Tri-State Predicts Increased Load Growth
Posted on Nov 4, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Reliability, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Tri-State Predicts Increased Load Growth
On Friday Tri-State Generation and Transmission (Tri-State) filed a resource plan update with state regulators, forecasting load growth at a rate that is faster than previously expected. If growth occurs at such rates, Tri-State indicated that it would utilize several options to secure increased capacity and stated that it has made no firm commitments on timing, size or location of...
Biomass Plant Completed for Texas Coop
Posted on Oct 24, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Biomass Plant Completed for Texas Coop
Gemma Power Systems, LLC has completed construction of a 49.9 MW biomass plant in Woodville, TX for East Texas Electric Cooperative (ETEC) Woodville Renewable Power Project. The biomass plant, which features a Shin Nippon steam turbine generator and a Riley Power advanced stoker boiler with integrated air quality control system, has completed testing and been turned over to ETEC for...
Nevada Coop Launches Utility-Scale Solar Project
Posted on Oct 23, 2014 in Energy Savings Programs, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Nevada Coop Launches Utility-Scale Solar Project
Nevada’s Valley Electric Association, which has over the past few years implemented an award-winning solar water heating program, is planning a 15-MW solar generation project, which will include a community solar component. Click here for more information.
Midwest Coops Support Increased Regional Planning
Posted on Oct 20, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Project Development, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Midwest Coops Support Increased Regional Planning
Representatives from two large generation and transmission cooperatives, Minnesota’s Great River Energy and Indiana’s Hoosier Energy, urged state and federal leaders to engage in more coordination at the regional level at a recent conference sponsored by the Midwestern Governors Association. Coops suggested, among other things, that plans to comply with new Clean Air Act regulations...
USDA Announces Loan Guarantees for Rural Improvements
Posted on Oct 17, 2014 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Reliability, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on USDA Announces Loan Guarantees for Rural Improvements
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced $1.4 billion in loan guarantees to improve rural electric infrastructure, including moneys for smart grid and renewable energy investments. Electric coops were among the recipients of this recent round of funding. Click here for more information.
Groundbreaking Held for New Maryland Gas-Fired Power Plant
Posted on Oct 17, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Project Development | Comments Off on Groundbreaking Held for New Maryland Gas-Fired Power Plant
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Wildcat Point Generation Facility, a gas-fired plant being built in Cecil County, Maryland, by Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC), generated such a large turnout that people had to take turns using the shovels and hard hats. The ceremony on the grounds of Rock Springs Generation Facility in Maryland brought together the 11 coops that run...
Basin Awards Supply Contract for Peaking Plant in North Dakota
Posted on Oct 15, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development | Comments Off on Basin Awards Supply Contract for Peaking Plant in North Dakota
Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin) and Wärtsilä have entered into an agreement for the supply of generation technology at Basin’s planned 112 MW peaking power plant in Williston, North Dakota. To read more about this story, please click here.
Cooperative to Purchase Power from Eastern New Mexico Wind Farm
Posted on Oct 13, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Cooperative to Purchase Power from Eastern New Mexico Wind Farm
New Mexico’s Lea County Electric Cooperative (LCEC) has contracted to buy the output from the Anderson Wind Farm, which is currently under construction in Lea County. The farm is in fact a series of several small 7- to 8-megawatt farms, a structure that allows the farms to provide power “behind the meter” and not be subject to the open market. LCEC recently became a member of Western...
North Carolina Coop’s Solar Farm to Provide Benefits to Members
Posted on Oct 9, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Land Use, Project Development, Rates, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on North Carolina Coop’s Solar Farm to Provide Benefits to Members
Pee Dee Electric Cooperative has announced plans to install a 100-Kw community solar farm adjacent to its corporate headquarters. The solar farm will produce about 150,000-kWh of electricity annually, and members of Pee Dee Electric will be able to purchase individual panels and sell the power produced by the panels back to the cooperative. Members who participate in the project will...
California Passes Metal Theft Law
Posted on Oct 7, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on California Passes Metal Theft Law
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed a law requiring regional scrap dealers to subscribe to a regional theft alert system. Jessica Nelson, general manager of Golden State Power Cooperative, applauded the passage of this law as a positive step to stopping metal theft. Click here to read more.
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