Survey Report: Less Concern of Distributed Generation in Utility Industry
Posted on Mar 10, 2015 in Energy Savings Programs, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Survey Report: Less Concern of Distributed Generation in Utility Industry
According to media startup Utility Dive’s State of the Electric Utility 2015 Survey Report, many utilities have begun to see distributed generation as a growth opportunity rather than a disruption. According to the report, 88 percent of respondents now view distributed generation as an opportunity, although 63 percent of those are not sure how to build their business around the...
Electric Cooperative Seeks to Reduce Credits Paid to Customers with Rooftop Solar Systems
Posted on Mar 6, 2015 in Climate Change, Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Rates, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Electric Cooperative Seeks to Reduce Credits Paid to Customers with Rooftop Solar Systems
“Net metering” is the process by which electric suppliers pay credits to customers with home photovoltaic systems that generate more power than the customer uses. An Arizona EMC, Trico Electric Cooperative, has asked the Arizona Corporation Commission to approve its proposal to lower the amount of these credits from 4.2 cents per kilowatt hour to 3.7 cents. Trico believes that the...
Department of Energy and NRECA Name 2014 Wind Coops of the Year
Posted on Feb 27, 2015 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Department of Energy and NRECA Name 2014 Wind Coops of the Year
The Energy Department and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) named the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association and San Isabel Electric Association of Colorado as the 2014 Wind Cooperatives of the Year. For more information on the significant contributions these coops made to the wind energy industry, see the Energy Department’s press...
Solar Farm Generates More Power Than Initially Projected
Posted on Feb 10, 2015 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Solar Farm Generates More Power Than Initially Projected
The Colleton Solar Farm, located on a 15-acre site near Walterboro, South Carolina, completed its first year of commercial operations on December 20. The solar farm generated about 5 percent more power than initially projected, which is believed to be due to placing more than 40 percent of the solar panels on pivotal mounts that track the sun as it moves across the sky. Central...
Arkansas Electric Plans to Build State’s Largest Solar Farm
Posted on Feb 9, 2015 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Arkansas Electric Plans to Build State’s Largest Solar Farm
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (Arkansas Electric) has signed an agreement to build what will be the largest solar farm in the State of Arkansas. Silicon Ranch Corporation will build and manage the facility, which will be located on a 100-acre parcel in East Camden. The facility’s 12-megawatt output will power a manufacturing facility as well as 2,400 single-family homes. ...
Obama Administration Seeks $6 Billion Budget for RUS Program with Similar Previously-Rejected Restrictions on Lending
Posted on Feb 6, 2015 in Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Obama Administration Seeks $6 Billion Budget for RUS Program with Similar Previously-Rejected Restrictions on Lending
The Obama administration is pursuing a $6 billion budget for the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Electric Loan program’s 2016 fiscal year, a $500 million increase over the program’s 2015 fiscal year. Reflecting the administration’s goal of phasing out fossil fuel subsidies, this budget has allocated $3 billion for environmental updates to existing fossil-fuel plants and another $3...
Solar Component Discounts Offered to Coops
Posted on Jan 22, 2015 in Financing, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Solar Component Discounts Offered to Coops
Through the Vendor Management Office of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, coops have an opportunity to receive significant vendor discounts on photovoltaic modules, racking structures and inverters—three major components of utility-scale solar projects. Coops will still need to negotiate commercial terms and conduct their own research to determine whether solar...
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative Inks Wind PPA
Posted on Jan 21, 2015 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Western Farmers Electric Cooperative Inks Wind PPA
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative has agreed to a power purchase agreement with Apex Clean Energy for the purchase of 50 MW of electricity from the 150-MW Grant Wind project. To read more about this story, please click here.
Minnesota Cooperative Announces Renewable Subscription Plan
Posted on Jan 21, 2015 in Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Minnesota Cooperative Announces Renewable Subscription Plan
Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, a Minnesota cooperative, announced a plan to sell subscriptions to its members for electricity to be obtained from a 250-panel solar array to be constructed by Steele Waseca this spring. Subscribers to the plan will receive a credit on their normal electric bill based on production from the solar panels. To read more, click here....
Wolverine Power Cooperative Executes Power Purchase Agreement for 114 Megawatts of Wind Energy
Posted on Jan 9, 2015 in Project Development, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Wolverine Power Cooperative Executes Power Purchase Agreement for 114 Megawatts of Wind Energy
Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative, Inc. (Wolverine) has entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with RES America Developments Inc., a subsidiary of Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) for 114 MW of wind energy and associated renewable energy credits in Michigan. The Deerfield Wind Energy project, the source of the wind power, is scheduled to reach...
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