North Carolina’s Coops Set a Goal of Zero-Net Carbon by 2050
Posted on Aug 21, 2020 in Climate Change, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency | Comments Off on North Carolina’s Coops Set a Goal of Zero-Net Carbon by 2050
North Carolina’s 26 electric coops have announced a goal to cut their carbon dioxide emissions in half by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050. In order to meet this goal, the electric coops plan to utilize advanced technologies that make the electric grid more flexible, efficient and resilient, as well as continuing their use of carbon-free nuclear energy. This effort is part of a larger...
Minnkota and Fluor Work on Carbon Capture Project
Posted on May 21, 2020 in Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Minnkota and Fluor Work on Carbon Capture Project
Fluor Corporation has been awarded the front-end engineering and design for Minnkota Power Cooperative’s Project Tundra. Project Tundra is a carbon capture, utilization and storage retrofit project at the Milton R. Young Station in North Dakota.
Wyoming Carbon Storage Project Advances
Posted on May 7, 2020 in Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Wyoming Carbon Storage Project Advances
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory has awarded a $15 million grant to advance carbon capture and storage technology research for preliminary work on a geological storage facility near Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s Dry Fork Station in Wyoming.
Illinois Coop Uses VR Technology
Posted on Mar 10, 2020 in Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Illinois Coop Uses VR Technology
Jo-Carroll Energy, an Illinois cooperative, is now using virtual reality (VR) technology to allow its employees to virtually access substations 25 to 70 miles away from its headquarters. Specifically, engineers at Jo-Carroll Energy and its power suppliers, Dairyland Power Cooperative and Prairie Power, Inc., can now virtually access highly-detailed, accurate scans of 18 of the coop’s...
Minnesota Coops Participate in Indoor Food Production Research Initiative
Posted on Jan 30, 2020 in Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Minnesota Coops Participate in Indoor Food Production Research Initiative
Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative (“TWEC”), a distribution electric cooperative in Minnesota, and Great River Energy, TWEC’s generation and transmission electric cooperative in Minnesota, are each collaborating with the Electricity Power Research Institute on a two-year study to provide valuable data on the electric load requirements for indoor food production containers. As part of...
Tri-State Announces Retirement of Coal Generation in Colorado and New Mexico
Posted on Jan 13, 2020 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency | Comments Off on Tri-State Announces Retirement of Coal Generation in Colorado and New Mexico
On January 9, 2020, not-for-profit cooperative wholesale power supplier Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (Tri-State) announced the retirement of its remaining New Mexico coal-fired power plant by the end of 2020 and its remaining Colorado coal plants and coal mine by 2030. Tri-State believes that the retirement of these coal facilities will further its members’ clean...
Coops Work to Make EV Charging More Convenient
Posted on Nov 20, 2019 in Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Coops Work to Make EV Charging More Convenient
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative is working with Frances Renewable Energy, distribution cooperatives, investor-owned utilities and other entities across Oklahoma to develop electric vehicle (EV) charging stations within an hour’s drive, anywhere in the state, by early 2020.
North Carolina Cooperatives Invest $1 Million in Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Posted on Sep 30, 2019 in Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on North Carolina Cooperatives Invest $1 Million in Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
North Carolina’s electric cooperatives are investing $1 million to expand electric vehicle charging stations throughout the state. The cooperatives’ investment is being provided through North Carolina Electric Membership Corp., the state’s generation and transmission cooperative. The funding will be used to install 21 charging stations by the end of this year.
NRECA Partners on U.S. EV Charging White Paper
Posted on Aug 9, 2019 in Climate Change, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on NRECA Partners on U.S. EV Charging White Paper
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) collaborated with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the Alliance for Transportation Electrification (ATE), and the American Public Power Association (APPA) with respect to a white paper identifying challenges and recommendations to drive greater interoperability and...
North Carolina Coop Leader Touts Microgrid Projects at Senate Hearing
Posted on Jul 29, 2019 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Technology | Comments Off on North Carolina Coop Leader Touts Microgrid Projects at Senate Hearing
Lee Ragsdale, Senior Vice President of Grid Infrastructure and Compliance at North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives, recently spoke at a Senate hearing on energy innovation and economic growth regarding current initiatives to strengthen the energy grid. Specifically, Ragsdale spoke about using solar farms, demand-response programs, energy storage, and microgrids to strengthen the...
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