Vermont Coop Incentivizes Its Members to Purchase Electric Vehicles
Posted on Jul 27, 2017 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Vermont Coop Incentivizes Its Members to Purchase Electric Vehicles
Vermont Electric Cooperative and Green Mountain Power partnered with Nissan to offer a $10,000 rebate on electric vehicle purchases.
Florida Coop Executive Engages in Community Economic Development
Posted on Jul 20, 2017 in Community Development | Comments Off on Florida Coop Executive Engages in Community Economic Development
In an effort to bring jobs to members served by Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative (WREC), Billy Brown, Executive Vice President and General Manager of WREC, offers to develop 40 acres of land behind one of WREC’s facilities for a manufacturer or other business to start operations.
Minnesota Coop Helps Fund First Electric School Bus in Midwest
Posted on Jul 13, 2017 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Minnesota Coop Helps Fund First Electric School Bus in Midwest
Great River Energy partnered with Schmitty & Sons Bus Co. to develop a 72-passenger electric school bus. The five-battery bus has a range of 100 miles, and it will begin transporting students in a suburban Minneapolis-St. Paul school district this fall.
Maryland Coop Enters into PPA for New Solar Project
Posted on Jul 13, 2017 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Maryland Coop Enters into PPA for New Solar Project
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative has entered into a power purchase agreement with Origis Energy for the 27.5 MW Ripley Solar project located in La Plata, Maryland. The project is expected to reach commercial operation by mid-2019.
Unfinished Nuclear Plant Site Repurposed With Solar Farm
Posted on Jul 7, 2017 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Unfinished Nuclear Plant Site Repurposed With Solar Farm
An unfinished nuclear power plant in Tennessee has recently been converted into a 1 MW solar farm. North Carolina-based Birdseye Renewable Energy partnered with Georgia-based United Renewable Energy to design and construct the new solar farm, and the energy is being sold to Holston Electric Cooperative as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Distributed Solar Solutions...
Homeland Security and F.B.I. Say Hackers Are Targeting Nuclear Facilities
Posted on Jul 7, 2017 in Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on Homeland Security and F.B.I. Say Hackers Are Targeting Nuclear Facilities
According to security consultants and an urgent joint report issued by the Department of Homeland Security (Homeland Security) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) last week, hackers have been penetrating the computer networks of companies that operate nuclear power stations and other energy facilities, as well as manufacturing plants in the United States and other...
Cooperative Enters Long-Term Solar Power Purchase Agreement
Posted on Jul 6, 2017 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Cooperative Enters Long-Term Solar Power Purchase Agreement
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative has entered into a power purchase agreement to purchase the offtake of Clarke County Solar, a 10-megawatt solar power facility.
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