Natural Gas Infrastructure Threatens ISO New England Reliability
Posted on Mar 9, 2015 in Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability | Comments Off on Natural Gas Infrastructure Threatens ISO New England Reliability
ISO New England has stated that insufficient pipeline capacity and liquefied natural gas storage capacity may affect reliability, price and emissions. Natural gas accounted for about 44 percent of net energy in New England in 2014. Click here for more.
Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Strict Interpretation of State’s “Buy the Farm” Law
Posted on Mar 9, 2015 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Legislative & Politics, Litigation, Project Development | Comments Off on Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Strict Interpretation of State’s “Buy the Farm” Law
Great River Energy will be required to purchase 218.85 acres of land on which it will construct transmission lines, rather than the 8.86 acre strip it wished to purchase, a recent Minnesota Supreme Court decision held. The decision was based on the state’s “Buy the Farm” statue, which requires utility companies to buy out property owners upon request when building power lines. Click...
Electric Cooperative Seeks to Reduce Credits Paid to Customers with Rooftop Solar Systems
Posted on Mar 6, 2015 in Climate Change, Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Rates, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Electric Cooperative Seeks to Reduce Credits Paid to Customers with Rooftop Solar Systems
“Net metering” is the process by which electric suppliers pay credits to customers with home photovoltaic systems that generate more power than the customer uses. An Arizona EMC, Trico Electric Cooperative, has asked the Arizona Corporation Commission to approve its proposal to lower the amount of these credits from 4.2 cents per kilowatt hour to 3.7 cents. Trico believes that the...
Cooperative Bank Makes Large Donation to the NRECA International Foundation
Posted on Feb 24, 2015 in Grid & Infrastructure, Technology | Comments Off on Cooperative Bank Makes Large Donation to the NRECA International Foundation
CoBank, a national cooperative bank, recently donated $250,000 to the National Rural Electric Cooperative (NRECA) International Foundation. The donation made by CoBank will support the Foundation’s mission of providing electrification to some of the world’s poorest regions. Click here to read more.
Basin Electric Focuses on Long-Term Needs as Oil and Gas Prices Remain Low
Posted on Feb 12, 2015 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development | Comments Off on Basin Electric Focuses on Long-Term Needs as Oil and Gas Prices Remain Low
Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) continues to focus on the long-term needs of its members, particularly those active in the Bakken oil and gas fields, as oil and gas prices remain low. Energy price declines remain ongoing, but Basin Electric is looking at new projects to ensure reliable service to the region for the foreseeable future. Click here to read more.
Solar Farm Generates More Power Than Initially Projected
Posted on Feb 10, 2015 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Solar Farm Generates More Power Than Initially Projected
The Colleton Solar Farm, located on a 15-acre site near Walterboro, South Carolina, completed its first year of commercial operations on December 20. The solar farm generated about 5 percent more power than initially projected, which is believed to be due to placing more than 40 percent of the solar panels on pivotal mounts that track the sun as it moves across the sky. Central...
EKPC Delays Deactivation of Two Coal-Fired Generating Units
Posted on Jan 23, 2015 in Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability | Comments Off on EKPC Delays Deactivation of Two Coal-Fired Generating Units
At the request of PJM Interconnection (PJM), East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) will postpone deactivation of two coal-fired power units located in Clark County, Kentucky from April 2015 to April 2016. PJM requested such a delay due to electric grid reliability concerns regarding the sufficiency of necessary generating resources without these two units. To read more, please click...
North Dakota Coop Prepared for Increased Demand
Posted on Jan 22, 2015 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Reliability | Comments Off on North Dakota Coop Prepared for Increased Demand
Basin Electric Power Cooperative is prepared for the forecasted demand increase prompted by drilling and energy production and new housing and commercial development in the region. Click here for more information.
Fitch Ratings—Stable Outlook for Power in 2015
Posted on Dec 11, 2014 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Fitch Ratings—Stable Outlook for Power in 2015
Fitch Ratings’ 2015 Outlook reports that electric coops and other power suppliers are positioned to meet several near-term challenges, such as impending environmental regulatory deadlines, rate pressures and energy efficiency. The results are a “Stable” outlook and ratings for the sector. Click here to learn more.
NRECA Supports New NERC Grid Protection Standards
Posted on Dec 10, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on NRECA Supports New NERC Grid Protection Standards
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) is welcoming the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) new Physical Security Grid Reliability Standards as a framework for cooperatives and other utilities to assess physical system risk and identify critical facilities, says NRECA CEO Jo Ann Emerson. To read more please click here.
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