Montana Senator Proposes Bill to Encourage Local Generation
Posted on Oct 27, 2011 in Financing, Legislative & Politics, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Montana Senator Proposes Bill to Encourage Local Generation
In an effort to increase local energy production, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester introduced the Clean Transmission for Rural Communities Act, which broadens the electric power technologies eligible for municipal or cooperative bond financing. Renewable energy development, rural economic growth and new jobs are among the purported benefits of the bill. Read more here.
Hawaii Coop Looks to Reallocate RUS Loan to Solar Project
Posted on Oct 18, 2011 in Financing, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Hawaii Coop Looks to Reallocate RUS Loan to Solar Project
Kauai Island Utility Cooperative wants to use a Rural Utilities Service (RUS) loan previously planned for a 10-MW renewable biodiesel plant to develop a 10 MW solar project. If approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the shift in financing will allow Kauai Island to double its solar generation capacity and take advantage of certain state and federal tax incentives. Read...
Argan Awarded Texas Biomass Plant
Posted on Oct 18, 2011 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Argan Awarded Texas Biomass Plant
Gemma Power Systems, a subsidiary of Argan Inc. has been appointed to build a $165 million biomass plant near Woodville, Texas. East Texas Electric Cooperative awarded the contract, which still requires certain regulatory approvals. The parties anticipate a project completion date in December 2014. The Washington Business Journal has the full story.
Oregon Coop and Winery To Promote Solar Development
Posted on Oct 13, 2011 in Land Use, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Oregon Coop and Winery To Promote Solar Development
A new solar farm located at the King Estate winery outside of Eugene, Oregon should be online in the next few months. The project will generate almost 1 MW of electricity that will be sold to Lane Electric Coop and will promote sustainable development for the organic vineyard while helping Lane Electric comply with state Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) requirements. Read the full...
Oklahoma Wind Farm Begins Construction
Posted on Oct 13, 2011 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Oklahoma Wind Farm Begins Construction
Enel Green Power North America Inc. and TradeWind Energy have begun construction on a 150 MW wind farm in Oklahoma in Kiowa and Washita counties. Western Farmers Electric Cooperative will purchase the power generated by the wind farm. Please visit The Oklahoman for more details.
Solar Energy Gets a Boost in Alabama
Posted on Oct 3, 2011 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Solar Energy Gets a Boost in Alabama
Alabama-based Arab Electric Cooperative (AEC) is making it a little easier for its members to be green. AEC voted unanimously this week to join the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Generation Partners incentive program. Under the program, the TVA gives homeowners and businesses a $1,000 incentive to help offset equipment costs, plus a 30 percent federal tax break through 2016. The...
Solar Project Moves Forward in Maryland
Posted on Sep 27, 2011 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Solar Project Moves Forward in Maryland
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) is joining forces with SunEdison to develop a solar facility in Hughesville, Maryland. The National Renewables Cooperative Organization has been assisting SMECO in developing the project. The 5.5-MW AC solar farm is currently pending approval from the state’s Public Service Commission. Click here to read the full story.
Wisconsin Coop to Purchase From Seventh Methane Digester
Posted on Sep 22, 2011 in Project Development, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Wisconsin Coop to Purchase From Seventh Methane Digester
Beginning early next year, Dairyland Power Cooperative will purchase power from a new 635-kW biogas digester facility located in Augusta, Wisconsin. Eau Claire Energy Cooperative, a Dairyland member, will service the facility owned by Bush Brothers & Co. Dairyland already purchases power generated by six other digester facilities that utilize methane gas extracted from cow manure....
Wind Project Put on Hold in Massachusetts
Posted on Sep 9, 2011 in Land Use, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Wind Project Put on Hold in Massachusetts
With Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative focusing more and more of its efforts on solar projects, the town of Brewster has backed off its plan to build a wind facility with funds from the coop. The coop views solar as an increasingly competitive technology and as a solution to much of the resistance it has encountered in trying to get wind facilities built in Massachusetts. The...
Coop Reaches Deal to Buy 104 MWs of Power from the Shooting Star Wind Project
Posted on Sep 9, 2011 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coop Reaches Deal to Buy 104 MWs of Power from the Shooting Star Wind Project
Sunflower Electric Power Corp., a Kansas cooperative, will be able to satisfy up to 29 percent of its peak retail demand once the Shooting Star Wind Project comes on line in late 2012. The project will also provide revenue to landowners who are leasing their land to the project and approximately 250,000 hours of work for construction contractors. The Wichita Eagle has the full...
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