Kentucky Coop Participates in a Collaborative Solar Project for Army Base
Posted on Oct 6, 2014 in Environmental, Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Land Use, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Kentucky Coop Participates in a Collaborative Solar Project for Army Base
Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative has joined forces with the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, the Department of Defense at Fort Campbell and the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) to build a 5-Mw solar photovoltaic panel system at Fort Campbell. The group’s plan would result in building the largest solar array in Kentucky. Since forming the collaborative has accumulated...
EPA May Adjust Carbon Dioxide Standard Based on Public Comments
Posted on Oct 6, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on EPA May Adjust Carbon Dioxide Standard Based on Public Comments
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may adjust its proposed carbon dioxide standard for existing coal-based power plants according to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. The standard, which sets emission levels for each state, was proposed on June 2. After the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and other organizations encouraged the agency to allow more time to study...
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Says Texas Coop Must Pay Taxes on Steam Generator Equipment
Posted on Sep 26, 2014 in Environmental, Regulation & Policy, Tax | Comments Off on Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Says Texas Coop Must Pay Taxes on Steam Generator Equipment
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has ruled that South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. and several other power providers must pay property taxes on their steam generator equipment. The power providers argued that they were entitled to a state law exemption from ad valorem taxes which applies if the property is used to control pollution in compliance with state...
Cost to Decommission Kansas Nuclear Power Plant Could Hit $1 Billion
Posted on Sep 23, 2014 in Environmental, Rates | Comments Off on Cost to Decommission Kansas Nuclear Power Plant Could Hit $1 Billion
The Wolf Creek nuclear power plant, partially owned by Kansas Electric Power Cooperative, could cost as much as $1 billion to decommission, according to reports that must be provided to the Kansas Corporation Commission periodically. Costs will depend largely on the progress made by the federal government toward a solution for the long-term disposal of spent nuclear fuel and the...
New Jersey Coop Leads Army Base Solar Project
Posted on Sep 17, 2014 in Environmental, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on New Jersey Coop Leads Army Base Solar Project
Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative (Sussex) is helping the U.S. Army install more than 500 Kws of solar panel capacity on a former Superfund site at Picatinny Arsenal near Morristown, New Jersey. Engineering for the project was completed under the Solar Utility Network Deployment Acceleration project developed by the Cooperative Research Network of the National Rural Electric...
Endangered Species Listing May Risk Reliability
Posted on Sep 15, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on Endangered Species Listing May Risk Reliability
Several hundred distribution and generation and transmission coops may be affected if the northern long-eared bat is added to the endangered species list. The House Natural Resources Committee is considering this designation as the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and others argue that listing the bat will pose a risk to reliability because coops remove bat roosting...
EIA Report: No Coal-Fired Sources Added in First Half of 2014
Posted on Sep 15, 2014 in Environmental, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on EIA Report: No Coal-Fired Sources Added in First Half of 2014
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that new generation capacity added during the first half of 2014 came only from natural gas and renewable sources, such as wind and solar facilities. No coal-fired sources were added during this time frame. Coops can expect more natural gas capacity and a risk of increased price volatility. Click here to read more.
Fee Penalties Imposed for Frivolous Clean Air Act Claim
Posted on Sep 11, 2014 in Environmental, Litigation | Comments Off on Fee Penalties Imposed for Frivolous Clean Air Act Claim
The Sierra Club will be forced to pay $6.4 million in attorneys’ fees for what a Texas federal court has deemed a “frivolous” Clean Air Act citizen suit. The ruling represents a win for defendant utilities and may help discourage environmental groups from bringing future unmeritorious lawsuits. For more information, click here. (Subscription required)
EPA Preliminarily Approves Plan to Keep Arizona Coop Plant Open
Posted on Sep 11, 2014 in Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on EPA Preliminarily Approves Plan to Keep Arizona Coop Plant Open
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has preliminarily approved a plan proposed by Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO) to upgrade a power plant to lower emissions, keep the plant operating, and save hundreds of jobs. Congressman Ron Barber is recognized as leading negotiations between AEPCO and the EPA. Click here for the details.
Kentucky Coop Plans to Deactivate Coal Plant
Posted on Sep 11, 2014 in Environmental, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Kentucky Coop Plans to Deactivate Coal Plant
East Kentucky Power Cooperative will continue deactivating its coal-fired Dale Station power plant with complete shutdown expected by April 2015. Subject to regulatory approval, ash waste from the site will be transported to an ash landfill. The plant will be placed in indefinite storage to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS)...
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