Permitting Issue for Coal Plant Headed to Kansas Supreme Court
Posted on Aug 31, 2012 in Environmental, Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on Permitting Issue for Coal Plant Headed to Kansas Supreme Court
A plan by Sunflower Electric Power Corporation to build a 895-MW, coal-fired plant near Holcomb, Kansas, faces continuing opposition from the Sierra Club over environmental permitting issues. The coop and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc., which plans to buy a significant amount of energy from the plant, are hopeful that the permitting issues can be resolved. ...
Coop Group Announces Construction of Gas-Fired Plant
Posted on Aug 28, 2012 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Reliability | Comments Off on Coop Group Announces Construction of Gas-Fired Plant
The Mid-Kansas Electric Company (Mid-Kansas), an entity comprised of five coops and one subsidiary, plans to construct a new 110-MW, gas-fired generating facility near Ulysses, Kansas. The plant will cost approximately $130 million and is estimated to be in commercial operation by April 2014. Mid-Kansas will use the facility to benefit from the future Southwest Power Pool Day 2...
Coops among Recipients of Rural Economic Development Grants and Loans
Posted on Aug 23, 2012 in Economic Downturn, Financing, Project Development, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Coops among Recipients of Rural Economic Development Grants and Loans
The United States Department of Agriculture recently announced the list of recipients of grants and zero-interest loans issued through the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program (REDLG), and several electric coops were among the recipients. The REDLG program aims to promote economic development in rural areas. Click here for more.
Vermont Utility Merger May Lead to Higher Rates for Coop
Posted on Aug 21, 2012 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Rates | Comments Off on Vermont Utility Merger May Lead to Higher Rates for Coop
A merger between Central Vermont Public Service Corporation and Canadian-owned Green Mountain Power , Vermont’s two largest power companies, may cause retail rates to rise at one of Vermont’s smallest utilities, Washington Electric Cooperative (Washington Electric). The merger will produce a new, higher transmission charge, which Washington Electric estimates will be about...
NRECA Asks EPA to Tweak Standards for Small Emergency Generators
Posted on Aug 20, 2012 in Environmental, Project Development, Reliability | Comments Off on NRECA Asks EPA to Tweak Standards for Small Emergency Generators
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and a number of coops argued to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that fine-tuning the standards for small emergency generators could help coops ensure that the flow of electricity to rural America remains steady and reliable. The August 9 comments will likely be the final opportunity in writing to influence EPA’s...
Alaska Coop Breaks Ground on New Plant
Posted on Aug 20, 2012 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Project Development | Comments Off on Alaska Coop Breaks Ground on New Plant
Matanuska Electric Association (MEA), Alaska’s oldest and second-largest electric cooperative, recently broke ground on a new plant site. The dual-fuel generation plant will sit on a 70-acre site northeast of Anchorage at Eklutna. MEA has been a CFC 100-percent Independent Borrower since 1995. Construction of the plant is being supported by bridge financing from the National...
Coops Team Up for Illinois Landfill Gas-to-Energy Facility
Posted on Aug 16, 2012 in Land Use, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coops Team Up for Illinois Landfill Gas-to-Energy Facility
Wabash Valley Power Association and Hendricks Power Cooperative teamed up with Waste Management to construct a 3.2-MW landfill gas-to-energy facility located in Danville, Illinois. The facility is the fourth of its kind at the site and can be expanded in the future as the landfill’s methane gas generation increases. Click here for more.
Virginia Coop Suspends Efforts to Acquire Permits for Surry Coal Plant
Posted on Aug 10, 2012 in Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Permitting, Project Development, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Virginia Coop Suspends Efforts to Acquire Permits for Surry Coal Plant
Virginia-based Old Dominion Electric Cooperative is suspending its efforts to obtain the environmental permits needed to build what would have been the state’s largest coal-fueled power plant in Surry County. The coop’s decision to pull back from the proposed $6 billion Cypress Creek Power Station was based in large part on the Environmental Protection Agency’s new, more stringent...
Basin Electric Opens First Cogeneration Plant
Posted on Aug 9, 2012 in Project Development | Comments Off on Basin Electric Opens First Cogeneration Plant
Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s Deer Creek Station cogeneration plant began commercial operations on August 1. The 300-MW facility, located in eastern South Dakota, is Basin Electric’s first cogeneration plant. Read more on the story here.
Coops to Purchase Electricity from Pennsylvania’s Largest Wind Farm
Posted on Jul 31, 2012 in Financing, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coops to Purchase Electricity from Pennsylvania’s Largest Wind Farm
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative and Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative will purchase electricity produced from the future Mehoopany Wind Farm, a 141-MW wind generation project located near Scranton, Pennsylvania. The National Renewables Cooperative Organization assisted the coops with the long-term power purchase agreements. BP Wind Energy and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power have...
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