NRECA Criticizes Denial of EPA Power Plant Rule Stay
Posted on Jul 21, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has denied NRECA’s motion to stay EPA’s new power plant rule, a rule that would require premature closure of power plants. NRECA criticized the decision, stating the new rule undermines electric reliability and poses an immediate threat to an already constrained electric grid.
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NRECA Challenges Bureau of Land Management’s New Conservation Rule
Posted on Jul 18, 2024
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) filed a lawsuit against the Department of the Interior, challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) new Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, which they claim hinders electric cooperatives’ operations. NRECA, supported by a coalition of 11 other industries, argues that the rule prioritizes conservation over utility use, complicating grid expansion, maintenance, and wildfire mitigation efforts. The rule is said to unlawfully expand BLM’s authority and create a conservation lease program that could obstruct...
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NRECA ACCESS Project Focuses on Expanding Rural Community Solar
Posted on Jul 16, 2024
To grow adoption of community solar projects in rural states, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) launched the Achieving Cooperative Community Equitable Solar Sources (ACCESS) project. ACCESS is funded by a $1 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and focuses on research, field tests, and conversations with electric cooperatives, so far resulting in five 5 solar programs collectively delivering 7.5 megawatts of solar energy that directly benefits 7,800 low- and moderate-income households.
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Alabama Governor Awards $53.5 Million for Middle-Mile Broadband Service
Posted on Jun 27, 2024
Governor Ivey announced she has awarded nearly $53.5 million to continue the expansion of high-speed internet service in Alabama. The grant will help develop the second phase of the state’s “middle-mile” broadband network deployment, which is designed to fill the gaps in broadband expansion to make it more cost-effective and less labor intensive for providers to extend broadband services to businesses and households in the state.
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$81 million in Pace loan funding for Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association and Delta Montrose Electric Association solar projects
Posted on Jun 25, 2024
DMEA and PVREA received $81 million in loans from the Department of Agriculture for a 20 MW solar photovoltaic array, 80MWh of battery storage, and a 1.5MW utility scale solar power distribution system coupled with battery storage.
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AEPCO Deploys AI Assisted Battery Storage and Solar to Serve SSVEC Members
Posted on Jun 19, 2024
Arizona Electric Power Cooperative announced the deployment last week of a 30 MWh energy storage system and 10 MW photovoltaic system, the first of three battery storage systems being developed in Arizona as a part of AEPCO’s Reliable Energy Plan. The new system will utilize Stem’s AI software and serve member Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s members
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Electric Cooperative Tri-State Generation Acquires Solar Projects
Posted on Jun 6, 2024
The Colorado-based electric cooperative Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association has made its first purchases of renewable energy projects, acquiring the 145-MW Axial Basin Solar project and the 110-MW Dolores Canyon Solar installation. These acquisitions, along with other solar power agreements, aim to help Tri-State achieve 50% renewable energy use by its members by late next year.
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Colorado Cooperative Launches Initiative to Reduce Wildfire Impacts
Posted on May 31, 2024
CORE Electric Cooperative (CORE), the largest electric distribution cooperative in Colorado, is partnering with Technosylva, the leading provider of wildfire mitigation technology, to reduce the impacts of wildfire to CORE’s members, employees, and the electric grid. High-resolution modeling of wildfire risk will increase CORE’s ability to proactively adjust device settings due to specific wildfire risk regions in its service area, enabling improvement of existing wildfire mitigation planning and procedures with more tailored operational protocols and vegetation management...
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NRECA Receives $4 Million for Cybersecurity Program
Posted on May 20, 2024
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association has been awarded $4 million for the Department of Energy to launch an initiative to advance cybersecurity for electric cooperatives.
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Oklahoma Cooperative to Expand Gas Plant Capacity with New GE Units
Posted on May 20, 2024
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative recently announced its order of two GE aeroderivative units to replace steam turbines at its Anadarko Plant in Oklahoma. Upon completion of the project, the plant is expected to deliver up to 350 MW from seven LM6000 gas turbines.
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NRECA Criticizes New Federal Permitting Rule
Posted on May 13, 2024
NRECA believes the new rule released The White House Council on Environmental Quality final Phase 2 rule under the National Environmental Policy Act will impede critical projects needed to ensure reliable and affordable power. The rule elevates certain environmental considerations, including a project’s climate impacts, above others, which NRECA asserts is inconsistent with NEPA’s historical approach of using an objective project-specific method to assess proposed actions and would favor certain types of infrastructure over others.
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NRECA Sues EPA over New Power Plant Rule
Posted on May 13, 2024
On Thursday, NRECA filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit against the EPA over its newly released power plant rule that requires sweeping reductions in carbon emissions from existing coal-fired power plants and new natural gas plants. NRECA asserts the new rule is unlawful and unreasonable, posing an immediate threat to the American electric grid and forcing a shift in electricity generation to the agency’s preferred generation sources.
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Oglethorpe’s Plant Vogtle to be Crucial Clean Energy Resource
Posted on May 1, 2024
Georgia’s Plant Vogtle Unit 4 began operation on Monday, completing the first from-scratch expansion of advanced commercial nuclear energy in the U.S. in more than three decades and bringing the region’s electric cooperatives a source of reliable, clean energy. The completion of the units makes Plant Vogtle the country’s largest nuclear power station.
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Colorado Electric Cooperative Nears 90% Clean Energy Target with New Projects
Posted on Apr 18, 2024
Holy Cross Energy (HCE), a Colorado electric cooperative, is progressing toward its goal of achieving over 90% clean energy by 2025 and ultimately reaching 100% clean energy by 2030. Recent additions, like the Bronco Plains II Energy Center wind facility and Hunter Solar project, are bringing HCE closer to these targets, with expected cost savings of over $40 million for members over the next decade. Through partnerships and local projects such as High Mesa and Mamm Creek Solar Plus Storage, HCE demonstrates its dedication to delivering reliable and affordable electric service while...
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