Valley Electric Association (NV) Announces Plans for Solar Project
Posted on Aug 28, 2015 in Project Development, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Valley Electric Association (NV) Announces Plans for Solar Project
Bombard Electric, LLC will engineer, procure and construct a 15 MW Solar Project (the “Project”) for Valley Electric Association, Inc. (“VEA”) in Pahrump, Nevada with the plan for the Project to start delivering energy on July 1, 2016. VEA’s fixed rate power-purchase agreement with Nevada Valley Solar Solutions I, LLC will provide VEA with one of the lowest priced solar energy...
New Hydro Facility in Alaska Begins Operations
Posted on Aug 26, 2015 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on New Hydro Facility in Alaska Begins Operations
The Gartina Falls hydroelectric project, located near Hoonah, Alaska and developed by Inside Passage Electric Cooperative, began operations at the beginning of August. The project is expected to help the local village cut its use of diesel use by 30 percent. To read more about this story, please click here.
Ouachita Electric Cooperative Enters Into Service Agreement with Today’s Power Inc. for Solar Power
Posted on Aug 21, 2015 in Project Development, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Ouachita Electric Cooperative Enters Into Service Agreement with Today’s Power Inc. for Solar Power
Today’s Power Inc., a subsidiary of Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc., will install and service a 100 kW AC solar array for Ouachita Electric Cooperative. The system will involve approximately 312 solar panels at 410 watts each and can ultimately lower the cost of power to cooperative members at a relatively low capital investment. Read more about the service agreement...
Oklahoma Coop Brings in More Solar Energy
Posted on Aug 14, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Oklahoma Coop Brings in More Solar Energy
Tri-County Electric Cooperative (Tri-County) has reached an agreement with Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AEC) by which AEC will supply Tri-County with a one-megawatt solar array. Tri-County members who participate in its new community solar program will be able to purchase electricity generated by the solar array. Click here to read more.
Flathead Electric Cooperative Launches Community Solar Program
Posted on Aug 11, 2015 in Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Flathead Electric Cooperative Launches Community Solar Program
Flathead Electric Cooperative is launching a community Solar Utility Network in Montana and installing 365 solar panels. The project will allow customers to purchase one of the panels in the solar array, which will provide monthly power credits for 25 years. For more information, please click here.
Final EPA Carbon Rule Released; NRECA Weighs In
Posted on Aug 3, 2015 in Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Rates, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Final EPA Carbon Rule Released; NRECA Weighs In
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officially released its final version of the Clean Power Plan rules on Monday. The rules represent the first federal limits on power plant carbon dioxide emissions and require a 32 percent reduction (from 2005 levels) in carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 2030. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) has voiced...
Obama Administration Considers Pushing Back Clean Power Plan Deadlines
Posted on Jul 30, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Obama Administration Considers Pushing Back Clean Power Plan Deadlines
On Tuesday the New York Times reported that the Obama administration plans to push back Clean Power Plan deadlines. Originally the Clean Power Plan required existing plants to develop a plan to cut emissions 30 percent from 2005 levels by the year 2030. The Plan further required states to present a plan for implementing Plan rules by 2016 and begin compliance by 2020. The Obama...
Bonneville Power Administration’s Rate Increase to Hit Coops
Posted on Jul 27, 2015 in Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Bonneville Power Administration’s Rate Increase to Hit Coops
Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) recently announced that it will raise its wholesale power rates by 7.1 percent and its transmission rates by 4.4 percent, effective October 1. BPA, a federal agency and the largest wholesale provider in the northwestern United States, supplies wholesale power to 54 electric cooperatives. Click here for more.
Arizona Appeals Court Allows Utility to Burn Trash for Renewable Energy
Posted on Jul 24, 2015 in Environmental, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Arizona Appeals Court Allows Utility to Burn Trash for Renewable Energy
Despite resistance from the Sierra Club, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled to allow the Mohave Electric Cooperative (“Mohave”) to burn trash for renewable energy, acknowledging the Arizona Corporation Commission’s (the “Commission”) constitutional authority to regulate such issues. Before the project was stopped by the Sierra Club, the Commission previously allowed Mohave to count 90...
Minnesota Electric Cooperative to Install Solar on Municipal Building
Posted on Jul 22, 2015 in Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Minnesota Electric Cooperative to Install Solar on Municipal Building
In a deal being billed as the first of its kind, Wright-Hennepin Electric Cooperative Association (Wright-Hennepin) has reached an agreement with the city of Rockford whereby Wright-Hennepin will install solar panels on two separate sites owned by the city. Wright-Hennepin will not be responsible for any lease payments, and the city will receive a 7 percent discount on its electricity...
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