Michigan Agency Extends Permit for Installation of Coal Plant
Posted on Jan 14, 2013 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on Michigan Agency Extends Permit for Installation of Coal Plant
A coalition of Michigan electric utilities, which includes Cherryland Electric Cooperative, recently received an extended permit from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for the construction of a contested coal plant project However, utility officials, including those representing Cadillac-based Wolverine Power Cooperative, have not announced if they intend to follow...
FERC Notes Coop Smart Grid Growth
Posted on Jan 8, 2013 in Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Rates, Technology | Comments Off on FERC Notes Coop Smart Grid Growth
The use of smart grid technologies by coops is being recognized on a national level. A report issued in December 2012 by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) stated that coops are still national leaders in implementing advanced metering. According to the FERC report, advanced metering use among coops increased from 16.4 percent in 2008 to 24.7 percent in 2010 to 30.9...
Finnish Company to Supply Engines to Gas Plant in Texas
Posted on Jan 8, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development | Comments Off on Finnish Company to Supply Engines to Gas Plant in Texas
Finnish power company Wärtsilä has won a deal to supply 12 engines for a new 225-MW gas plant, the South Texas Electric Cooperative (STEC) Red Gate power plant, to be located in Hidalgo County, Texas. This plant is scheduled to be operational by summer 2014. Wärtsilä has supplied components to three other power plants in Texas, including a 200-MW facility at Pearsall, Texas, which...
NRECA Speaks Out Against EPA Turbine Plan
Posted on Jan 8, 2013 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Speaks Out Against EPA Turbine Plan
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) is urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to back off on its proposed revisions to New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for stationary gas turbines and stationary combustion turbines. According to the NRECA, the revisions are flawed because the revised standards would be made retroactive to February 2005 and...
New Reliability Compliance Opportunities in 2013
Posted on Jan 2, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on New Reliability Compliance Opportunities in 2013
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) closed out 2012 with several orders affecting reliability compliance. FERC adopted a revised definition of the “bulk electric system,” authorized FERC access to e-Tags used to schedule power transmission, and affirmed the authority of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to assess monetary penalties against federally...
Alaskan Coop Decides Not to Buy Plant
Posted on Dec 20, 2012 in Grid & Infrastructure, Mergers/Acquisitions | Comments Off on Alaskan Coop Decides Not to Buy Plant
Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA) will not purchase a 22.5-MW, coal-fired generation plant located at Clear Air Force Station about 80 miles from Fairbanks. Citing cost concerns, both from an environmental and efficiency perspective, GVEA determined that purchasing the plant was not in the best interest of its customers. Clear Air Force Station hopes to connect to the GVEA grid...
Iowa Coops to Attend Workshop on Preventing Cyber-Attacks
Posted on Dec 14, 2012 in Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability, Technology | Comments Off on Iowa Coops to Attend Workshop on Preventing Cyber-Attacks
The heads of electric cooperatives in Iowa will meet for a three-day workshop and training session at Iowa State University in Ames. The goal of the workshop is to protect the state’s electric coops from cyber-attacks, which are becoming an increasingly important topic of grid reliability. Organizers say the first line of defense is ensuring that the workforce is adequately...
Study Finds Northwest Needs More Generation
Posted on Dec 13, 2012 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Reliability | Comments Off on Study Finds Northwest Needs More Generation
A study conducted by the Northwest Resource Adequacy Forum for the Northwest Power and Conservation Council said that utilities in Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington will need approximately 350 MW of additional capacity by 2017. The additional generation will likely be needed because California plans to retire certain power plants, which will upset the region’s current...
Oklahoma, Kansas Face Power Line Shortage During Oil and Gas Boom
Posted on Nov 27, 2012 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Project Development | Comments Off on Oklahoma, Kansas Face Power Line Shortage During Oil and Gas Boom
The developers working in the oil and natural gas fields in the Mississippi Lime formation in northwest Oklahoma and western Kansas need electric generators to drill, but the electricity for these generators has proven to be insufficient in parts of the region. These rural areas do not usually have load problems, so new infrastructure needs to be built rapidly, according to Western...
Wolverine and We Energies to Jointly Own Presque Isle Power Plant
Posted on Nov 27, 2012 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Wolverine and We Energies to Jointly Own Presque Isle Power Plant
Wolverine Power Cooperative and We Energies will pursue joint ownership of the Presque Isle power plant in Marquette, Michigan. This decision also included the addition of state-of-the-art emission controls at the plant. Wolverine will acquire a minority interest in the facility by funding and constructing the air quality control additions, a job estimated to cost $130 to $140...
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