Minnesota Jury Rules in Favor of Dairy Farmers
Posted on Oct 29, 2014 in Litigation | Comments Off on Minnesota Jury Rules in Favor of Dairy Farmers
A jury has awarded the owners of a family farm near Pine River, Minnesota damages based on claims against a local electric cooperative. The family claimed that stray voltage caused issues with its dairy cows. To read more please click here.
Virginia Coop Successful in Pole Attachment Case
Posted on Oct 29, 2014 in Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Virginia Coop Successful in Pole Attachment Case
The State Corporation Commission of Virginia (SCC) has sided with Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) in a dispute regarding the rates Comcast must pay per pole attachment. The SCC said that NOVEC met its burden of proof in demonstrating that its pole attachment rates were just and reasonable. To read more about this story please click here.
Hoosier Energy Enters New Wind Deal
Posted on Oct 27, 2014 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Hoosier Energy Enters New Wind Deal
Indiana generation and transmission cooperative Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Hoosier Energy) has entered a deal with EDP Renewables under which Hoosier Energy will be purchasing 25 percent of the output of Illinois’s 100-MW Rail Splitter Wind Farm by the end of the year. Click here for more.
Two Kansas Coops Establish Strategic Alliance
Posted on Oct 24, 2014 in Corporate Governance, Mergers/Acquisitions, Rates | Comments Off on Two Kansas Coops Establish Strategic Alliance
Kaw Valley Electric Cooperative and Leavenworth-Jefferson Electric Cooperative, both located in northeast Kansas, have established a strategic alliance in order to control costs while ensuring affordable and reliable service. A coop representative said that a consolidation of the coops could deliver cost savings of more than $13 million over 10 years. Trustees of both coops approved...
Biomass Plant Completed for Texas Coop
Posted on Oct 24, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Biomass Plant Completed for Texas Coop
Gemma Power Systems, LLC has completed construction of a 49.9 MW biomass plant in Woodville, TX for East Texas Electric Cooperative (ETEC) Woodville Renewable Power Project. The biomass plant, which features a Shin Nippon steam turbine generator and a Riley Power advanced stoker boiler with integrated air quality control system, has completed testing and been turned over to ETEC for...
Power Company Settlement Ends Obstacle to Large Florida Development
Posted on Oct 24, 2014 in Environmental, Land Use, Litigation, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Power Company Settlement Ends Obstacle to Large Florida Development
The developers of Babcock Ranch (Babcock) in Florida have reached a settlement with two utility providers, including Lee County Electric Cooperative (LCEC), which will allow developers to break ground on the development. The dispute arose over a proposal by the Babcock Ranch Community Independent Special District to create its own power utility for the planned development. LCEC, which...
USDA Announces Efficiency Funding for Two Coops
Posted on Oct 23, 2014 in Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Technology | Comments Off on USDA Announces Efficiency Funding for Two Coops
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities Service will provide $10.5 million in loans from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan Program to Roanoke Electric Membership Corporation and North Arkansas Electric Cooperative. The funds will be used by members of the coops to invest in efficiency upgrades to their homes or businesses. Click here to read...
Nevada Coop Launches Utility-Scale Solar Project
Posted on Oct 23, 2014 in Energy Savings Programs, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Nevada Coop Launches Utility-Scale Solar Project
Nevada’s Valley Electric Association, which has over the past few years implemented an award-winning solar water heating program, is planning a 15-MW solar generation project, which will include a community solar component. Click here for more information.
Wolverine Announces New Gas-Fired Plant
Posted on Oct 23, 2014 in Land Use, Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on Wolverine Announces New Gas-Fired Plant
Michigan’s Wolverine Power Cooperative (Wolverine) announced earlier this week its plans to develop a new gas-fired power plant in Elmira Township, Otsego County. The site for the new plant, called the Alpine Power Plant, was selected after a nearly two-year evaluation period and was picked for its proximity to existing pipelines and electric transmission lines. Click here for more...
NRECA Intervenes in Endangered Species Litigation
Posted on Oct 22, 2014 in Environmental | Comments Off on NRECA Intervenes in Endangered Species Litigation
The National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (NRECA) has intervened in a lawsuit filed by conservation groups against the Fish and Wildlife Service’s classification of the lesser prairie chicken as “threatened” rather than “endangered.” NRECA told a federal court that listing the chicken as “endangered” would affect more than 20 electric cooperatives that have already...
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