NY Provides $3 million for Coop Electric Vehicle Purchases
Posted on Feb 14, 2017 in Environmental, Financing, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on NY Provides $3 million for Coop Electric Vehicle Purchases
Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that New York will provide $3 million in funding to help rural electricity cooperatives purchase electric vehicles to replace less fuel-efficient vehicles. Cooperatives that currently receive hydropower from the New York Power Authority are eligible to participate in this new program, which provides zero interest financing recovered over three...
WEC Installs Fourth Electric Vehicle Charging Station
Posted on Jan 9, 2017 in Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Technology | Comments Off on WEC Installs Fourth Electric Vehicle Charging Station
Washington Electric Cooperative (WEC) installed its fourth electric vehicle (EV) charging station on December 9, 2016. This project was aided by a $147,000 grant from the Vermont Low-Income Trust for Energy. This EV charging station is strategically located at Harwood Union High School in Duxbury, Vermont. By helping to develop an infrastructure that makes EV usage more practical, the...
Kentucky Public Service Commission Approves EKPC Sale of Solar Leases
Posted on Nov 28, 2016 in Environmental, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Kentucky Public Service Commission Approves EKPC Sale of Solar Leases
The Kentucky Public Service Commission has approved a proposal that allows East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. (EKPC) to sell licenses to its customers for a solar panel farm planned in Clark County, Kentucky. The approved proposal allows EKPC’s customers to purchase a 25-year lease for one or more of the project’s 32,000 panels for a one-time payment of $460 per panel. Among other...
Great River Energy Announces Joint Solar Project with Dakota Electric Association
Posted on Nov 18, 2016 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Great River Energy Announces Joint Solar Project with Dakota Electric Association
Great River Energy recently announced a joint solar project with Dakota Electric Association. The 1-megawatt project will be constructed on five acres of land along Highway 61 in Marshan Township. Once completed, it will provide enough electricity to serve approximately 150 residential members.
EPA Submits Proposed Model Trading Rules Regarding Clean Power Plan
Posted on Nov 7, 2016 in Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Litigation, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on EPA Submits Proposed Model Trading Rules Regarding Clean Power Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) submitted model trading rules that provide an optional path for states implementing the Clean Power Plan (CPP) to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget for review. Although the CPP has been placed on hold by the U.S. Supreme Court, the EPA noted that sending the rules to the office follows a routine rule-development...
USDA Announces $3.6 Billion in Funding for 82 Electric Projects
Posted on Oct 27, 2016 in Climate Change, Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on USDA Announces $3.6 Billion in Funding for 82 Electric Projects
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday that the USDA will provide $3.6 billion in loans to electric utilities in 31 states to fund 82 projects. The loans, which will be provided through the Electric Program and the Rural Utilities Service, include $216 million for smart grid technologies, $35 million for renewable energy, $26 million for environmental...
Dairyland Awarded $73.5 Million Settlement from Department of Energy for Storing Uranium
Posted on Oct 24, 2016 in Environmental, Litigation, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Dairyland Awarded $73.5 Million Settlement from Department of Energy for Storing Uranium
CORRECTION: Dairyland Power Cooperative (“Dairyland”) will receive $73.5 million for the U.S. government’s failure to take spent fuel from its shuttered Genoa nuclear power plant to the Yucca Mountain repository in Nevada. As part of the settlement, Dairyland was able to negotiate significant savings on future liabilities. Dairyland’s board will determine how the money will be used...
Dairyland Awarded $73.5 Million Settlement from Department of Energy for Storing Uranium
Posted on Oct 21, 2016 in Environmental, Litigation, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Dairyland Awarded $73.5 Million Settlement from Department of Energy for Storing Uranium
Dairyland Power Cooperative (“Dairyland”) will receive $73.5 million for the U.S. government’s failure to take spent fuel from its shuttered Genoa nuclear power plant to the Yucca Mountain repository in Nevada. As part of the settlement, Dairyland was able to negotiate more than $13 million savings on future liabilities. Dairyland’s board will determine how the money will be used but...
Pedernales Electric Cooperative Receives $1MM Grant for Conservation Plan
Posted on Oct 14, 2016 in Environmental | Comments Off on Pedernales Electric Cooperative Receives $1MM Grant for Conservation Plan
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1 million grant to Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) to research and develop a 30-year habitat conservation plan for 34 species across five million acres in Texas. PEC will also purchase (or buy offsets for) comparable habitat outside its easements under the conservation plan. PEC’s conservation plan will be submitted by the end of 2017...
Wolverine Begins Construction of One of Michigan’s Largest Solar Arrays
Posted on Sep 29, 2016 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Reliability, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Wolverine Begins Construction of One of Michigan’s Largest Solar Arrays
Spartan Renewable Energy, a member-owner of Wolverine Power Cooperative (Wolverine), today announced that it will soon begin construction of a 1.2 megawatt solar array in Cadillac, Michigan. Wolverine will purchase 100 percent of the power output from the project. While this is Wolverine’s first foray into solar generation, Wolverine already has a substantial renewable portfolio...
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