NRECA MultiSpeak Initiative Gains Another Vendor
Posted on Mar 29, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on NRECA MultiSpeak Initiative Gains Another Vendor
In a press release today, Utility, Inc. announced it has become a vendor member of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) MultiSpeak Initiative, a collaborative effort to expand a software standard in interoperability mechanisms as adopted by electric utilities. Rural electric coops nationwide already use Utility, Inc.’s products, which allow industry...
Trico Develops Sun Farm Program
Posted on Mar 24, 2011 in Climate Change, Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Trico Develops Sun Farm Program
Trico Electric Cooperative in Arizona has created a “sun farm” program for people who want solar electricity but do not want solar panels on their roofs. Run largely like a farm share, Arizona residents will be able to purchase output from a quarter, half or full solar panel. The project is being funded by a 21st Century Energy Grant of nearly $1 million from the Arizona Department...
Southern Nuclear Projects Largely Unaffected By the Japan Nuclear Crisis
Posted on Mar 23, 2011 in Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Southern Nuclear Projects Largely Unaffected By the Japan Nuclear Crisis
Santee Cooper and Oglethorpe Power Corporation are among the coops to move forward with plans for nuclear facilities despite the Japanese nuclear crisis. Santee Cooper currently holds a 33.3 percent ownership interest in the existing 900-MW nuclear unit at Summer, as well as a 45 percent stake in the planned two-unit expansion of the facility. As reported by the Coop Law Blog...
Minnkota Wins the 2010 Wind Cooperative of the Year Award
Posted on Mar 21, 2011 in Climate Change, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Minnkota Wins the 2010 Wind Cooperative of the Year Award
Minnkota Power Cooperative has received the tenth annual 2010 Wind Cooperative of the Year Award at the NRECA TechAdvantage Conference in Orlando, Florida. The award is sponsored by the Department of Energy’s Wind Powering America initiative. Minnkota was chosen because it has executed wind energy power purchase agreements that guarantee that energy from wind projects will be...
Maryland Governor’s Proposal to Subsidize Development of Wind Farms Hampered by Costs
Posted on Mar 18, 2011 in Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on Maryland Governor’s Proposal to Subsidize Development of Wind Farms Hampered by Costs
The Maryland Public Service Commission told the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday that subsidizing a 500-watt wind farm would add between 92 cents to $3 per month to residential electric bills. The commission’s latest cost prediction was far lower than earlier this month, when the prediction was that household electric bills could increase as much as $8.70 per month. Members of both...
Ohio County Will Pay Coop to String Fiber-Optic Cable
Posted on Mar 14, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development | Comments Off on Ohio County Will Pay Coop to String Fiber-Optic Cable
Delaware County, Ohio, is making a $655,000 investment in fiber-optic cable. The county has engaged Consolidated Electric Cooperative to string 288 strands of fiber-optic cable along Route 23. Half will be used by the county and the other half will be operated by the cooperative. The choice to invest in fiber-optics came after county officials were unprepared when asked about their...
New Hampshire Electric Cooperative Chooses Smart Meter Provider
Posted on Feb 24, 2011 in Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on New Hampshire Electric Cooperative Chooses Smart Meter Provider
New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, the largest public cooperative utility in New England, has chosen Elster EnergyAxis® Smart Grid technology for its upcoming smart grid project. It plans to install more than 84,000 smart meters through the end of 2012. PR Newswire has the full story.
National Action Plan Coalition Case Study Showcases the PowerCentsDC Smart Grid Program
Posted on Feb 14, 2011 in Energy Savings Programs, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on National Action Plan Coalition Case Study Showcases the PowerCentsDC Smart Grid Program
The National Action Plan Coalition was formed to implement DOE and FERC’s National Action Plan on Demand Response and Smart Grid. PRNewswire has the story on how this broad-based coalition of stakeholders worked together to successfully implement a smart grid program in the District of Columbia.
E2America Unveils its Smart Grid System Designed Specifically for Cooperatives and Their Commercial Customers
Posted on Jan 31, 2011 in Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on E2America Unveils its Smart Grid System Designed Specifically for Cooperatives and Their Commercial Customers
E2America is presenting its patented smart grid technology system at the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives’ New and Emerging Technologies Conference this week in New Orleans. The customizable systems are designed to reduce peak demand by managing commercial customers’ HVAC equipment. A number of North Carolina cooperatives have plans to install the systems to meet their energy...
Southern Company and Ted Turner Team Up to Provide Solar Energy to Electric Cooperatives
Posted on Jan 25, 2011 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Technology | Comments Off on Southern Company and Ted Turner Team Up to Provide Solar Energy to Electric Cooperatives
EnergyCentral has a report on the 30-MW Cimarron Solar Facility, the product of a partnership between Southern Company and Ted Turner, which is located in New Mexico. The facility will supply power to the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association’s member cooperatives.
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