Great River Energy Offers Electric Vehicle Users 100% Wind Charge at No Extra Expense
Posted on Jul 20, 2015 in Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Rates, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Great River Energy Offers Electric Vehicle Users 100% Wind Charge at No Extra Expense
In June Minnesota-based generation and transmission cooperative Great River Energy (GRE) and its members rolled out their new “Revolt” program, which allows electric vehicle (EV) users to charge their vehicles using 100 percent wind energy at no extra expense. Consumers pay standard rates to charge their cars, and GRE retires renewable energy credits to cover every kilowatt-hour of...
Dairyland Power Cooperative Inks New Hydro Agreement
Posted on Jun 17, 2015 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Dairyland Power Cooperative Inks New Hydro Agreement
Wisconsin-based Dairyland Power Cooperative has signed a power purchase agreement with Eagle Creek Renewable Energy LLC, the owner of a 10-megawatt facility located on the Mississippi River. The hydro facility was originally built in 1905 to power paper mill operations. To read more, please click here.
Kentucky Coop Building Solar Project at Fort Campbell
Posted on Jun 12, 2015 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Kentucky Coop Building Solar Project at Fort Campbell
Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Tennessee Valley Authority to develop a 5 MW solar project at Fort Campbell. The project will help the base meet a Department of Defense directive to procure 25 percent of the base’s energy from renewable sources by 2025. Read more about the project here.
Tri-State Enters Wind PPA with Iberdrola Renewables
Posted on Jun 11, 2015 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Tri-State Enters Wind PPA with Iberdrola Renewables
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (Tri-State), a wholesale power supplier owned by cooperatives and public power districts serving Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska and Wyoming, has entered into a 25 year agreement to purchase wind power from Iberdrola Renewables. Tri-State will buy all the output from a 76 MW wind farm, the Twin Buttes II project. Click here for...
Tri-County Electric Coop Plans Community Solar
Posted on Jun 9, 2015 in Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Tri-County Electric Coop Plans Community Solar
An Oklahoma electric cooperative is building a 1-MW community solar array near its Hooker, Oklahoma headquarters. Tri-County Electric Coop (TCEC) plans to offer its members the opportunity to purchase panels in the array and receive credits on their bills. For more information, please click here.
Great River Energy Launches First-of-its-Kind Program to Fuel Electric Cars with Wind Energy
Posted on Jun 5, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Great River Energy Launches First-of-its-Kind Program to Fuel Electric Cars with Wind Energy
Minnesota electric cooperative Great River Energy and its member cooperatives recently launched a new green energy program called the Revolt program. The program allows eligible cooperative members who drive electric vehicles to fuel those vehicles with wind energy. To be eligible for the program, a member must own or lease a plug-in electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid by December 31,...
Dairyland Power Seeks Bids for Solar Project
Posted on Jun 5, 2015 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Dairyland Power Seeks Bids for Solar Project
Dairyland Power, an electric cooperative based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, announced that it is seeking proposals from solar developers for up to 25 MW of photovoltaic generation to add to its renewable energy portfolio. Read more here.
Green Power EMC Increases its Solar Portfolio
Posted on May 28, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Green Power EMC Increases its Solar Portfolio
Green Power EMC announced Wednesday that it will buy the full output of a 52-MW solar farm in southeast Georgia for 30 years. The solar farm is owned by Silicon Ranch Corp., which has previously leased the output of another of its solar facilities to Green Power. Partnerships like these have allowed Green Power EMC to supply renewable energy to 38 other Georgia EMCs. Click here to...
Texas Coop Breaks Ground on New Hydroelectric Plant
Posted on May 28, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Texas Coop Breaks Ground on New Hydroelectric Plant
The East Texas Electric Cooperative and Trinity River Authority of Texas recently broke ground on a new hydroelectric project. The Thomas Hydroelectric Project is located at Lake Livingston Dam and is expected to become operational in 2018. Once online the new hydroelectric power plant will produce enough electricity to power 12,000 homes in East Texas. Click here to read...
Arkansas G&T Adds Wind to Portfolio
Posted on May 21, 2015 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Arkansas G&T Adds Wind to Portfolio
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation has announced a long-term, sole-recipient agreement with the planned Drift Sand Wind Farm. This 108 megawatt facility is expected to begin commercial operation by December 31, 2016. To read more about this story, please click here.
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