North Carolina Coop’s Solar Farm to Provide Benefits to Members
Posted on Oct 9, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Land Use, Project Development, Rates, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on North Carolina Coop’s Solar Farm to Provide Benefits to Members
Pee Dee Electric Cooperative has announced plans to install a 100-Kw community solar farm adjacent to its corporate headquarters. The solar farm will produce about 150,000-kWh of electricity annually, and members of Pee Dee Electric will be able to purchase individual panels and sell the power produced by the panels back to the cooperative. Members who participate in the project will...
Kentucky Coop Participates in a Collaborative Solar Project for Army Base
Posted on Oct 6, 2014 in Environmental, Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Land Use, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Kentucky Coop Participates in a Collaborative Solar Project for Army Base
Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative has joined forces with the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, the Department of Defense at Fort Campbell and the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) to build a 5-Mw solar photovoltaic panel system at Fort Campbell. The group’s plan would result in building the largest solar array in Kentucky. Since forming the collaborative has accumulated...
EPA May Adjust Carbon Dioxide Standard Based on Public Comments
Posted on Oct 6, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on EPA May Adjust Carbon Dioxide Standard Based on Public Comments
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may adjust its proposed carbon dioxide standard for existing coal-based power plants according to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. The standard, which sets emission levels for each state, was proposed on June 2. After the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and other organizations encouraged the agency to allow more time to study...
New Jersey Coop Leads Army Base Solar Project
Posted on Sep 17, 2014 in Environmental, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on New Jersey Coop Leads Army Base Solar Project
Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative (Sussex) is helping the U.S. Army install more than 500 Kws of solar panel capacity on a former Superfund site at Picatinny Arsenal near Morristown, New Jersey. Engineering for the project was completed under the Solar Utility Network Deployment Acceleration project developed by the Cooperative Research Network of the National Rural Electric...
EIA Report: No Coal-Fired Sources Added in First Half of 2014
Posted on Sep 15, 2014 in Environmental, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on EIA Report: No Coal-Fired Sources Added in First Half of 2014
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that new generation capacity added during the first half of 2014 came only from natural gas and renewable sources, such as wind and solar facilities. No coal-fired sources were added during this time frame. Coops can expect more natural gas capacity and a risk of increased price volatility. Click here to read more.
Some State Regulators Say EPA Clean Power Plan Unworkable
Posted on Sep 10, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Some State Regulators Say EPA Clean Power Plan Unworkable
Regulators from Texas, Indiana, Montana and Arizona told the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee’s energy and power subcommittee that the reduction targets in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan are “too much, too soon.” To read more, click here (subscription required).
CFC Joins NRECA’s Solar Initiative
Posted on Aug 26, 2014 in Financing, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on CFC Joins NRECA’s Solar Initiative
The National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC) has formally joined the Solar Utility Network Deployment Acceleration (SUNDA) project led by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). The SUNDA project is supported by a $3.6 million grant to NRECA from the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative and will provide a knowledge base for...
Minnesota Utilities Embrace Solar
Posted on Aug 18, 2014 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Minnesota Utilities Embrace Solar
Minnesota’s electric utilities have significantly increased their investments in solar projects recently. Investor-owned utilities’ increased interest in solar may be driven by a 2013 state law requiring investor-owned utilities to get 1.5 percent of their electricity from solar power by 2020, while cooperatives’ increased interest seems to be driven in large part by increased demand...
With Support of Coop, Iowa Farmer Powers Irrigation with Solar Energy
Posted on Aug 11, 2014 in Energy Savings Programs, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on With Support of Coop, Iowa Farmer Powers Irrigation with Solar Energy
An Iowa farmer is powering his irrigation system with solar power generated by a twenty-two panel array on his property. Western Iowa Power Cooperative has entered a ten year net metering deal under which it will purchase any excess power generated by the array. Click here for more.
Coop Solar Facility Completed June 30
Posted on Aug 8, 2014 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coop Solar Facility Completed June 30
A solar facility consisting of 1,880 solar panels was completed this summer as a result of the joint efforts of Freeborn-Mower Cooperative Services, People’s Energy Cooperative and Tri-County Electric Cooperative. The facility is expected to produce about 682,000 kWh a year. Dairyland Power Cooperative has agreed to purchase all of the facility production. Please click here to...
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