SMECO Approved to Offer 100% Green Option for Default Service
Posted on Aug 21, 2020 in Climate Change, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on SMECO Approved to Offer 100% Green Option for Default Service
The Maryland Public Service Commission, in a 4-1 decision, approved the application of Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SMECO) to implement a proposed option for SMECO members who take Standard Offer Service the choice to have SMECO make the power supply for their load one hundred percent “green.”
North Carolina’s Coops Set a Goal of Zero-Net Carbon by 2050
Posted on Aug 21, 2020 in Climate Change, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency | Comments Off on North Carolina’s Coops Set a Goal of Zero-Net Carbon by 2050
North Carolina’s 26 electric coops have announced a goal to cut their carbon dioxide emissions in half by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050. In order to meet this goal, the electric coops plan to utilize advanced technologies that make the electric grid more flexible, efficient and resilient, as well as continuing their use of carbon-free nuclear energy. This effort is part of a larger...
Minnkota Power Cooperative Wants to Build the World’s Largest Carbon Capture Facility
Posted on Apr 22, 2020 in Climate Change, Project Development | Comments Off on Minnkota Power Cooperative Wants to Build the World’s Largest Carbon Capture Facility
Grand Forks-based Minnkota Power Cooperative has launched Project Tundra, an initiative to build the largest power plant-based carbon capture facility in the world, with construction commencing as early as 2022. The planned facility would potentially capture more than 90 percent of carbon dioxide emitted from The Milton R. Young Station, a coal-fired power plant close to the town of...
Kansas Coop Contemplates Construction of Coal Plant
Posted on Nov 15, 2019 in Climate Change, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on Kansas Coop Contemplates Construction of Coal Plant
Sunflower Electric Power Corp. (“Sunflower”), an electric power cooperative in Kansas, plans to build the Holcomb 2 Plant, an approximately 895 MW coal plant. However, Sunflower must begin construction of the coal plant by March 2020 or it will lose its state construction permit. Against the backdrop of current prevailing politics regarding coal-fired plants and the steady retirement...
NRECA Partners on U.S. EV Charging White Paper
Posted on Aug 9, 2019 in Climate Change, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on NRECA Partners on U.S. EV Charging White Paper
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) collaborated with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the Alliance for Transportation Electrification (ATE), and the American Public Power Association (APPA) with respect to a white paper identifying challenges and recommendations to drive greater interoperability and...
Arkansas Coop Partners with Municipality to Install Solar Project and Utility-Scale Energy Storage
Posted on Mar 8, 2019 in Climate Change, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Arkansas Coop Partners with Municipality to Install Solar Project and Utility-Scale Energy Storage
Ozarks Electric Cooperative and Today’s Power, Inc. are collaborating with the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas on the state’s largest solar power project to operate on municipal land and the only one in the state with onsite utility-scale energy storage.
Mississippi Law Allows Coops to Pursue Broadband
Posted on Feb 13, 2019 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Mississippi Law Allows Coops to Pursue Broadband
A new Mississippi law expands a coop’s authority to pursue broadband through an affiliate that is separate from its electric service. The law will allow a coop to hang broadband fiber on its existing power poles and lease it to the affiliate. Alternatively, the affiliate can partner with an internet provider to pursue the service.
Minnesota Coop Offers Customer Choice of Wind Power
Posted on Oct 15, 2018 in Climate Change, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Minnesota Coop Offers Customer Choice of Wind Power
The city of Eden Prairie, Minnesota is encouraging residents to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by electing to power their homes through renewable energy. The Renewable Energy Challenge, running through October 31, allows users to convert to a green fuel source for a small monthly fee. The participating programs are Xcel Energy’s Windsource and Minnesota Valley Electric...
Minnesota Coop Continues Program for Electric Vehicles
Posted on Jan 25, 2018 in Climate Change, Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency | Comments Off on Minnesota Coop Continues Program for Electric Vehicles
Great River Energy has announced plans to continue a program designed to allow cooperative members to fuel electric vehicles with wind energy.
EPA Announces Repeal of Clean Power Plan
Posted on Oct 10, 2017 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on EPA Announces Repeal of Clean Power Plan
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced his intention to roll back the Clean Power Plan. Several environmental groups and states plan to challenge the proposed repeal in federal court.
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