Hawaii Coop Buys 1.5-MW Battery Storage System
Posted on Jan 13, 2011 in Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Technology | Comments Off on Hawaii Coop Buys 1.5-MW Battery Storage System
Business Wire has details on a contract between Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative and Xtreme Power Inc. to purchase a 1.5-MW utility-scale battery storage system. The system will support a 3-MW solar project.
Texas Cooperative Involved in 1.67-MW Wind Turbine Project
Posted on Jan 12, 2011 in Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Texas Cooperative Involved in 1.67-MW Wind Turbine Project
South Plains Electric Cooperative will receive new energy from a 1.67-MW turbine project in Texas. The turbine was recently completed by Spain’s Alstom Power. Additional details are here.
Wind Turbines, Electric Cooperatives, and the South Dakota Prairie
Posted on Dec 25, 2010 in Environmental, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Wind Turbines, Electric Cooperatives, and the South Dakota Prairie
Workers are getting closer to completing a 108-turbine wind farm just southwest of Wessington Springs, South Dakota. Rapid City Journal has the details of how these turbines are becoming part of the landscape.
Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative Issues $65 Million in Bonds
Posted on Dec 23, 2010 in Financing, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative Issues $65 Million in Bonds
The Boston Globe has the latest details on the financing of the 10-turbine wind project in the Berkshires.
Forty-One-MW Wind Farm to Supply Central Iowa Coop
Posted on Dec 21, 2010 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Forty-One-MW Wind Farm to Supply Central Iowa Coop
Progress is being made on a 41-MW wind farm in Iowa. The farm will supply power to Central Iowa Power Cooperative, which has a 20-year purchase agreement with the developer. The Des Moines Register has the details.
Central Electric Power Cooperative’s Shift to Duke Energy Makes Santee Cooper Rethink Stake in Nuclear Reactors
Posted on Dec 20, 2010 in Financing, Project Development | Comments Off on Central Electric Power Cooperative’s Shift to Duke Energy Makes Santee Cooper Rethink Stake in Nuclear Reactors
In 2009, Santee Cooper’s biggest customer, Central Electric Power Cooperative, announced plans to shift 1,000 MW of its load to Duke Energy beginning in 2013. The Post & Courier reports that Santee Cooper is now seeking to cut the utility’s interest in two new nuclear reactors.
Cape & Vineyard Electric Cooperative Seeks to End Regional Commission Oversight Over Wind Turbines
Posted on Dec 20, 2010 in Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on Cape & Vineyard Electric Cooperative Seeks to End Regional Commission Oversight Over Wind Turbines
The Cape Cod Times reports that the Cape & Vineyard Electric Cooperative (formed in 2007) is seeking to end a regional commission’s jurisdiction over wind turbines. The coop has yet build a single turbine amid concerns over the region’s historic character.
Iowa Nuclear Power Plant Gets 20 More Years
Posted on Dec 17, 2010 in Environmental, Permitting, Project Development | Comments Off on Iowa Nuclear Power Plant Gets 20 More Years
The Des Moines Register reports that Iowa’s only nuclear power plant received a 20-year extension in its operating license. Two Iowa cooperatives, Central Iowa Power Cooperative and Corn Belt Power Cooperative, have ownership interests in the plant. The majority owner is NextEra Energy Resources.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative to Delay Carbon Capture Project
Posted on Dec 17, 2010 in Climate Change, Environmental, Project Development | Comments Off on Basin Electric Power Cooperative to Delay Carbon Capture Project
Citing economic concerns, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, a North Dakota G&T, has announced it will hold off on a carbon capture project at a coal-fired plant in central North Dakota.
Cooperatives to Push for Clean Renewable Energy Bonds Program
Posted on Dec 17, 2010 in Legislative & Politics, Project Development, Tax | Comments Off on Cooperatives to Push for Clean Renewable Energy Bonds Program
Platts reports that municipal and cooperative utility associations (including the NRECA) will lobby next year for the Clean Renewable Energy Bonds program, which provides tax credit bonds for low-carbon renewable energy projects. The program was not extended in the recent tax legislation that Congress passed last Thursday.
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