Landowners Comment on Minnkota Power Cooperative’s Proposed High-Voltage Transmission Line
Posted on Jun 17, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on Landowners Comment on Minnkota Power Cooperative’s Proposed High-Voltage Transmission Line
Landowners commented on Minnkota’s plan for a 250-mile high-voltage transmission line during Minnkota’s presentation before the North Dakota Public Service Commission. Minnkota is in the in the process of obtaining easement options, and in order to address landowners’ concerns, it is pricing the easement options on a county by county basis. The Grand Forks Herald is covering this...
Wildlife and Health Concerns Continue for Vermont Wind Project
Posted on Jun 16, 2011 in Permitting, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Wildlife and Health Concerns Continue for Vermont Wind Project
Co-developers of the Lowell Mountain wind-power project, Green Mountain Power Corp. and Vermont Electric Cooperative, face a continued backlash regarding the project’s possible impact on wildlife habitat and human health. The developers want to create new wildlife habitats before the project begins operations, but opponents say such habitats must be in place before the start of...
Alaska Coop Makes Progress On Tapping Alternative Power Source
Posted on Jun 13, 2011 in Economic Downturn, Environmental, Project Development | Comments Off on Alaska Coop Makes Progress On Tapping Alternative Power Source
Naknek Electric Association, which serves the Bristol Bay area in Southwest Alaska, has received some positive news about its geothermic drilling project. GeothermEx has assessed the coop’s first well and concluded the utility is on its way toward a geothermal project that could prove to be economically sensible. The well can produce geothermal fluid at a temperature of 190 degrees,...
Electric Coops Leading the Way in Modernization of the Nation’s Electric Grid
Posted on Jun 13, 2011 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development | Comments Off on Electric Coops Leading the Way in Modernization of the Nation’s Electric Grid
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined Administration officials on Monday to announce several initiatives aimed at modernizing the nation’s electric grid. The USDA Rural Development’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is providing funding for several projects, and rural electric cooperatives are heavily involved in smart grid deployments. Last year, RUS approved $7.1 billion in loans for...
Members of a Texas Cooperative May See 2012 Rate Increase
Posted on Jun 9, 2011 in Corporate Governance, Project Development, Rates | Comments Off on Members of a Texas Cooperative May See 2012 Rate Increase
At its annual meeting, Farmers Electric Cooperative (FEC) announced a probable rate increase in 2012 due to a new natural gas plant and heightened delivery costs associated with a new rail contract for coal. Three directors were also re-elected at the annual meeting, and nuclear power was named FEC’s likely generation resource for the future to serve increasing member demand. The...
Vermont Electric Cooperative to Vote on Kingdom Community Transmission Upgrade
Posted on May 24, 2011 in Project Development | Comments Off on Vermont Electric Cooperative to Vote on Kingdom Community Transmission Upgrade
The Vermont Electric Cooperative has announced that it plans to hold a vote in July on a transmission line upgrade required for the Kingdom Community Wind project in Lowell, Vermont. The vote will only occur if the Public Service Board has issued a certificate of public good for the $150 million project by that time. The transmission line upgrades will cost an estimated $10.8 million....
Resistance Continues Over Planned Hampton Roads Coal-Fired Plant
Posted on May 23, 2011 in Environmental, Project Development | Comments Off on Resistance Continues Over Planned Hampton Roads Coal-Fired Plant
As part of an ongoing dispute with Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation issued a report projecting an annual increase in health care costs of more than $200 million if Old Dominion moves forward with a planned coal-fired generation plant near Newport News, Virginia. Old Dominion argues that the 1,500 MW plant would help meet increasing power demands in the...
Alaska Coop Plans New Wind Farm
Posted on May 17, 2011 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Alaska Coop Plans New Wind Farm
Golden Valley Electric Association in Fairbanks, Alaska, will make a final decision this Spring on whether to move forward and construct a $90 million 25-27 MW Eva Creek wind power project to be located south of Fairbanks. Wind power from Eva Creek would allow Golden Valley Electric Association to reduce its current dependence on high-cost oil-fired power and would provide a greener...
Alaska Coop Considering $90 Million Wind Power Project
Posted on May 16, 2011 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Alaska Coop Considering $90 Million Wind Power Project
Golden Valley Electric Association, located in Fairbanks, Alaska, is close to a final decision on its planned $90 million Eva Creek wind power project. The project would be located at Healy, south of Fairbanks. With a capacity of 25 megawatts to 27 megawatts, the project is expected to generate power for just under 9 cents per kilowatt hour, according to Gene Therriault, the coop’s...
Missouri Cooperative Implements Innovative Funding Plan for Broadband Network
Posted on May 10, 2011 in Financing, Project Development | Comments Off on Missouri Cooperative Implements Innovative Funding Plan for Broadband Network
Co-Mo Electric Cooperative, an electric cooperative in Missouri, has implemented a novel way to raise community support for two pilot fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks. The coop plans to begin construction if it gets 35 percent of customers in its service area to pay a $100 deposit and commit to take one year of broadband service. The coop has also garnered the support of two local...
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