‘Social Cost of Carbon’ Raises NRECA Concerns
Posted on Mar 11, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on ‘Social Cost of Carbon’ Raises NRECA Concerns
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) recently reported to the Obama administration about the potential costs of federal regulations based partly on the social cost of carbon. Speaking out strongly against this idea, the NRECA pointed out that “the federal government would best serve the energy-consuming public by excluding an arbitrary ‘social cost of carbon,’...
House Passes Bill for High Efficiency Grid-Enabled Water Heaters
Posted on Mar 11, 2014 in Energy Savings Programs, Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on House Passes Bill for High Efficiency Grid-Enabled Water Heaters
Bipartisan legislation that would establish a new category of efficiency standard for water heaters used in demand response programs has cleared the House of Representatives and will next be put before the Senate. The passage of this bill would allow the continued use of water heaters in money- and energy-saving demand response programs by coops. Read more here.
Illinois Coop Launches New Solar Facility
Posted on Mar 11, 2014 in Legislative & Politics, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Illinois Coop Launches New Solar Facility
Illinois Rural Electric Cooperative recently opened a new 500-kW solar facility. Consisting of 2,223 panels across four acres, the solar farm is the first utility-scale photovoltaic facility run by a cooperative in the state. Of the project’s $1.8 million total cost, over $900,000 came from federal and state grants, given through the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for...
Alaskan Coop Seeks Alternate Fuel Supply Following Planned Refinery Closure
Posted on Mar 9, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Alaskan Coop Seeks Alternate Fuel Supply Following Planned Refinery Closure
Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA) is seeking an alternative supply of naphtha and HAGO, a type of fuel oil, to support its needs over the summer. GVEA is considering a number of fuel supply options, including working with a smaller refinery and options involving the transportation of fuel to the interior of Alaska. The Alaska Journal of Commerce is covering this...
DOE and NRECA Name 2013 Wind Coops of the Year
Posted on Mar 9, 2014 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on DOE and NRECA Name 2013 Wind Coops of the Year
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) named Old Dominion Electric Cooperative and the Rural Electric Convenience Cooperative as the 2013 Wind Cooperatives of the Year. For more information on the significant contributions these coops made to the wind energy industry, see the DOE’s press release.
CFTC and FERC Announce Implementation of Information Sharing MOU
Posted on Mar 5, 2014 in Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on CFTC and FERC Announce Implementation of Information Sharing MOU
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) have announced the initial transmission of market data under the recently-adopted CFTC-FERC Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for use in analyzing market activities and protecting market integrity. To read more about this announcement, click here.
CFTC Announces End-User Roundtable
Posted on Mar 5, 2014 in Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on CFTC Announces End-User Roundtable
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that its staff will hold a public roundtable to discuss issues concerning end-users and Dodd-Frank on April 3, 2014. The roundtable will consist of three panels discussing various issues affecting end-users, including electric cooperatives, and is open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Read the full press...
Basin Electric Increases Power Generation
Posted on Mar 4, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development | Comments Off on Basin Electric Increases Power Generation
Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) now has three units of its Pioneer Generation Station in service. The gas-fired generation facilities, located in Williston, North Dakota, will help add much-needed electricity into the oil drilling region. Basin Electric is now in the process of building three more gas-fired generators near Watford City, North Dakota, all as part of...
Minnkota Facing Tough Winter Delays on Power Line Project
Posted on Mar 4, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development | Comments Off on Minnkota Facing Tough Winter Delays on Power Line Project
Minnkota Power Cooperative’s (Minnkota) $312-million, 345-kilovolt Center-to-Grand Forks, North Dakota, transmission line is now being delayed by about five months due to extreme winter weather. Though the project is over 90 percent complete, Minnkota’s ability to construct the line has simply made the initial completion date of February 2014 impossible. Read more here.
Haiti Welcomes New Coop
Posted on Mar 3, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Haiti Welcomes New Coop
Coopérative Electrique de l’Arrondissement des Coteaux is a new electric cooperative, established with assistance from NRECA International Ltd. in Haiti. As of now, the cooperative can serve about 1,600 customers, and its infrastructure consists of 33 miles of power lines. Power will be generated by a solar-diesel hybrid system. For more information, click here.
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