Kentucky Public Service Commission Approves EKPC Sale of Solar Leases
Posted on Nov 28, 2016 in Environmental, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Kentucky Public Service Commission Approves EKPC Sale of Solar Leases
The Kentucky Public Service Commission has approved a proposal that allows East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. (EKPC) to sell licenses to its customers for a solar panel farm planned in Clark County, Kentucky. The approved proposal allows EKPC’s customers to purchase a 25-year lease for one or more of the project’s 32,000 panels for a one-time payment of $460 per panel. Among other...
Great River Energy Announces Joint Solar Project with Dakota Electric Association
Posted on Nov 18, 2016 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Great River Energy Announces Joint Solar Project with Dakota Electric Association
Great River Energy recently announced a joint solar project with Dakota Electric Association. The 1-megawatt project will be constructed on five acres of land along Highway 61 in Marshan Township. Once completed, it will provide enough electricity to serve approximately 150 residential members.
South Mississippi Electric Changes Name to Cooperative Energy
Posted on Nov 11, 2016 in Corporate Governance | Comments Off on South Mississippi Electric Changes Name to Cooperative Energy
South Mississippi Electric announced this week that it has changed its name to Cooperative Energy. The Company believes that the new name more accurately reflects its mission and business model. Cooperative Energy operates in 55 of Mississippi’s 82 counties and owns a generation facility in Batesville. The Company was found in 1941 and has recently focused on increasing the size of...
EPA Submits Proposed Model Trading Rules Regarding Clean Power Plan
Posted on Nov 7, 2016 in Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Litigation, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on EPA Submits Proposed Model Trading Rules Regarding Clean Power Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) submitted model trading rules that provide an optional path for states implementing the Clean Power Plan (CPP) to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget for review. Although the CPP has been placed on hold by the U.S. Supreme Court, the EPA noted that sending the rules to the office follows a routine rule-development...
Dairyland Announces Three Additional Solar Projects
Posted on Nov 4, 2016 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Dairyland Announces Three Additional Solar Projects
Dairyland Power Cooperative (Dairyland) announced that it has finalized agreements for two solar projects in Wisconsin and one solar project in Iowa. The additional projects will increase Dairyland’s total solar generation from 15 megawatts to 20 megawatts.
Electric Cooperatives Terminate Merger Discussions
Posted on Nov 4, 2016 in Mergers/Acquisitions | Comments Off on Electric Cooperatives Terminate Merger Discussions
Wyoming-based Lower Valley Electric and Idaho-based Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative have ended negotiations regarding a potential merger. The opportunity to streamline the two organizations could potentially save almost $3 million per year for 10 years, but the cooperatives could not agree on issues such as governance and member representation.
Connexus Energy Awards Smart-Grid Contract to Honeywell
Posted on Nov 4, 2016 in Energy Savings Programs, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Technology | Comments Off on Connexus Energy Awards Smart-Grid Contract to Honeywell
Connexus Energy of Minnesota (Connexus) has awarded a smart-grid contract worth $15 million to Honeywell. The project will provide Connexus members with remote electricity reading. The project will require replacement of approximately 138,000 electric meters with Honeywell’s new “EnergyAxis” meters equipped with its “SynergyNet” mesh networking software. The new meters will transmit...
Coop Sells Assets to Native American Tribe
Posted on Nov 4, 2016 in Mergers/Acquisitions | Comments Off on Coop Sells Assets to Native American Tribe
Washington’s Benton Rural Electric Association (Benton REA) has announced the sale of $24 million worth of transmission facilities to the Yakama Nation Reservation. As a result of the sale, the Yakama Reservation electric utility will take over operations of 574 miles of power lines and service to 2,000 accounts located within the reservation. Benton REA will continue serving...
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