90 Miles of CapX2020 Transmission Line Energized
Posted on Oct 14, 2015 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on 90 Miles of CapX2020 Transmission Line Energized
Owners of the CapX2020 project, including Dairyland Power Cooperative, recently celebrated the energization of approximately 90 miles of newly completed transmission line segments located in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The CapX2020 project is a major transmission project which represents part of the largest expansion of transmission in the Upper Midwest region in decades and is expected...
Wisconsin Electric Coops Install Community Solar Systems for $2 per Watt
Posted on Oct 14, 2015 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Wisconsin Electric Coops Install Community Solar Systems for $2 per Watt
Eau Claire Energy Coop is installing the largest utility-owned solar power system in the state, capable of delivering 875 kilowatts of DC power. The coop’s Member Solar program offers shares of the system to member-customers for $650 per panel or $2.10 per watt.
Tri-State Announces 25-Megawatt Alta Luna Solar Project Partnership
Posted on Oct 14, 2015 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Tri-State Announces 25-Megawatt Alta Luna Solar Project Partnership
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (Tri-State) and D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments, L.L.C. have announced a 25-year contract to supply the utility with renewable energy from the planned Alta Luna Solar Project to be constructed in Luna County in southwest New Mexico.
Eighth Circuit Upholds FERC Rule on Coop Avoided Cost Rates
Posted on Oct 8, 2015 in Rates, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Eighth Circuit Upholds FERC Rule on Coop Avoided Cost Rates
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has upheld the long-standing determination by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that the avoided cost rate paid by a distribution cooperative for energy purchased from a qualifying cogeneration or small power production facility (QF) is the same as the avoided cost rate of the distribution coop’s generation and transmission...
Solar Shortages Threaten Cooperative Utility Projects
Posted on Oct 8, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Solar Shortages Threaten Cooperative Utility Projects
Shortages of solar panel equipment are expected in 2016, with lead times of up to six months for larger orders. Dan Danley, contract technical liaison with NRECA’s Business and Technology Strategies unit, has been warning utilities to plan ahead to avoid solar project delays. The projected shortages are the result of increased demand for solar equipment driven in part by a 30 percent...
Settlement Reached for Utah Coal Plant
Posted on Oct 7, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Litigation, Regulation & Policy, Reliability, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Settlement Reached for Utah Coal Plant
Deseret Electric Power Cooperative (Deseret), WildEarth Guardians, the Sierra Club and federal regulators have reached an agreement establishing limits on the amount of coal that the Bonanza Power Plant, located in Uintah County, Utah, may burn. The limits imposed by the deal could result in the early retirement of the Bonanza Power Plant, but Deseret believes the deal will allow for...
Colorado Coop Institutes New Charge for Solar Customers
Posted on Oct 7, 2015 in Corporate Governance, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Colorado Coop Institutes New Charge for Solar Customers
The board of Colorado-based cooperative Intermountain Rural Electric Association (IREA) recently voted to institute a new charge on customers that rely on solar power during the day and IREA at night. The new charge, called a “Load Factor Adjustment” is meant to recover costs of service from IREA customers with solar panels that sell excess power to IREA by way of net metering. The...
Mississippi Considers Net Metering
Posted on Oct 6, 2015 in Rates, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Mississippi Considers Net Metering
The Mississippi Public Service Commission (Commission) is considering a plan to mandate that utilities pay solar panel owners for power they generate. Electric cooperatives, which serve 767,000 Mississippi customers, argue the Commission can’t legally force them to adopt net metering.
Hawaii Coop to Offer Daytime Discounts
Posted on Oct 5, 2015 in Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Hawaii Coop to Offer Daytime Discounts
Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) is planning to roll out the pilot version of a program that would discount customer-members’ rates for electricity used during the day. KIUC has identified 300 residential customers whose rates between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. would be shaved by 25 percent. The innovative concept, which may initially appear counterintuitive when compared to off-peak...
Appalachian Electric Cooperative Set to Begin New Solar Project in Fall
Posted on Oct 2, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Appalachian Electric Cooperative Set to Begin New Solar Project in Fall
Appalachian Electric Cooperative is set to begin construction of a new 1.373-megawatt “community solar” facility this fall. The facility will include 9,468 photovoltaic cells that will generate enough renewable electricity to power approximately 115 homes for an entire year. The new project will be funded in part by a grant from the Tennessee Valley Authority and is one of only two...
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