Concerns Raised Over EPA Proposal for Upgraded Pollution Controls at Utah Coal Power Plant
Posted on Jul 18, 2014 in Environmental, Permitting, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Concerns Raised Over EPA Proposal for Upgraded Pollution Controls at Utah Coal Power Plant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering a requirement that Deseret Power Electric Cooperative install upgraded pollution controls at its Bonanza Power Plant in Utah. A group of residents, businesses and community groups have raised concerns that the plant may be shut down if upgraded pollution controls are required. Any shutdown would have a significant impact...
Electric Coops Continue to Outperform other Electric Utility Sectors
Posted on Jul 16, 2014 in Rates | Comments Off on Electric Coops Continue to Outperform other Electric Utility Sectors
Overall the electric utility industry has seen a fall in demand and sales over the past five years. However, electric cooperatives have been outperforming other electric utility sectors, with median kilowatt-hour sales up by 3.13 percent in 2013. To read more, please click here.
USDA to Fund Electric System Improvements in Rural Areas
Posted on Jul 16, 2014 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability, Technology | Comments Off on USDA to Fund Electric System Improvements in Rural Areas
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it will invest more than $250 million in loan proceeds to help improve the reliability of electric systems in rural areas in eight states. A portion of the funds will be used to modernize the systems with smart grid improvements. To read more about this story, please click here.
New Mexico Coop Still Under Fire for Wildfire
Posted on Jul 15, 2014 in Litigation | Comments Off on New Mexico Coop Still Under Fire for Wildfire
More ranchers, this time from fly-fishing destination Cow Creek Ranch, have sued the Mora-San Miguel Electrical Cooperative (Mora-San Miguel) in state court over a 2013 wildfire. The owners of two other Pecos Canyon ranches sued Mora-San Miguel over the same fire in March of this year. The Washington Times has the full story.
Alaska Coop to Update Coal Plant
Posted on Jul 10, 2014 in Project Development, Technology | Comments Off on Alaska Coop to Update Coal Plant
Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA), a Fairbanks-based electric cooperative, has begun the process of updating the 50-MW Healy Unit 2, which was originally completed in 1999 as a U.S. Department of Energy Clean Coal Technology demonstration project. GVEA has purchased the unit from Alaska, and over the next two years will upgrade the electrical and coal handling systems and...
House Funding Bill to Block Proposed EPA Regulations
Posted on Jul 10, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on House Funding Bill to Block Proposed EPA Regulations
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations released its interior and environment funding bill for fiscal year 2015 that would cut the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) budget by $717 million from fiscal year 2014. The proposed bill would also stop EPA from enacting or enforcing its controversial proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions for new and...
North Carolina Coops Repair Hurricane Arthur Damage
Posted on Jul 8, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability | Comments Off on North Carolina Coops Repair Hurricane Arthur Damage
North Carolina electric cooperatives spent much of the holiday weekend working to restore power to members in the wake of Hurricane Arthur. Parts of the central North Carolina coastline and barrier islands were hit by 100 mph winds late July 3, and efforts to respond to outages have ranged from using a peaking plant located on Ocracoke Island to provide intermittent power to residents...
Texas Coop to Refund Capital Credits
Posted on Jul 8, 2014 in Corporate Governance, Patronage Capital | Comments Off on Texas Coop to Refund Capital Credits
The Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative, which serves members in 13 Texas counties east of San Antonio and south of Austin, will return $3 million in capital credits to its members this month. Click here for more.
Coops Increase Power Sales in 2013
Median kilowatt-hour sales by electric cooperatives grew by 3.13 percent in 2013, reversing a recent trend of declining power sales. This figure shows that electric cooperatives continue to be the fastest-growing segment of the retail electric industry; retail kilowatt-hour sales for the entire industry decreased by 0.1 percent in 2013. To read more about this story, please click...Vermont Coop Proposes Change to Net Metering Program
Posted on Jul 1, 2014 in Energy Savings Programs, Grid & Infrastructure, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Vermont Coop Proposes Change to Net Metering Program
As the Sutherland Coop Team reported on April 2, 2014, legislation in Vermont this spring opened the door for more homeowners to sell excess power back to the electrical grid. East Montpelier-based Washington Electric Cooperative (WEC) has proposed that a grid service fee be charged to net metering customers based on the amount of power that they generate. WEC says that the charge...
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