Oklahoma Cooperative Executes Power Purchase Agreement to Receive Power from Cooperative
Posted on Aug 19, 2016 in Rates, Reliability | Comments Off on Oklahoma Cooperative Executes Power Purchase Agreement to Receive Power from Cooperative
Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative (NEOEC) terminated its relationship with Grand River Dam Authority and has executed a power purchase agreement for its members to receive electricity from KAMO Electric Cooperative. NEOEC says the move will allow the members to receive electricity at a lower cost and the close proximity of KAMO technicians will allow NEOEC officials to respond...
Cooperatives Financing Efficiency Upgrades through Opt-in Tariffs
Posted on Aug 19, 2016 in Energy Savings Programs, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Rates | Comments Off on Cooperatives Financing Efficiency Upgrades through Opt-in Tariffs
Smaller, rural cooperatives have been experimenting with a model that gets around a customer’s inability or unwillingness to take on debt or invest in energy efficiency upgrades through offering a voluntary on-bill tariff. Cooperatives have been able to lead this innovation because shareholder interests and customer interests are aligned. Put simply, the customer chooses the upgrades...
Iowa Cooperative Raccoon Valley Becoming Carbon-Free with Purchase of Renewable Credits
Posted on Apr 29, 2016 in Environmental, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Iowa Cooperative Raccoon Valley Becoming Carbon-Free with Purchase of Renewable Credits
Raccoon Valley, an Iowa electric cooperative, plans to purchase renewable credits from three wholesale suppliers to offset its use of carbon-based fuels and become carbon-free. Purchasing the credits from its suppliers supports the cooperative of which it is a member and puts more renewables back in the generation mix while adding less than half a percent to Raccoon Valley’s total...
Great River Energy and NRECA Co-Sponsor Research Regarding Underutilized Energy Storage Resources
Posted on Apr 29, 2016 in Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Great River Energy and NRECA Co-Sponsor Research Regarding Underutilized Energy Storage Resources
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and Great River Energy co-sponsored a research study that showed that residential electric water heaters can serve as energy storage for wind or solar power, increasing efficiency, better integrating renewable energy and saving customers money. The large capacity water heaters can be enabled to make immediate use of wind or...
AEPCO CEO Testifies in Support of Great Rate-Setting Transparency
Posted on Apr 22, 2016 in Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on AEPCO CEO Testifies in Support of Great Rate-Setting Transparency
Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO) CEO Patrick Ledger testified in support of a bill that would require federal power administrations to detail costs on wholesale electric bills. Ledger said after his testimony that AEPCO is fine with justified cost increases but does not have enough information to see what’s included in the bill and how costs are distributed between...
Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Renewable Designation for Trash Burning Plant
Posted on Feb 12, 2016 in Permitting, Project Development, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Renewable Designation for Trash Burning Plant
The Arizona Supreme Court upheld the Arizona Corporation Commission’s approval of Mohave Electric Cooperative’s (“Mohave”) plan to meet part of its renewable energy mandate through trash incineration. Such renewable designation will allow Mohave to impose a surcharge on its 39,000 customers to cover the higher costs of alternatives to conventional energy resources.
Mississippi PSC Rejects Coop Associations’ Request to Reconsider Net-Metering Rule
Posted on Feb 1, 2016 in Rates, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Mississippi PSC Rejects Coop Associations’ Request to Reconsider Net-Metering Rule
The Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) put in place a net-metering rule, which allows customers to use rooftop solar panels to produce power and sell this power to utilities. The Electric Power Associations of Mississippi, Inc. asked the PSC to reconsider the rule, asserting that the PSC does not have the authority to impose this rule. The Commission rejected the Electric...
SCOTUS Gives FERC Approval to Reshape Power Markets
Posted on Jan 26, 2016 in Legislative & Politics, Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on SCOTUS Gives FERC Approval to Reshape Power Markets
In a 6-2 vote, the justices held that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) had authority under the Federal Power Act to issue the so-called demand-response rule, reversing the D.C. Circuit’s decision that the rule usurped state authority over retail electricity markets. Writing for the majority, Justice Elena Kagan said that demand response directly affects wholesale...
EIA Forecasts Electricity Prices to Rise in 2017
Posted on Jan 19, 2016 in Rates | Comments Off on EIA Forecasts Electricity Prices to Rise in 2017
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has reported it expects residential electricity prices to increase by about 3 percent in 2017 after holding steady in 2015 and 2016. The projected residential electricity price increases vary widely from region to region.
FERC Case Leads to Changes in MISO Auction Rules and Potential Consumer Refunds
Posted on Jan 13, 2016 in Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on FERC Case Leads to Changes in MISO Auction Rules and Potential Consumer Refunds
Southern Electric Cooperative was a complainant in a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) case that led to the agency issuing an order to correct alleged market manipulation by Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator in connection with its 2015-2016 Planning Research Auction.
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