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Power Generators Challenge Clean Power Plan

A federal appeals court is considering whether to add six separate lawsuits to a claim filed by 26 states against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its proposed Clean Power Plan.

Low Natural Gas Prices Benefiting Coops

Record low natural gas prices will continue to benefit electric cooperatives and public power utilities.

Pipeline Seeks Service Territory Exception in State-Assigned Cooperative Territory

Despite being in the service territory for Northern Electric, a member-owned cooperative, Dakota Access, an oil pipeline, is seeking a service territory exception from the state Public Utilities Commission so that NorthWestern Energy can supply the power instead.  The commission has already granted confidentiality to the proposed agreement between Dakota Access and NorthWestern...

Georgia EMC Adds Solar Power Facility

Green Power EMC of Georgia (Green Power) has entered into a 25-year power purchase contract with Silicon Ranch Corporation (Silicon Ranch).  Under the contract Green Power will purchase the full output of a Silicon Ranch solar project located in Jeff Davis County, Georgia.  The Solar Project, which occupies 135 acres of land, contains 187,000 solar panels and is expected to produce...

New Law Helps Coops Respond to Emergencies

President Obama has signed into law bipartisan transportation legislation that helps electric cooperatives respond during emergencies.  The law provides liability protection to electric utility operators from violations of federal, state or local environmental laws for a specified period while complying with a Department of Energy emergency order.

Tucson Electric Power and Navopache Electric Cooperative reach 25-year Power Supply Agreement

Tucson Electric Power (TEP) has reached a 25-year wholesale power supply agreement with Navopache Electric Cooperative (Navopache) to begin delivering power on January 1, 2017.  Under the agreement, TEP will satisfy Navopache’s energy requirements and provide ancillary services that support the transmission of electric power and help ensure service reliability to Navopache’s 33,000...

Electric Cooperative Inks Agreement for Solar Projects with German Solar Integrator

Western Farmers Electric Cooperative has contracted with German-based Phoenix Solar AG for the construction by Phoenix Solar of 19 photovoltaic facilities, located mostly in Oklahoma, totaling approximately 26.6 MW (DC) in the aggregate.

Congress Votes against EPA Clean Power Plan

The House and Senate each approved resolutions of disapproval regarding the EPA Clean Power Plan.  The President is expected to veto the resolutions.  The Clean Power Plan becomes law December 22, 2015.

Regulators Give Kentucky G&T Go-Ahead to Purchase Power Plant

Kentucky regulators have decided that East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. can purchase a gas-fired plant located in La Grange, Kentucky.  The plant includes three natural gas combustion turbines, each with a maximum output of 198 MWs.  The units are simple-cycle, meaning that there is no conversion of waste heat into steam to drive a secondary electric generator.

Coal Generation in the U.S. Down More than Expected

A survey conducted by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board, which was recently presented during a Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee hearing, shows that a coal-fired generation for a significant majority of utilities surveyed is below forecasted totals.

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