Carbon X Prize
Posted on Jan 24, 2014 in Climate Change, Technology | Comments Off on Tri-State Works to Fund and Promote Carbon X Prize
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (Tri-State) has been working to develop a $10 million X prize for technology that can economically capture carbon from power plants. Similar to the Ansari X Prize which promoted the first manned space flight by the private sector, the Tri-State Carbon X Prize would give private sector teams the opportunity to compete by testing the...
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