State Regulators Approve 200-Mile Transmission Line for Basin Electric
Posted on May 16, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Permitting, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on State Regulators Approve 200-Mile Transmission Line for Basin Electric
The North Dakota Public Service Commission recently approved Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s (Basin Electric) proposed 200-mile, 345-kV transmission line. The new transmission line will improve connections between the Antelope Valley Station and newly signed wind farm contracts and the coop’s members in other parts of the state. Electric Co-op Today has more on this...
Cobb EMC Purchases Solar
Posted on May 15, 2014 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Cobb EMC Purchases Solar
Cobb Electric Membership Corporation (Cobb EMC), a Georgia coop, is purchasing the full 7.7-MW output of the Azalea Solar project under a 25-year power purchase agreement. Click here to learn more about this project development.
Coop Leaders Join President Obama for Solar Event
Posted on May 12, 2014 in Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coop Leaders Join President Obama for Solar Event
Bob Marshall, general manager of Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative (Plumas-Sierra), and David Gottula, general manager of Okanogan County Electric Cooperative (Okanogan), joined President Obama at a May 9 event in Mountain View, California, at which the president highlighted electric cooperatives’ efforts to develop solar projects. Plumas-Sierra has plans for a community and...
Hawaiian Utilities Outshine Others for Adding New Solar Capacity
Posted on Apr 29, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Hawaiian Utilities Outshine Others for Adding New Solar Capacity
The Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) and the companies of Hawaiian Electric Company (Hawaiian Electric) have ranked among the top 10 utilities nationally for the amount of new solar power added to their grids last year. Hawaiian Electric added 329 watts of solar generating capacity per customer on the island of Oahu in 2013, which is the fifth highest of any utility...
Minnesota Coop Planning New Community Solar Garden
Posted on Apr 28, 2014 in Energy Savings Programs, Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Minnesota Coop Planning New Community Solar Garden
Connexus Energy (Connexus), a distribution cooperative based in Ramsey, Minnesota, is planning to develop a community solar garden consisting of 792 panels with an output of 245 kW. Connexus customers will be given an opportunity to invest in financing the project in exchange for a proportional share of the output for 20 years. Click here for more.
SMECO to Add More Solar
Posted on Apr 28, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on SMECO to Add More Solar
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) will add 10 MW of solar power to its portfolio through a new power purchase agreement with Colorado-based solar developer Juwi Solar Inc. SMECO has agreed to buy all of the output from a new solar facility to be located within SMECO’s service territory in Waldorf, Maryland. Click here for more.
Massachusetts Solar Projects Resume After Work Stoppage
Posted on Apr 24, 2014 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Massachusetts Solar Projects Resume After Work Stoppage
The Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative (CVEC) has resumed construction of its Photovoltaic (PV) Initiative solar projects after a work stoppage in January. CVEC anticipates that the projects will generate approximately 28 MW of solar power by the end of this year. The Martha’s Vineyard Times has the full story.
Alabama Coop to Partner in New Landfill Gas Facility
Posted on Apr 23, 2014 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Alabama Coop to Partner in New Landfill Gas Facility
Sand Mountain Electric Cooperative in Alabama has partnered with the Tennessee Valley Authority, Energy Development, and Republic Waste on a landfill gas facility outside of Collinsville, Alabama. To read more about this story, click here.
NRECA Reports Coop Renewable Capacity Has Doubled in Past Five Years
Posted on Apr 21, 2014 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on NRECA Reports Coop Renewable Capacity Has Doubled in Past Five Years
Coops’ renewable energy capacity has increased to 5.9 GW as of early 2014, which is in addition to the 10 GW that coops purchase from federal hydropower facilities. Click here for more data from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).
Dairyland Receives White House Invitation
Posted on Apr 17, 2014 in Legislative & Politics, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Dairyland Receives White House Invitation
Nominated by the Rural Utilities Service, officials of Dairyland Power Cooperative will head to the White House for recognition of the coop’s ongoing efforts to promote and develop renewable energy projects. Approximately 13 percent of Dairyland’s energy resources are comprised of renewable sources, which exceeds state renewable energy requirements. Read more here.
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