Federal Court Delays Mandate Overturning FERC Order 745
Posted on Oct 22, 2014 in Litigation, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Federal Court Delays Mandate Overturning FERC Order 745
The federal court that recently overturned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) controversial Order 745, which required consumers be paid for using less power during high-demand periods, has granted FERC’s petition for a stay. The federal court said it would delay its mandate until December 16. During the stay, FERC could file a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme...
Three U.S. Coops Listed in Top 300 Coops Globally
Posted on Oct 21, 2014 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Three U.S. Coops Listed in Top 300 Coops Globally
The International Co-operative Alliance’s Global 300, a list of the world’s largest cooperatives, included three U.S. electric cooperatives—Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric), Oglethorpe Power Corporation (Oglethorpe) and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association. Basin Electric and Oglethorpe were also in the top 15 industry and utility cooperatives. For more...
Missouri Electric Coop Offers Members 18th Fastest Internet in U.S.
Posted on Oct 20, 2014 in Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Missouri Electric Coop Offers Members 18th Fastest Internet in U.S.
Co-Mo Connect, a Missouri internet service provider and subsidiary of Co-Mo Electric Cooperative, ranks 18th in the United States and 1st in the state of Missouri for speed of internet service provided. Click here for more.
Midwest Coops Support Increased Regional Planning
Posted on Oct 20, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Project Development, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Midwest Coops Support Increased Regional Planning
Representatives from two large generation and transmission cooperatives, Minnesota’s Great River Energy and Indiana’s Hoosier Energy, urged state and federal leaders to engage in more coordination at the regional level at a recent conference sponsored by the Midwestern Governors Association. Coops suggested, among other things, that plans to comply with new Clean Air Act regulations...
USDA Announces Loan Guarantees for Rural Improvements
Posted on Oct 17, 2014 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Reliability, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on USDA Announces Loan Guarantees for Rural Improvements
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced $1.4 billion in loan guarantees to improve rural electric infrastructure, including moneys for smart grid and renewable energy investments. Electric coops were among the recipients of this recent round of funding. Click here for more information.
Groundbreaking Held for New Maryland Gas-Fired Power Plant
Posted on Oct 17, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Project Development | Comments Off on Groundbreaking Held for New Maryland Gas-Fired Power Plant
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Wildcat Point Generation Facility, a gas-fired plant being built in Cecil County, Maryland, by Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC), generated such a large turnout that people had to take turns using the shovels and hard hats. The ceremony on the grounds of Rock Springs Generation Facility in Maryland brought together the 11 coops that run...
Michigan Coops Consider Merger Opportunity
Posted on Oct 17, 2014 in Mergers/Acquisitions, Rates | Comments Off on Michigan Coops Consider Merger Opportunity
Alger Delta Cooperative Electric Association (Alger Delta) may merge with Great Lakes Energy (GLE), according to an announcement made at Wednesday’s Alger Delta Board meeting. Alger Delta officials say that a merger would lead to more stable electric rates and would save its residential customers an estimated $24 per month. GLE, based in Boyne City, has 125,000 customers and...
Recent CoBank Report Indicates Solar Growth
Posted on Oct 15, 2014 in Financing, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Recent CoBank Report Indicates Solar Growth
CoBank recently released a report noting that the U.S. could experience a jump in solar installations of more than 70 percent by 2016. The study projects that solar installation will increase from 7 GW in 2014 to 12 GW in 2016. The increase is based in large part on the Solar Investment Tax Credit, which is currently 30 percent but will drop to 10 percent in 2017. Click here to read...
Basin Awards Supply Contract for Peaking Plant in North Dakota
Posted on Oct 15, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development | Comments Off on Basin Awards Supply Contract for Peaking Plant in North Dakota
Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin) and Wärtsilä have entered into an agreement for the supply of generation technology at Basin’s planned 112 MW peaking power plant in Williston, North Dakota. To read more about this story, please click here.
Cooperative to Purchase Power from Eastern New Mexico Wind Farm
Posted on Oct 13, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Cooperative to Purchase Power from Eastern New Mexico Wind Farm
New Mexico’s Lea County Electric Cooperative (LCEC) has contracted to buy the output from the Anderson Wind Farm, which is currently under construction in Lea County. The farm is in fact a series of several small 7- to 8-megawatt farms, a structure that allows the farms to provide power “behind the meter” and not be subject to the open market. LCEC recently became a member of Western...
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