Maryland PSC Raises Reliability Standards in Wake of Storm
Posted on Feb 28, 2013 in Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on Maryland PSC Raises Reliability Standards in Wake of Storm
The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) will require utilities to file plans by May 31 outlining improved response efforts after severe storms. The order stems from last year’s “derecho” storm during which almost one million customers lost power. The PSC will not impose penalties on any utility based on its reaction to the 2012 storm. For the full story, click...
Two Wind Coops Take Top Honors
Posted on Feb 28, 2013 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Two Wind Coops Take Top Honors
East River Electric Power Cooperative of South Dakota and Golden Valley Electric Association of Alaska took home top honors when a panel of industry experts selected the two coops as the Department of Energy’s 2012 Wind Cooperatives of the Year. See the Energy Department’s press release to learn more about the coops’ wind energy achievements and future plans.
North Dakota Coop Sends Carbon Dioxide Packing
Posted on Feb 28, 2013 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency | Comments Off on North Dakota Coop Sends Carbon Dioxide Packing
Basin Electric Power Cooperative recently shipped a milestone amount of carbon dioxide to Canadian oil fields for use in forcing oil to the surface. The coop’s Great Plains Synfuels Plant has been capturing carbon dioxide since 2000 and just sent the 25 millionth metric ton to southern Saskatchewan. Click here for more information.
New DOE Solar Funding Available to Cooperatives
Posted on Feb 27, 2013 in Financing, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on New DOE Solar Funding Available to Cooperatives
Cooperatives are eligible for two funding opportunities from the Department of Energy designed to make solar energy more competitive with other forms of energy. The programs are part of DOE’s SunShot Initiative and will each provide up to $12 million for administrative and physical costs associated with installation, interconnection and efficiency. To read more about these funding...
Former Employee Steals Funds from Florida Coop
Posted on Feb 27, 2013 in Litigation, Rates | Comments Off on Former Employee Steals Funds from Florida Coop
Three men have been charged with grand theft after allegedly defrauding Glades Electric Cooperative of Glades County, Florida, out of $211,419 between 2008 and 2011. One of the three arrested used his employment at the coop to orchestrate the theft. For more information, click here.
Proposed Kentucky Legislation Would Force Coop Merger
Posted on Feb 22, 2013 in Legislative & Politics, Mergers/Acquisitions, Rates | Comments Off on Proposed Kentucky Legislation Would Force Coop Merger
A proposed Kentucky legislative bill would force Big Rivers Electric Corporation (Big Rivers) and East Kentucky Power Cooperative to merge “as quickly as can be reasonably and economically accomplished.” House Bill 423 is intended to address the significant rate hike Big Rivers customers may face due to the coop’s impending loss of approximately 70 percent of its power sales to two...
PSC Ends Management Review of Kentucky Coop
Posted on Feb 20, 2013 in Corporate Governance, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on PSC Ends Management Review of Kentucky Coop
On February 19, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) announced that it had ended its management review of East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC). The PSC commended EKPC for its efforts to implement recommendations made an outside consulting group’s management audit in 2010. Read more here.
Texas Coop to Own and Operate Experimental Wind Energy Storage System
Posted on Feb 20, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Texas Coop to Own and Operate Experimental Wind Energy Storage System
South Plains Electric Cooperative will own and operate an experimental battery energy storage system at the Reese Technology Center in Lubbock, Texas. The storage system will focus on combining utility scale energy storage with wind generation and will be installed by Samsung SDI and Xtreme Power as part of a $27 million smart grid demonstration project. To read more about the...
New Mexico Electric Rates Still in Limbo
Posted on Feb 20, 2013 in Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on New Mexico Electric Rates Still in Limbo
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative and its power supplier, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (Tri-State), continue their battle over electric rates before the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC). The PRC has responded to Tri-State’s arguments that this issue is beyond state regulator jurisdiction by claiming that Tri-State is trying to circumvent the law. ...
Alaska Bill Could Allow Coop Activity in Protected Area
Posted on Feb 18, 2013 in Environmental, Land Use, Legislative & Politics, Litigation | Comments Off on Alaska Bill Could Allow Coop Activity in Protected Area
A bill moving through Alaska’s legislature would eliminate wilderness restrictions in a portion of a Bristol Bay region state park to allow a utility to study a hydroelectric project on a lake where development now is banned. So far, in observance of a 10-year-old management plan approved by local residents, state park officials have refused to allow Nuvista Light & Electric...
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