Haiti Welcomes New Coop
Posted on Mar 3, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Haiti Welcomes New Coop
Coopérative Electrique de l’Arrondissement des Coteaux is a new electric cooperative, established with assistance from NRECA International Ltd. in Haiti. As of now, the cooperative can serve about 1,600 customers, and its infrastructure consists of 33 miles of power lines. Power will be generated by a solar-diesel hybrid system. For more information, click here.
KIUC to Begin Work on 12-MW Solar Project
Posted on Mar 3, 2014 in Land Use, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on KIUC to Begin Work on 12-MW Solar Project
After receiving approval of the ground lease from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) is ready to begin work on its $54 million Anahola solar project. The estimated cost to KIUC’s members for the solar project is around 12.5 cents per kilowatt hour, while the cost of oil generation is around 24 cents. This solar project will use local labor...
GRE to Add Solar
Posted on Feb 20, 2014 in Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on GRE to Add Solar
Great River Energy (GRE) plans to build several solar energy installations by mid-2015 to generate a total output of 650 kW that will help GRE better understand the potential for solar development and its impact on current and future project initiatives. GRE continues to expand its renewable energy portfolio and is ahead of the curve on compliance with Minnesota’s Renewable Energy...
Oregon Coop Continues Fight Against State’s Renewable Mandates
Posted on Feb 18, 2014 in Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Oregon Coop Continues Fight Against State’s Renewable Mandates
Oregon law currently requires that large utilities get 25 percent of their energy from new renewable sources by 2025, and increased demand for electricity from data centers in the eastern part of the state is pushing smaller utilities toward large-utility status for the purposes of the mandate. A lobbyist for Umatilla Electric Cooperative (Umatilla) has been collecting signatures for...
New White Paper Calls for Focus on Grid Stability
Posted on Feb 13, 2014 in Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Reliability, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on New White Paper Calls for Focus on Grid Stability
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska recently issued a white paper warning that grid stability is complicated by coal plant retirements, environmental regulations and requirements for integrating renewable energy resources. Senator Murkowski’s paper, which has been praised by some in the industry, calls for policymakers to place grid reliability and affordability at the front of their...
Tri-State Signs Largest Wind PPA To Date
Posted on Feb 6, 2014 in Environmental, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Tri-State Signs Largest Wind PPA To Date
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (Tri-State) has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with a NextEra Energy Resources subsidiary for the output and environmental attributes of the Carousel Wind Farm, a 150-MW wind farm facility to be constructed in eastern Colorado. This facility will be Tri-State’s largest wind energy PPA to date. To learn more about this...
Minnesota Coop Members Allowed to Pre-Purchase Energy
Posted on Feb 4, 2014 in Environmental, Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Minnesota Coop Members Allowed to Pre-Purchase Energy
Lake Region Electric Cooperative, based in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, is investing in a community solar initiative through a program that gives its members the chance to buy part of the solar output from the HQ Prairie solar project built at the coop’s headquarters. Participation in the program was offered to members on a voluntary, market-based basis, which the coop hopes will keep...
Colorado Legislature Rejects Delay of Coop Renewables Mandate
Posted on Feb 3, 2014 in Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Rates, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Colorado Legislature Rejects Delay of Coop Renewables Mandate
The Colorado legislature passed a bill in 2013 mandating that, by 2020, twenty percent of power generated by rural electric cooperatives come from renewable sources. Representative Kathleen Conti proposed a subsequent bill that would delay the mandate’s implementation until 2025, but Colorado’s House Transportation and Energy Committee voted 8-5 against Conti’s bill in January. Those...
South Carolina Solar Farm Powering Coops
Posted on Jan 30, 2014 in Project Development, Renewable Energy, Tax | Comments Off on South Carolina Solar Farm Powering Coops
The 3-MW Colleton Solar Farm, last reported by the Sutherland Coop Team on December 26, 2013, is powering coops. Central Electric Power Cooperative, in collaboration with Santee Cooper, will purchase the output produced by over 10,000 photovoltaic panels. Click here for more.
Dairyland to Buy Solar Power from Coop Joint Venture
Posted on Jan 27, 2014 in Financing, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Dairyland to Buy Solar Power from Coop Joint Venture
As last reported by the Sutherland Coop Team on January 17, 2014, Dairyland Power Cooperative (Dairyland), based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, has agreed to purchase the output from a 517-kW solar facility owned by a joint venture of three Minnesota distribution cooperatives. The deal will allow Dairyland, which currently provides about 12 percent of its members’ energy using renewable...
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