Vermont Electric Cooperative Pursues Power Deal with Seabrook Nuclear Plant
Posted on Jan 4, 2012 in Innovation/Efficiency, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Vermont Electric Cooperative Pursues Power Deal with Seabrook Nuclear Plant
Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) has expressed interest in entering a 20-year power purchase agreement with a NextEra Energy nuclear power plant in Seabrook, New Hampshire. The Vermont Public Service Board and the VEC board of directors must approve the purchase before the parties can go forward with the agreement. The contract would be for 16 to 17 percent of VEC’s annual energy...
Proposed Franchise Agreement Looks Promising in Colorado
Posted on Dec 22, 2011 in Corporate Governance, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Proposed Franchise Agreement Looks Promising in Colorado
The City of Durango, Colorado, and La Plata Electric Association appear positioned to approve a new franchise agreement that would go into effect in May 2012. The proposed agreement provides less restrictive language on how to credit consumers for generating power back to the grid than previously suggested. The agreement also protects coop customers located outside of Durango from rate...
Tennessee Coop to Connect New Solar Facility
Posted on Dec 20, 2011 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Tennessee Coop to Connect New Solar Facility
Chickasaw Electric Cooperative, a Tennessee-based coop, is set to connect the new West Tennessee Solar Farm to the Tennessee Valley Authority with its distribution lines. The coop has upgraded seven miles of its distribution lines and added two additional miles to connect the 4.5-megawatt solar facility to the regional power grid. The project is estimated to have cost the coop $31...
Pacific Northwest Coops Ordered to Rebalance Use of Hydropower and Wind Energy
Posted on Dec 12, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure, Litigation, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Pacific Northwest Coops Ordered to Rebalance Use of Hydropower and Wind Energy
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruled that the Bonneville Power Administration discriminated against wind interests by cutting back on wind production at times of high hydroelectric generation. FERC gave the BPA 90 days to come up with a new program. BPA announced an “environmental redispatch” policy last May in an effort to balance supply and demand and comply with salmon...
Tri-State Subsidiary Buys Colorado Coal Mine
Posted on Dec 6, 2011 in Climate Change, Environmental, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Tri-State Subsidiary Buys Colorado Coal Mine
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, the largest electric coop in Colorado, has placed its bets on coal as its primary generation source for years to come. The coop’s subsidiary Western Fuels-Colorado LLC, a fuel supplier that delivers coal under contract to Tri-State’s plants, has purchased the Colowyo coal mine from Rio Tinto. Tri-State cites the lower cost of coal as...
Two Coops Agree to Develop Solar Project
Posted on Dec 5, 2011 in Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Two Coops Agree to Develop Solar Project
New Mexico-based PPC Solar announced that Kit Carson Electric Cooperative has conditionally approved an agreement under which PPC Solar will construct a 1.5-MW solar array in Taos County, New Mexico. The project would be the largest solar installation in the county and reportedly would generate an estimated 2,985,859 kWh of solar power in the first year of operation. The Solar...
Montana Coop to Explore Geothermal Power Production
Posted on Nov 15, 2011 in Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Montana Coop to Explore Geothermal Power Production
On December 12, Flathead Electric Cooperative is scheduled to begin geothermal exploration efforts near Hot Springs, Montana. The venture is the latest renewable energy project pursued by Flathead in an effort to find cost-effective alternatives to Bonneville Power Administration’s anticipated cap on low-price wholesale power sales. Flathead is already working on projects to develop...
More Wind Expected in Alaska
Posted on Nov 15, 2011 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on More Wind Expected in Alaska
Alaskan electric coop Kodiak Electric Association is accepting contractor bids to double the size of its current 4.5-MW wind farm. The expansion, when coupled with a nearby hydropower plant, will help Kodiak attain its renewable energy goal of 95 percent renewables by 2020. A battery energy system is also planned to help integrate the output from the wind farm. Read more.
Development of Tennessee Solar Farm Delayed
Posted on Nov 7, 2011 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Development of Tennessee Solar Farm Delayed
The West Tennessee Megasite Solar Farm, originally expected to open this month, is now expected to go online early next year. Roughly nine miles of electrical lines must be upgraded before the project is complete. These lines run from the solar farm to the Chickasaw Electric Cooperative substation, where the power will hook into the grid. Click here to read more about the farm and...
Vermont Coops Become Customers of State’s Largest Wind Farm
Posted on Oct 31, 2011 in Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Vermont Coops Become Customers of State’s Largest Wind Farm
The largest wind farm in Vermont officially opened on October 26, and two of the state’s coops plan to be big customers of the facility. Washington Electric Cooperative and Vermont Electric Cooperative will buy a combined 60 percent of the output from the farm. The new $90 million, 40-megawatt, 16-turbine wind farm is the result of an eight-year planning and building process. To...
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