Sierra Club and Wisconsin Coop in Settlement Talks
Posted on Nov 21, 2011 in Environmental, Litigation | Comments Off on Sierra Club and Wisconsin Coop in Settlement Talks
The Sierra Club announced that it is in the process of negotiating a settlement with Dairyland Power Cooperative. The environmental group sued the coop last year, alleging that the coop failed to install the required pollution controls on its two coal-fired plants in Alma when it made upgrades to the plants from 1993-2009. To read more about the lawsuit and potential settlement...
Demand for the CapX2020 Transmission Project Questioned in Wisconsin
Posted on Nov 17, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development | Comments Off on Demand for the CapX2020 Transmission Project Questioned in Wisconsin
Proponents of the CapX2020 transmission line have stated that the project is necessary because demand in the La Crosse/Winona, Wisconsin, area will soon exceed the capabilities of the existing transmission capabilities. The Wisconsin Public Service Commission disagrees, citing concerns that area’s population would not increase fast enough to justify the project’s $450 million cost. ...
Obama Administration Announces Plan to Fast Track the CapX2020 Transmission Project
Posted on Oct 7, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Project Development | Comments Off on Obama Administration Announces Plan to Fast Track the CapX2020 Transmission Project
The CapX2020 Project is one of the projects previously identified by the White House as essential to the modernization of the electric grid and the creation of jobs, and on Wednesday, October 6, the Administration announced plans to speed up the federal approval and permitting process. A spokesman for the CapX2020 Project sponsors, including Dairyland Power Cooperative, expressed his...
Wisconsin Coop to Purchase From Seventh Methane Digester
Posted on Sep 22, 2011 in Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Wisconsin Coop to Purchase From Seventh Methane Digester
Beginning early next year, Dairyland Power Cooperative will purchase power from a new 635-kW biogas digester facility located in Augusta, Wisconsin. Eau Claire Energy Cooperative, a Dairyland member, will service the facility owned by Bush Brothers & Co. Dairyland already purchases power generated by six other digester facilities that utilize methane gas extracted from cow manure....
Deadline for PSC Approval of CapX2020 Transmission Line Extended
Posted on Jul 22, 2011 in Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on Deadline for PSC Approval of CapX2020 Transmission Line Extended
Although the Wisconsin Public Service Commission typically has 180 days to consider applications for major projects, a judge recently approved a six-month extension for the application filed by Dairyland Power Cooperative, Xcel Energy and Wisconsin Public Power Inc. for the CapX2020 transmission line. The proposed transmission line would connect Minnesota with La Crosse, Wisconsin. ...
Dairyland Power To Remove Nuclear Waste To Dry Casks
Posted on Jun 13, 2011 in Environmental, Land Use | Comments Off on Dairyland Power To Remove Nuclear Waste To Dry Casks
Dairyland Power Cooperative, an electric provider based in Wisconsin, will begin removing spent fuel from its Genoa nuclear plant later this spring. Dairyland plans to encase the waste in steel and concrete casks. Although it appears that the federal government has no immediate plans to take possession of the nuclear waste, the move to store it on site should cut by two thirds the...
Sierra Club Litigation Stayed for Settlement Discussions
Posted on May 11, 2011 in Litigation | Comments Off on Sierra Club Litigation Stayed for Settlement Discussions
A federal judge has stayed discovery in the Sierra Club’s litigation against Dairyland Power Co-operative to allow for settlement discussions between the parties. The Sierra Club alleges that Dairyland violated the Clean Air Act and Wisconsin’s state implementation plan at two coal-fired power plants. See Law360 for additional details (subscription required).
Coop Teams Up With Refuge to Supply Solar Power
Posted on May 2, 2011 in Climate Change, Environmental, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coop Teams Up With Refuge to Supply Solar Power
Dairyland Power Cooperative and one of its 25 member cooperatives, Oakdale Electric Cooperative, are collaborating with the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge to bring renewable energy to local homes and businesses via a solar project on the refuge’s Visitor Center, which was funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Dairyland has a power purchase agreement with the...
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