Texas Coop Seeks to Supply Electricity to New Jail
Posted on Nov 27, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Texas Coop Seeks to Supply Electricity to New Jail
Central Texas Electric Co-operative (CTEC) has presented a proposal to the Gillespie County Commissioners outlining the cooperative’s plan for providing power to the new two-story jail under construction in Gillespie County. The cooperative’s chief executive officer cited the 200-foot rule, which allows an entity to choose between the utility designated in that area or another service...
FERC Expands SGIA and SGIP to Cover Energy Storage
Posted on Nov 27, 2013 in Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on FERC Expands SGIA and SGIP to Cover Energy Storage
On Friday, November 22, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) revised its standardized Small Generator Interconnection Agreements (SGIA) and Procedures (SGIP). The changes are intended to make the interconnection of small generators (20 MW or smaller) greener and more efficient. Read the full Sutherland Legal Alert.
Minnesota Coop May Expand Service Territory
Posted on Nov 27, 2013 in Mergers/Acquisitions, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Minnesota Coop May Expand Service Territory
Federated Rural Electric Association, a member of the Southern Minnesota Energy Cooperative, may expand its service area in southwest Minnesota and acquire an additional 1,700 customers from Alliant Energy’s customer base. The purchase is rumored for 2014 and would be subject to approval by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. Read more here.
Big Rivers Seeks PSC Approval for New Smelter Deal
Posted on Nov 25, 2013 in Economic Downturn, Legislative & Politics, Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Big Rivers Seeks PSC Approval for New Smelter Deal
Kentucky-based Big Rivers Electric Corporation (Big Rivers) is seeking approval from the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) of a deal that would allow a Big Rivers customer, Century Aluminum (Century), to purchase power for one of its Western Kentucky smelters on the wholesale market. Century maintains that such an arrangement is necessary to keep the smelter open. The PSC...
Water Heater Efficiency Act to Help Coops?
Posted on Nov 21, 2013 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on Water Heater Efficiency Act to Help Coops?
Republican Senator John Hoeven and a bipartisan group of senators today introduced the Water Heater Efficiency Act, a bill that would enable rural electric power coops and their members to continue using large, energy-efficient water heaters in “demand response” conservation programs. New Department of Energy rules threaten to phase out such water heaters by 2015. The bill is seen as...
Alaska Coop Files for FERC Approval of Hydro Project
Posted on Nov 20, 2013 in Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Alaska Coop Files for FERC Approval of Hydro Project
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC) has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for permission to build a new hydroelectric project near the town of Old Harbor, Alaska. The proposed run-of-river project would consist of two 262-kW turbines and would be used to provide power to the residents of Old Harbor. To read more about this project, click...
Vermont Coop to Build 5-MW Solar Project
Posted on Nov 12, 2013 in Climate Change, Environmental, Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Rates, Regulation & Policy, Reliability, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Vermont Coop to Build 5-MW Solar Project
The Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) is hoping to build the state’s largest utility-owned solar power project as part of a broader effort to help reduce the state’s dependence on fossil fuels. VEC is working with 14 other coops across the country on the 5-MW project in a first-of-its-kind initiative to make solar energy cost-competitive with other forms of electricity by the end of...
Alaska Coop to Buy Private Utility
Posted on Nov 12, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Mergers/Acquisitions, Project Development, Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Alaska Coop to Buy Private Utility
The Regulatory Commission of Alaska has recently approved an asset purchase agreement in which Alaska Village Electric Cooperative will buy the assets of Bethel Utility Corp., a privately owned utility. This acquisition will boost the Anchorage-based coop’s overall demand for electricity by more than 50 percent and resulting in savings for new members. Read more here.
Native American Reservation Reaches Settlement with New Mexico Coop
Posted on Nov 12, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Legislative & Politics, Litigation, Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Native American Reservation Reaches Settlement with New Mexico Coop
Northern Rio Arriba Electric Coop (NORA) has reached a deal with the Jicarilla Apache Nation for the Nation to purchase all of NORA’s infrastructure on the Northern New Mexico reservation. This settlement effectively ends two years of litigious hostilities between the utility and the Nation, whose lawyers said Nation officials are displeased with NORA’s service and are ready to end a...
Alaska Power Regulators Deny Wind Farm Complaint Against Coop
Posted on Nov 12, 2013 in Litigation, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Alaska Power Regulators Deny Wind Farm Complaint Against Coop
The Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) has rejected an informal complaint filed by Alaska Environmental Power LLC (AEP), an independent wind farm, against electric utility Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA). AEP is unhappy with how GVEA determines when to purchase power from independent producers. In the complaint, AEP argues that the GVEA’s methods shut out independent...
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