Coops Can Use GPS Technology to Fight Copper Theft
Posted on Nov 23, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure, Technology | Comments Off on Coops Can Use GPS Technology to Fight Copper Theft
Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative recently used a global positioning device to fight copper theft. Deputies in Pasco County, Florida used a global positioning device to find a roll of copper that was stolen from the coop’s substation. Deputies tracked the culprits to a nearby home using a $420 GPS unit that was hidden in the $320 copper roll. The St. Petersburg Times has...
Delaware Electric Cooperative Bid Declined for Electric Distribution System
Posted on Nov 17, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure, Mergers/Acquisitions | Comments Off on Delaware Electric Cooperative Bid Declined for Electric Distribution System
Delaware-based Lewes Board of Public Works has rejected a $16 million bid by Delaware Electric Cooperative to purchase the board’s electric distribution system. In rejecting the offer, the Lewes board said it wished to retain the ability to exercise control over rates and to make decisions related to the reliability of its electric service. The Lewes board is still considering an...
Demand for the CapX2020 Transmission Project Questioned in Wisconsin
Posted on Nov 17, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development | Comments Off on Demand for the CapX2020 Transmission Project Questioned in Wisconsin
Proponents of the CapX2020 transmission line have stated that the project is necessary because demand in the La Crosse/Winona, Wisconsin, area will soon exceed the capabilities of the existing transmission capabilities. The Wisconsin Public Service Commission disagrees, citing concerns that area’s population would not increase fast enough to justify the project’s $450 million cost. ...
Coop to Build 190-Mile Transmission Line to Serve North Dakota Oil Boom
Posted on Nov 11, 2011 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Coop to Build 190-Mile Transmission Line to Serve North Dakota Oil Boom
Basin Electric Power Cooperative is moving forward with its plans to build a transmission line that will serve growing load in the oil regions of North Dakota. Basin is applying for RUS financing, which will require an environmental review of the project. Basin must also coordinate with North Dakota’s Public Service Commission on the siting process. Construction could begin as...
Coops Avoid Public Protest by Picking Hard-Wired Smart Grid Technology
Posted on Nov 8, 2011 in Energy Savings Programs, Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Coops Avoid Public Protest by Picking Hard-Wired Smart Grid Technology
Public protest over the health effects of wireless smart grid technology have largely left two electric coops in Vermont unscathed. Those coops have elected to use hard-wired smart grid technology instead of the wireless systems because the hard-wired systems are less expensive and better suited to their rural territories. Click here for the full story.
Development of Tennessee Solar Farm Delayed
Posted on Nov 7, 2011 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Development of Tennessee Solar Farm Delayed
The West Tennessee Megasite Solar Farm, originally expected to open this month, is now expected to go online early next year. Roughly nine miles of electrical lines must be upgraded before the project is complete. These lines run from the solar farm to the Chickasaw Electric Cooperative substation, where the power will hook into the grid. Click here to read more about the farm and...
Coop Participates in Planning for Expected Increase in Central Oregon’s Power Needs
Posted on Oct 25, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Coop Participates in Planning for Expected Increase in Central Oregon’s Power Needs
The supply of reliable power to growing industrial load was the topic of a recent meeting in Central Oregon among Bonneville Power Administration, Pacific Power and the Central Electric Coop. The Facebook data center that opened earlier this year in Prineville is one example of a facility that requires a reliable source of power, and Central Electric Coop is in talks with at least...
Attorneys Plan to Sue Coop Over Las Conchas Fire Damage
Posted on Oct 10, 2011 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Litigation | Comments Off on Attorneys Plan to Sue Coop Over Las Conchas Fire Damage
Two attorneys are joining together to file a lawsuit against Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative, whose power lines sparked a fire after a tree fell on them. The Las Conchas fire was the largest fire in New Mexico’s history, charring more than 156,000 acres of land and damaging dozens of homes. The fire started when high winds caused a tree, which was located on private property...
Obama Administration Announces Plan to Fast Track the CapX2020 Transmission Project
Posted on Oct 7, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Project Development | Comments Off on Obama Administration Announces Plan to Fast Track the CapX2020 Transmission Project
The CapX2020 Project is one of the projects previously identified by the White House as essential to the modernization of the electric grid and the creation of jobs, and on Wednesday, October 6, the Administration announced plans to speed up the federal approval and permitting process. A spokesman for the CapX2020 Project sponsors, including Dairyland Power Cooperative, expressed his...
Texas Coops Facing Steep Fire-Related Repair Costs
Posted on Oct 4, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Texas Coops Facing Steep Fire-Related Repair Costs
Texas-based Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative estimates the infrastructure repairs stemming from the wildfires in Bastrop County amount to $17.5 million. Some of those funds may be reimbursed by a public assistance grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Pedernales Electric Cooperative, which serves a neighboring area in Texas, reported that it has already spent $416,000 on...
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