Coop Reaches Deal with Tribe on Easement
Posted on Jun 29, 2012 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use | Comments Off on Coop Reaches Deal with Tribe on Easement
Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative and the Ohkay Owingeh Tribe are seeking approval from the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission on a deal allowing the coop to maintain its infrastructure on tribal land for 25 years at a cost of $11.25 million. The negotiated agreement ends a previous arrangement that was largely based on oral agreements between the parties. The coop says it...
Colorado Coop Rebuilds During Ongoing Fire
Posted on Jun 25, 2012 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Colorado Coop Rebuilds During Ongoing Fire
Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association is assessing fire damage and recovery efforts in the face of an ongoing wildfire that has burned more than 68,200 acres and destroyed 189 homes through June 21. Nearly 2,000 firefighters from several states are on the ground trying to control the fire which has caused nearly $20 million in damage. About 700 of the coop’s nearly 36,000 meters...
North Dakota Coop to Open Natural Gas Plant
Posted on Jun 18, 2012 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Technology | Comments Off on North Dakota Coop to Open Natural Gas Plant
Basin Electric Power Cooperative, based in Bismarck, North Dakota, recently started work on a natural gas-fueled plant being built about 15 miles northwest of Williston. Project manager Myron Steckler says the new plant will be capable of generating 45 megawatts of power. The coop hopes to have the new facility operating by early 2013. Bloomberg BusinessWeek has the full...
Energy Secretary Urged to Consult Coops Over Hydropower Reform
Posted on Jun 13, 2012 in Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Energy Secretary Urged to Consult Coops Over Hydropower Reform
Energy Secretary Steven Chu is being urged by 166 members of Congress to consult coops and utilities before reforming the four agencies that oversee the nation’s hydropower marketing: the Bonneville Power Administration, the Southeastern Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration and the Western Area Power Administration. The proposed reforms largely target the...
Kentucky Coop Seeks Proposals for Alternative Energy Sources
Posted on Jun 11, 2012 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Kentucky Coop Seeks Proposals for Alternative Energy Sources
East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) is seeking proposals for electric-generating resources to replace power plants that could be shut down when the federal Mercury and Air Toxics Standards take effect in 2015. As a result of the new regulations, EKPC is facing the possibility of replacing some large coal-fueled units. Proposals are due by Aug. 30, 2012, and EKPC expects agreements...
DOE Extends $8 Billion Loan Guarantee for Nuclear Plant
Posted on Jun 11, 2012 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on DOE Extends $8 Billion Loan Guarantee for Nuclear Plant
The Department of Energy has extended its conditional commitment to the end of the year to provide an $8.3 billion federal loan guarantee to help finance the nuclear expansion of Plant Vogtle in Georgia. Southern Company officials initially said the agreement would be finalized by the end of June. Southern Company subsidiary Georgia Power Company and nuclear partners Oglethorpe Power...
Construction Begins on 250-Mile Transmission Line in North Dakota
Posted on May 16, 2012 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Construction Begins on 250-Mile Transmission Line in North Dakota
Construction began this week on Minnkota Power Cooperative’s $312 million, 250-mile transmission line, which will run from Center to Grand Forks, North Dakota. The 345-kilovolt transmission line is the longest line built in North Dakota in more than 30 years and should be completed by the end of 2013. The line will deliver coal-fired power from a plant near Center, which will allow...
Update on Wisconsin Transmission Project
Posted on May 14, 2012 in Grid & Infrastructure, Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on Update on Wisconsin Transmission Project
As expected, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin approved a new high-voltage power line that is designed to reduce grid congestion in the Midwest power grid. The Journal Sentinel has more on the project and the approval.
Wisconsin Regulators to Decide on Transmission Project
Posted on May 10, 2012 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development | Comments Off on Wisconsin Regulators to Decide on Transmission Project
At a meeting Thursday, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin was expected to decide whether to approve a power line that would run between Alma and Holmen in western Wisconsin. Northern States Power Company, Dairyland Power Cooperative and WPPI Energy are all working on this $234 million project. Read more here.
Kentucky Coop Files Request to Join PJM
Posted on May 9, 2012 in Corporate Governance, Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability | Comments Off on Kentucky Coop Files Request to Join PJM
East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) is seeking approval from the Kentucky Public Service Commission to join PJM Interconnection (PJM), a regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in 13 states and the District of Columbia. Citing operational and regulatory constraints, EKPC says PJM membership would allow for more efficient and...
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