Hoosier Energy and Capital Dynamics Sign 150 MW Solar Energy Power Purchase Agreement
Posted on Feb 22, 2021 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Hoosier Energy and Capital Dynamics Sign 150 MW Solar Energy Power Purchase Agreement
Capital Dynamics CEI, the Clean Energy Infrastructure (CEI) business line of Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm, and Hoosier Energy recently announced the signing of a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Under the terms of the PPA, Hoosier Energy will purchase 150 MW of the power generated by the Ratts 2 Solar Project, a CEI-owned greenfield...
NRECA Asks Federal Agency for Rural-Friendly Broadband Grants Rules
Posted on Feb 22, 2021 in Broadband | Comments Off on NRECA Asks Federal Agency for Rural-Friendly Broadband Grants Rules
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) recently sent a letter to the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) arguing that broadband grants worth $300 million should only go toward proven technologies, and some rural areas should remain eligible for this funding even if they have won awards in other specific federal efforts to bridge the...
Maryland Electric Cooperative Launches Broadband Subsidiary
Posted on Feb 19, 2021 in Broadband | Comments Off on Maryland Electric Cooperative Launches Broadband Subsidiary
After much debate over removing Choptank Electric Cooperative (Choptank) from the oversight of the Maryland Public Service Commission, Choptank has launched Choptank Fiber, a wholly-owned broadband subsidiary. Choptank Fiber will take a community-by-community approach to installing broadband, using the monthly subscription revenue of established communities to invest in the development...
SEEM Members Submit Filing for Proposed Advanced Bilateral Market Platform
Posted on Feb 15, 2021 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on SEEM Members Submit Filing for Proposed Advanced Bilateral Market Platform
The Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) members recently filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the approval of an automated, intra-hour energy exchange that aims to lower costs to customers and optimize renewable energy resources. The new SEEM platform will facilitate sub-hourly, bilateral trading, allowing participants to buy and sell power close to the time the...
Coops, Wireless and Partnerships Likeliest Ways to Connect Rural America
Posted on Feb 12, 2021 in Broadband | Comments Off on Coops, Wireless and Partnerships Likeliest Ways to Connect Rural America
A recent report produced by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond shows that coops, wireless and partnerships are the best ways to bring broadband to rural America. The biggest challenges to the cooperative approach are ambiguous laws regarding broadband provision by coops.
Oklahoma Court Confirms Big Businesses Must Stick with Electric Cooperative
Posted on Feb 12, 2021 in Litigation | Comments Off on Oklahoma Court Confirms Big Businesses Must Stick with Electric Cooperative
A large industrial Oklahoma cooperative customer brought suit seeking to add a well powered by Northwestern Electric Cooperative to an energy supply it receives from an investor-owned utility as a cost-saving measure. An Oklahoma Court confirmed the order of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission keeping the cooperative as the power provider.
NRECA International to Operate Nigerian Utility
Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in International | Comments Off on NRECA International to Operate Nigerian Utility
NRECA International has signed a $10 million, five-year contract to take over the operation of a struggling distribution utility in south-central Nigeria and transform it into a profitable company that provides high-quality service to its customers.
Two More Georgia Cooperatives to Offer Broadband
Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in Broadband | Comments Off on Two More Georgia Cooperatives to Offer Broadband
Central Georgia Electric Membership Corp. and Southern Rivers Energy, two Georgia electric cooperatives, say they and partners will invest more than $200 million to extend broadband internet to more than 80,000 customers in 18 counties between Atlanta and Macon.
NRECA Urges Congress to Pass $10 Billion in Low-Income Energy Aid
Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in COVID-19, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Urges Congress to Pass $10 Billion in Low-Income Energy Aid
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and six other energy groups wrote a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies urging Congress to approve an additional $10 billion in emergency assistance to low-income Americans struggling to pay their electric bills during the...
NRECA Expresses Concerns Regarding Winning Bidders in Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction
Posted on Feb 5, 2021 in Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on NRECA Expresses Concerns Regarding Winning Bidders in Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), accompanied by a white paper from the NRECA and the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, detailing concerns about certain winning bids in the first phase of the recent Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction and offering remedies if an FCC review determines...
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