U.S. Forest Service Seeking $38 Million Reimbursement from Coop for Wildfire
Posted on Nov 8, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Litigation | Comments Off on U.S. Forest Service Seeking $38 Million Reimbursement from Coop for Wildfire
The U.S. Forest Service has sent a $38 million bill to Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative in connection with the agency’s firefighting and remediation efforts involving the 2011 Las Conchas Fire. This move comes even as the Forest Service has been named in a related lawsuit for its role in vegetation management along the power lines where the fire began. The Santa Fe New Mexican is...
Virginia Coop to Expand Landfill Project
Posted on Oct 10, 2013 in Financing, Land Use, Project Development | Comments Off on Virginia Coop to Expand Landfill Project
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative plans to add approximately 5 MW to its 1.9-MW landfill-gas generation facility located at the Prince William County Landfill. The expansion should be in operation by late November and will cost approximately $11 million. Click here for more information.
Alaska Coop Appeals Order to Bury Lines
Posted on Sep 19, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Litigation, Project Development, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Alaska Coop Appeals Order to Bury Lines
Matanuska Electric Association (MEA) has filed an appeal of the city of Wasilla’s decision to give MEA a permit to build a 115-kilovolt transmission line only if the coop puts the line underground. The city says that it wants to safeguard Wasilla’s scenery and property values, but MEA has said the requirement to bury the lines could quadruple the cost of the project to $40 million....
South Carolina Coop Planning Industrial Spec Building
Posted on Sep 12, 2013 in Financing, Land Use, Technology | Comments Off on South Carolina Coop Planning Industrial Spec Building
A subsidiary of Pee Dee Electric Cooperative (Pee Dee) is planning to construct a 100,000-square-foot industrial spec building in Pee Dee Touchstone Energy Commerce City. The industrial park, located in Florence County, South Carolina, has already attracted several Fortune 500 businesses. The project will cost an estimated $7.1 million and will be funded by Pee Dee, the county of...
Coop Expresses Transmission Concerns with Wind Proposal
Posted on Aug 20, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coop Expresses Transmission Concerns with Wind Proposal
BNE Energy, a Connecticut company, is seeking to develop a new six-turbine, 18-MW wind project adjacent to Green Mountain Power’s existing 21-turbine Kingdom Community wind project. Some are saying there is not enough available transmission for both. Vermont Electric Cooperative has weighed in on the subject, expressing concern that the new turbines would exacerbate the...
New Mexico Coop, Tribal Negotiations at Impasse
Posted on Jul 30, 2013 in Land Use, Legislative & Politics, Rates | Comments Off on New Mexico Coop, Tribal Negotiations at Impasse
Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative has been unable to obtain help from members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation, who say the federal government has no jurisdiction in the conflict between the coop and Indian pueblos over easement payments. The coop says that the fees charged by the tribes are too high, and the costs then must be passed on to the coop’s customers. In April,...
“NIMBY” Case Heads to Court
Posted on Jul 23, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Litigation | Comments Off on “NIMBY” Case Heads to Court
A case between a wealthy North Carolina video game developer, Tim Sweeney, and the Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation (Rutherford) is headed to court on August 12. Sweeney claims that his land will lose $10.6 million in value if the coop runs a power line through it as planned. The trial will focus on whether Rutherford needs to build the 12-mile line and whether there are...
FERC Rejects Challenge to Minnesota-Wisconsin Transmission Line
Posted on Jul 15, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on FERC Rejects Challenge to Minnesota-Wisconsin Transmission Line
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected efforts to rescind federal approval for a proposed high-voltage transmission line connecting Rochester, Minnesota, with La Crosse, Wisconsin. In rejecting a petition against the $500 million project, FERC found that the petitioners lacked sufficient support for their claim that the line would risk grid reliability. ...
North Carolina Coop Begins Hearings on Transmission Line Route
Posted on May 29, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Litigation | Comments Off on North Carolina Coop Begins Hearings on Transmission Line Route
This week Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation (REMC) began hearings regarding the value of land in the Box Creek Wilderness area near Union Mills, North Carolina. REMC began condemnation proceedings in January in order to obtain a transmission line easement to connect various substations. The transmission line addition will provide supplemental transmission capacity to 5,000...
Coop Building Peaking Stations in North Dakota
Posted on May 6, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Project Development | Comments Off on Coop Building Peaking Stations in North Dakota
Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric), with headquarters in Bismarck, North Dakota, is building two new 45-MW, natural gas-fired peaking stations to help meet the increased demand for electricity. The Pioneer Generation Station, which is being built about 15 miles northwest of Williston, is scheduled for commercial operation in June. The Lonesome Creek Station, which is...
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