Appeals Court Upholds Award in Dairy Farmer’s Suit Over Stray Voltage
Posted on Jul 23, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Litigation | Comments Off on Appeals Court Upholds Award in Dairy Farmer’s Suit Over Stray Voltage
An appeals court decided that a Waverly, Minnesota, dairy farmer can be awarded damages from a local coop because of the effects of stray electrical currents from the coop’s transmission lines on his dairy cows. Stray electrical currents, which were conducted through the ground rather than a neutral wire connected through the farm, were found to have killed and stressed a number of...
“NIMBY” Case Heads to Court
Posted on Jul 23, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Litigation | Comments Off on “NIMBY” Case Heads to Court
A case between a wealthy North Carolina video game developer, Tim Sweeney, and the Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation (Rutherford) is headed to court on August 12. Sweeney claims that his land will lose $10.6 million in value if the coop runs a power line through it as planned. The trial will focus on whether Rutherford needs to build the 12-mile line and whether there are...
FERC Rolls Back Electric Reliability Obligations for Small Coops
Posted on Jul 23, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on FERC Rolls Back Electric Reliability Obligations for Small Coops
In what is being heralded as a large first step in the small coop community, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) finding that a small, rural electric cooperative should be subject to mandatory electric reliability regulations. The order, involving the South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association...
South Canal Hydro Project Goes Online in Colorado
Posted on Jul 23, 2013 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on South Canal Hydro Project Goes Online in Colorado
Colorado-based Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA) brought its South Canal Hydro project online in late June. The project was funded by the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation with $22 million in New Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs), and it will divert flow to generate an estimated 27 million kWh annually. Click here for more details on this...
Wyoming Coop Set to Expand Into Colorado
Posted on Jul 18, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development | Comments Off on Wyoming Coop Set to Expand Into Colorado
High West Energy, Inc. plans to build a $7.3 million transmission line into Colorado to serve a large gas processing facility. The project will open up new opportunities in the surrounding area, including the potential for additional large-scale industrial customers. For more information, click here.
USDA Announces Latest Round of Funding for Rural Electric Projects
Posted on Jul 18, 2013 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on USDA Announces Latest Round of Funding for Rural Electric Projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced more than $188 million in loan guarantees to upgrade the rural electric grid, including more than $18 million for smart grid initiatives. This latest round of funding is part of a larger USDA effort to improve the reliability and affordability of rural electric service. Click here for the full story.
SMECO to Collaborate with LS Cable in Underground Cable Network Project
Posted on Jul 16, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Technology | Comments Off on SMECO to Collaborate with LS Cable in Underground Cable Network Project
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) will soon be getting underground cables and connectors for the power transmission and distribution networks SMECO operates, thanks to LS Cable’s $12.7 million deal to supply high-voltage underground cables to the United States. The project will create an extra high-voltage cable network across the Patuxent River for a length of 1.5...
FERC Rejects Challenge to Minnesota-Wisconsin Transmission Line
Posted on Jul 15, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on FERC Rejects Challenge to Minnesota-Wisconsin Transmission Line
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected efforts to rescind federal approval for a proposed high-voltage transmission line connecting Rochester, Minnesota, with La Crosse, Wisconsin. In rejecting a petition against the $500 million project, FERC found that the petitioners lacked sufficient support for their claim that the line would risk grid reliability. ...
Arkansas Coop Extends $250 Million Syndication with CFC
Posted on Jun 26, 2013 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Arkansas Coop Extends $250 Million Syndication with CFC
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation recently closed an Amend and Extend agreement with the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Financing Corporation (CFC), locking in current pricing and extending the maturity date of its $250 million credit facility to June 2016. Both parties were pleased with the speed and efficiency of utilizing the Amend and Extend transaction, which was...
Pedernales Names New CEO
Posted on Jun 18, 2013 in Corporate Governance, Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Pedernales Names New CEO
John Hewa, vice president of research, engineering and technical services for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, has been chosen to take the reins at Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc., the nation’s largest distribution electric coop. Hewa’s appointment as chief executive officer is effective July 22. In his new role, Hewa will be responsible for 250,000 meters...
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