Some State Regulators Say EPA Clean Power Plan Unworkable
Posted on Sep 10, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Some State Regulators Say EPA Clean Power Plan Unworkable
Regulators from Texas, Indiana, Montana and Arizona told the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee’s energy and power subcommittee that the reduction targets in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan are “too much, too soon.” To read more, click here (subscription required).
USDA Announces Investment to Improve Reliability of Rural Electric Systems
Posted on Sep 9, 2014 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on USDA Announces Investment to Improve Reliability of Rural Electric Systems
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) plan to invest more than $518 million in rural electric cooperatives to improve rural electric infrastructure. More than $23 million of the announced funding will be targeted for smart grid improvements. For more information and a list of the loan recipients, click here.
NRECA Backs Online Cybersecurity Degree Program
Posted on Sep 9, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability | Comments Off on NRECA Backs Online Cybersecurity Degree Program
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) is supporting an initiative by the Energy Providers Coalition for Education to offer online degree programs in cybersecurity. Click here for more.
North Carolina Coop Entitled to Trial Over Condemnation
Posted on Sep 9, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Litigation | Comments Off on North Carolina Coop Entitled to Trial Over Condemnation
North Carolina’s Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation will get another chance in court to condemn certain land on which it wishes to run transmission lines. Landowner Tim Sweeney, a Cary, North Carolina, video game developer, challenged the condemnation last spring, and the Superior Court dismissed Rutherford’s condemnation petition. The North Carolina Court of Appeals has now...
Basin Preparing to Submit Information for Carbon Capture Test Center
Posted on Sep 3, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Basin Preparing to Submit Information for Carbon Capture Test Center
Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin) and Black Hills Power have set a September date for submitting site-specific information on certain of their respective power plants in the hopes of one of them attracting a test center for carbon capture and sequestration technology. The test center is part of the State of Wyoming’s response to stricter environmental standards. Basin is...
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