Suit Over Wildfire Broadened to Include Tree-Trimming Company
Posted on Sep 13, 2013 in Litigation, Reliability | Comments Off on Suit Over Wildfire Broadened to Include Tree-Trimming Company
Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative is seeking redress from a tree-trimming company for damages caused to homes from a 2011 wildfire in the amount of $35 million. This move comes after the coop was sued by individuals who lost their homes to the wildfire. The coop is seeking remedies from the tree-trimming company to protect its ratepayers and to enforce what it claims is the proper...
NRECA Voices Concern Over Proposed EPA Startup and Shutdown Rule
Posted on Sep 13, 2013 in Environmental, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Voices Concern Over Proposed EPA Startup and Shutdown Rule
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) voiced concerns that some cooperatives may not be able to satisfy, in a timely manner, the new rule on startup and shutdown of coal-based generation designed to limit emissions of hazardous air pollutants. Among other concerns, NRECA called for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consider how compliance with the...
USDA Announces Funding for Coop Projects in Seven States
Posted on Sep 13, 2013 in Energy Savings Programs, Financing, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on USDA Announces Funding for Coop Projects in Seven States
In a news release, the Secretary of Agriculture has announced funding for a variety of projects through the Rural Utilities Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The projects include, among other things, funding for smart grid technology and improvements on Native American lands across seven states: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming. Read...
Virginia Has a New Biomass Plant
Posted on Sep 12, 2013 in Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Virginia Has a New Biomass Plant
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative and NOVI Energy’s 49.9-MW biomass plant was recently connected to the PJM regional electric transmission grid and will continue pre-commercial operational testing for several more weeks. The $170 million plant uses waste wood from Southside Virginia’s logging industry to fuel the facility and will recycle wood ash. Read more here.
New Natural Gas-Fired Plant Online in North Dakota
Posted on Sep 12, 2013 in Project Development | Comments Off on New Natural Gas-Fired Plant Online in North Dakota
Basin Electric Power Cooperative recently began operation of a new 45-MW natural gas-fired power plant located near Williston, North Dakota. The $64.5 million unit is one of three planned for the site. The Bismarck Tribune has the full story.
More Solar to be Built in South Carolina
Posted on Sep 12, 2013 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on More Solar to be Built in South Carolina
Santee Cooper is partnering with Central Electric Power Cooperative and other South Carolina coops to build a 3-MW solar farm scheduled to begin construction by the end of 2013. Renewable energy makes up roughly 1 percent of the state’s generation portfolio, and the new solar project would be the largest in the state. Click here for more information.
Court Denies Request to Delay Pollution Control Upgrades
Posted on Sep 12, 2013 in Environmental, Litigation, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Court Denies Request to Delay Pollution Control Upgrades
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a request by Arizona and four utilities, including Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO), to delay Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional haze requirements while litigation against the new rules remains pending. AEPCO previously appealed the requirements requesting that it use an Arizona Department of Environmental...
South Carolina Coop Planning Industrial Spec Building
Posted on Sep 12, 2013 in Financing, Land Use, Technology | Comments Off on South Carolina Coop Planning Industrial Spec Building
A subsidiary of Pee Dee Electric Cooperative (Pee Dee) is planning to construct a 100,000-square-foot industrial spec building in Pee Dee Touchstone Energy Commerce City. The industrial park, located in Florence County, South Carolina, has already attracted several Fortune 500 businesses. The project will cost an estimated $7.1 million and will be funded by Pee Dee, the county of...
Operation Cool Shade Promotes Trees to Save Energy
Posted on Sep 10, 2013 in Climate Change, Energy Savings Programs, Environmental | Comments Off on Operation Cool Shade Promotes Trees to Save Energy
Once again Mohave Electric Cooperative is rolling out Operation Cool Shade, which promotes the use of shade trees to manage energy use in the hot summer months. Coop members will be able to buy trees for $8 and, as a bonus, will receive a free compact fluorescent bulb for each tree purchased. Operation Cool Shade trees will be sold from September 11-24 or until the trees sell out. ...
New Jersey Communities Consider New Electric Coops
Posted on Sep 10, 2013 in Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development | Comments Off on New Jersey Communities Consider New Electric Coops
Two New Jersey townships have shown interest in forming their own electric coops after Plumsted Township successfully started a township-wide energy aggregation program that allows it to purchase energy in bulk for its residents, thus saving members about 14 percent on energy bills. The two townships, Lambertville and West Amwell, are seeking to submit a request for proposal and are...
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