Senate Bill Aims to Increase Energy Efficiency in Rural Areas
Posted on Mar 22, 2012 in Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on Senate Bill Aims to Increase Energy Efficiency in Rural Areas
Sponsors of the Merkley-Lugar Rural Energy Savings Program Act (RESPA) hope the proposed bill will improve energy efficiency efforts in rural America. RESPA would authorize the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) to offer loans to rural electric coops, which, in turn, would use the added RUS funding to provide low-interest loans to customers for energy efficiency investments. You can read...
Colorado Coop’s Proposed Rate Structure Meets Protest
Posted on Dec 8, 2011 in Energy Savings Programs, Rates | Comments Off on Colorado Coop’s Proposed Rate Structure Meets Protest
A new rate structure proposed by Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA) will increase costs to its residential customers. The plan would raise monthly base charges by 60 percent in order to pay higher rates imposed by DMEA’s wholesale power supplier. Critics of the proposed rate structure say it will negate investments made in energy use efficiency and unfairly allocate costs to...
Arizona Coop’s Irrigation Efficiency Study Ramping Up
Posted on Sep 1, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Reliability | Comments Off on Arizona Coop’s Irrigation Efficiency Study Ramping Up
Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative (SSVEC) plans to send out a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a study aimed at improving the efficiency of the local irrigator industry. SSVEC will apply data collected to improve the distribution utility business and wants irrigators to give their input throughout the study process. Read more.
Coop Selects Roberts and Schaefer as EPC Contractor for the First U.S. Installation of a Dry Bottom Ash System
Posted on Jul 8, 2011 in Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Technology | Comments Off on Coop Selects Roberts and Schaefer as EPC Contractor for the First U.S. Installation of a Dry Bottom Ash System
Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. has chosen Roberts and Schaefer, a subsidiary of KBR, to furnish engineering, construction and procurement services in connection with its installation of a new dry bottom ash system at its Palatka, Florida coal-fired generating facilities. According to a KBR press release, the new system is expected to make the facilities more efficient and reduce...
New Hampshire Senator Seeks to Use Coop’s Efficiency Model Nationwide
Posted on Jun 13, 2011 in Corporate Governance, Energy Savings Programs, Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on New Hampshire Senator Seeks to Use Coop’s Efficiency Model Nationwide
During a recent discussion regarding her new energy efficiency bill, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) highlighted the innovative cost-saving efficiency program used by the New Hampshire Electric Co-Op. Through the coop’s SmartSTART program, customers can pay for their energy efficiency improvements through their utility bills. The coop has found that program participants have cut...
Roundtable Discussion Addresses Coops’ Uncertainty
Posted on May 20, 2011 in Reliability, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Roundtable Discussion Addresses Coops’ Uncertainty
Executives from five coops participated in an EnergyBiz Leadership Roundtable to discuss the challenges they face in providing reliable and affordable power to customers in an era of increasing regulation. Representatives from distribution, generation and transmission coops located throughout the country were in attendance. Participants cited uncertainty as a major concern for the...
Chevron Begins Operations of New Solar Field
Posted on Apr 20, 2011 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Chevron Begins Operations of New Solar Field
Chevron Mining has begun the operations of a solar field located in New Mexico. The company installed concentrating photovoltaic technology, which uses lenses to collect and focus direct sunlight onto layers of high efficiency cells on the site of Chevron’s molybdenum mine in Questa, New Mexico. Read more about the solar field’s technology, including 173 solar trackers, here.
Ten Electric Cooperatives Awarded Funding for Transmission, Distribution and Smart Grid Improvements
Posted on Apr 6, 2011 in Energy Savings Programs, Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency | Comments Off on Ten Electric Cooperatives Awarded Funding for Transmission, Distribution and Smart Grid Improvements
According to a USDA news release, the $376 million awarded as loans to coops will promote efficiency and improve reliability for more than 20,000 coop customers. The loans include almost $14 million for smart grid technologies.
Editorialist Questions Current Renewable Policies
Posted on Mar 9, 2011 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Editorialist Questions Current Renewable Policies
An editorialist in the Raleigh News and Observer recently penned an article using the writer’s personal cooperative’s purchase of solar energy, which he noted was among the most expensive forms of power, to question the efficiency and efficacy of North Carolina’s renewable energy policies. Head over to the News and Observer for more.
E2America Unveils its Smart Grid System Designed Specifically for Cooperatives and Their Commercial Customers
Posted on Jan 31, 2011 in Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on E2America Unveils its Smart Grid System Designed Specifically for Cooperatives and Their Commercial Customers
E2America is presenting its patented smart grid technology system at the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives’ New and Emerging Technologies Conference this week in New Orleans. The customizable systems are designed to reduce peak demand by managing commercial customers’ HVAC equipment. A number of North Carolina cooperatives have plans to install the systems to meet their energy...
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