U.S. Supreme Court Resuscitates EPA’s Cross-State Air Rule
Posted on Apr 29, 2014 in Climate Change, Financing, Litigation | Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Resuscitates EPA’s Cross-State Air Rule
The U.S. Supreme Court resurrected the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulation of air pollution crossing state borders through its 6-2 ruling in favor of the EPA, downwind states, and public health and environmental groups. The Court ruled that the government did not violate the Clean Air Act when it implemented a federal scheme for emissions that drift over state lines. ...
Minnkota Contracts for Coal Deliveries Through 2037
Posted on Apr 29, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development | Comments Off on Minnkota Contracts for Coal Deliveries Through 2037
BNI Coal Ltd. (BNI) near Center, North Dakota, and Minnkota Power Cooperative (Minnkota) have reached an extended agreement to provide coal to the Minnkota Power Milton R. Young Station through 2037. This move extends BNI’s coal delivery schedule 10 years beyond the current contract, which would have ended in 2027. Click here for more.
Hawaiian Utilities Outshine Others for Adding New Solar Capacity
Posted on Apr 29, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Hawaiian Utilities Outshine Others for Adding New Solar Capacity
The Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) and the companies of Hawaiian Electric Company (Hawaiian Electric) have ranked among the top 10 utilities nationally for the amount of new solar power added to their grids last year. Hawaiian Electric added 329 watts of solar generating capacity per customer on the island of Oahu in 2013, which is the fifth highest of any utility...
Minnesota Coop Planning New Community Solar Garden
Posted on Apr 28, 2014 in Energy Savings Programs, Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Minnesota Coop Planning New Community Solar Garden
Connexus Energy (Connexus), a distribution cooperative based in Ramsey, Minnesota, is planning to develop a community solar garden consisting of 792 panels with an output of 245 kW. Connexus customers will be given an opportunity to invest in financing the project in exchange for a proportional share of the output for 20 years. Click here for more.
SMECO to Add More Solar
Posted on Apr 28, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on SMECO to Add More Solar
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) will add 10 MW of solar power to its portfolio through a new power purchase agreement with Colorado-based solar developer Juwi Solar Inc. SMECO has agreed to buy all of the output from a new solar facility to be located within SMECO’s service territory in Waldorf, Maryland. Click here for more.
New Power Supply Contract a Triple Win in New Mexico
Posted on Apr 24, 2014 in Rates, Reliability | Comments Off on New Power Supply Contract a Triple Win in New Mexico
Under a new eight-year power supply contract, the city of Gallup, New Mexico, will purchase power from Continental Divide Electric Cooperative, which in turn will purchase power from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (Tri-State). The resale arrangement makes everyone a winner. Gallup is positioned to receive competitively priced power while offsetting costs for...
Massachusetts Solar Projects Resume After Work Stoppage
Posted on Apr 24, 2014 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Massachusetts Solar Projects Resume After Work Stoppage
The Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative (CVEC) has resumed construction of its Photovoltaic (PV) Initiative solar projects after a work stoppage in January. CVEC anticipates that the projects will generate approximately 28 MW of solar power by the end of this year. The Martha’s Vineyard Times has the full story.
Coal Plant Retirements Raise Reliability Concerns for FERC Commissioner
Posted on Apr 24, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on Coal Plant Retirements Raise Reliability Concerns for FERC Commissioner
Commissioner Philip Moeller of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) expressed concern this week that the nation’s power grid lacks sufficient infrastructure to replace coal and nuclear generation plants scheduled to retire or go offline over the next few years. This winter’s extreme weather stressed the power grid, and there are increasing concerns that compliance with the...
South Dakota Coop Gets Reimbursement Funding from Winter Storm
Posted on Apr 23, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on South Dakota Coop Gets Reimbursement Funding from Winter Storm
The South Dakota Office of Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency will award roughly $20 million to Grand Electric Cooperative for the repair and replacement of more than 1,500 poles damaged by an early October blizzard. To read more, click here.
Alabama Coop to Partner in New Landfill Gas Facility
Posted on Apr 23, 2014 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Alabama Coop to Partner in New Landfill Gas Facility
Sand Mountain Electric Cooperative in Alabama has partnered with the Tennessee Valley Authority, Energy Development, and Republic Waste on a landfill gas facility outside of Collinsville, Alabama. To read more about this story, click here.
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