Solar Energy Projects Wanted in Maryland
Posted on Mar 31, 2011 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Solar Energy Projects Wanted in Maryland
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SMECO) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for solar energy projects that satisfy the Maryland Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) requirements and that will be available within the next two years. SMECO hopes the RFP will promote renewable energy development in its service area while minimizing additional costs to customers. Read...
Minnkota’s Narrow Corridor Request Meets Opposition
Posted on Mar 31, 2011 in Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on Minnkota’s Narrow Corridor Request Meets Opposition
In an opinion piece published today in The Bismarck Tribune, one former North Dakota Public Service Commission member urges traditional transmission siting procedures be adopted in the wake of Minnkota Power Cooperative’s unusual siting request posted on the Coop Law Blog March 28. Minnkota requested a 1,000-foot-wide corridor on which to site a 260-mile-long transmission line,...
Coop and Broadband Team Up in New Mexico
Posted on Mar 30, 2011 in Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development | Comments Off on Coop and Broadband Team Up in New Mexico
As part of a growing business trend around the country that has rural electric cooperatives teaming up with telecommunication companies, Socorro Electric Cooperative agreed to lease property and negotiate for the lease of FCC channel frequencies to Trans World Network (TWN), a move that will expand reliable telecommunication service to Socorro’s customers as well as improve its...
Undersea Transmission Line Incentives Draw Opposition
Posted on Mar 30, 2011 in Financing, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Undersea Transmission Line Incentives Draw Opposition
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and several state public utility commissions are among those challenging Atlantic Wind Connection’s request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to grant specific incentives for a 300-mile undersea transmission line development project that will link power produced by wind turbines off the East Coast to the mainland. The...
Cooperatives Consider Investment In Planned MidAmerican Nuclear Facility
Posted on Mar 29, 2011 in Financing, Legislative & Politics, Project Development | Comments Off on Cooperatives Consider Investment In Planned MidAmerican Nuclear Facility
Municipal utilities and electric cooperatives in Iowa are showing support for the passage of a state legislative bill that would help finance nuclear development. MidAmerican, one of the largest privately-owned utilities in the state, plans to build a new nuclear facility in the wake of increased federal oversight and resulting costs associated with coal-fired plants. Several...
Unusual Corridor of Land Request in North Dakota
Posted on Mar 28, 2011 in Land Use, Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on Unusual Corridor of Land Request in North Dakota
Minnkota Power Cooperative has requested an unusually narrow corridor of land on which to build a new 260-mile power line from west-central North Dakota to Grand Forks. While corridor requests may be up to six miles wide, Minnkota’s recent application was for 1,000 feet, a unique move that may reduce the cooperative’s siting expenses the AP reports.
Surge in Demand Thanks to Oil Field Development
Posted on Mar 28, 2011 in Financing, Project Development | Comments Off on Surge in Demand Thanks to Oil Field Development
Rural electric cooperatives in North Dakota face increased demand for power and transmission lines due to the rapid development of oil fields and a corresponding workforce in the western area of the state. Cooperatives are projected to invest heavily over the next three years in an effort to serve the rising presence of oil reports The Bismarck Tribune.
YVEC in Litigation Over Exit from Southern Montana Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative
Posted on Mar 24, 2011 in Litigation, Project Development | Comments Off on YVEC in Litigation Over Exit from Southern Montana Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative
Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative (YVEC) is headed to trial in November in effort to leave Southern Montana Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative (Southern). YVEC, four other coops and the city of Great Falls, Montana, formed Southern in 2004 for the purpose of developing and owning a coal-fired power plant near Great Falls. However, with time, the cost of the plant...
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...
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