Georgia Coop Enters Solar Deal
Posted on Aug 4, 2014 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Georgia Coop Enters Solar Deal
Georgia coop GreyStone Power Corporation has entered into a long-term power purchase arrangement with Green Power EMC to buy energy from a solar farm being developed by owner-operator Silicon Ranch. Click here for more information on the GreyStone transaction and here for more information on a similar deal between Jackson EMC and Green Power EMC.
Iowa Coop Begins Operation of Largest Solar Farm in State
Posted on Aug 1, 2014 in Financing, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Iowa Coop Begins Operation of Largest Solar Farm in State
Farmers Electric Cooperative’s new 2,900 panel solar farm has commenced operations. The solar farm is the state’s largest, generating up to 1.1 million kWh a year. State and federal tax credits and investor-owned utility incentives have sparked interest in solar development in the state. Click here for more information.
Vermont Coop Proposes Change to Net Metering Program
Posted on Jul 1, 2014 in Energy Savings Programs, Grid & Infrastructure, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Vermont Coop Proposes Change to Net Metering Program
As the Sutherland Coop Team reported on April 2, 2014, legislation in Vermont this spring opened the door for more homeowners to sell excess power back to the electrical grid. East Montpelier-based Washington Electric Cooperative (WEC) has proposed that a grid service fee be charged to net metering customers based on the amount of power that they generate. WEC says that the charge...
Georgia Coop Enters 25-Year Solar Deal
Posted on Jul 1, 2014 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Georgia Coop Enters 25-Year Solar Deal
Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) has entered into a 25-year agreement to purchase power from a ground-mounted solar project developed by Green Power EMC. The project is being constructed near Hazlehurst, Georgia by Silicon Ranch Corporation based in Nashville, Tennessee and will span approximately 135 acres. The solar array will generate more than 43,000 MWh of energy...
Coops Poised to Use Solar Power
Posted on Jun 25, 2014 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coops Poised to Use Solar Power
Bob Gibson, vice president of education and communication for the Solar Electric Power Association, spoke recently at the G&T Communicators Summer Conference held at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) headquarters. Gibson discussed options that utilities, including coops, are pursuing to create new revenue streams as consumers add solar as an option for...
Work Begins at New Coop Hydroelectric Project
Posted on Jun 20, 2014 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Work Begins at New Coop Hydroelectric Project
The Alaskan coop, Copper Valley Electric Association, recently announced that work has begun at its Allison Creek Hydroelectric Project. The total estimated cost of the project is $49 million. When completed, it will produce energy at a cost of 13.75 cents per kWh. The project is displacing diesel-powered generation units, which produce energy at a cost of 24.7 cents per kWh. Please...
Delaware Coop to Buy Power from Landfill
Posted on Jun 10, 2014 in Environmental, Land Use, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Delaware Coop to Buy Power from Landfill
Delaware Electric Cooperative (DEC) recently entered into an agreement to buy power generated by a 2-MW, methane-fueled plant located at a state-operated landfill. Massachusetts-based renewable energy firm Ameresco will operate the plant and sell the power to DEC. Delaware Governor Jack Markell touted the environmental benefits achieved by methane power “in a way that makes economic...
Additional Renewable Energy for Georgia Coops
Posted on Jun 5, 2014 in Land Use, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Additional Renewable Energy for Georgia Coops
A new methane gas-to-energy project has been added to the renewable energy portfolio for Georgia coops. Developed through Green Power EMC, the nearly 5-MW landfill project will diversify the energy portfolios of participating coops that will purchase power from the project under a long-term power purchase agreement. To learn more about this development, click here.
Senate Agriculture Committee Raises Concerns about Proposed RUS Environmental Regulation
Posted on May 28, 2014 in Environmental, Financing, Legislative & Politics, Patronage Capital, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Senate Agriculture Committee Raises Concerns about Proposed RUS Environmental Regulation
In its report accompanying spending legislation for fiscal year 2015, the Senate Agriculture Committee has directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development office to provide a report on the impact of a controversial regulation proposed by the USDA. The regulation at issue would reclassify all loan transactions for Rural Utilities Service (RUS) borrowers as “major...
Massachusetts Coop Gets Additional Funding
Posted on May 22, 2014 in Financing, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Massachusetts Coop Gets Additional Funding
With a grant of $403,455, Cape & Vineyard Electric Cooperative recently received its final piece of financial support thanks to the Cape Light Compact. The coop was formed in 2007 with a focus on renewables and has nearly 29 MW of solar energy projects either online or under construction. For more information, click here.
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