Texas Cooperative Involved in 1.67-MW Wind Turbine Project
Posted on Jan 12, 2011
South Plains Electric Cooperative will receive new energy from a 1.67-MW turbine project in Texas. The turbine was recently completed by Spain’s Alstom Power. Additional details are here.
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NRECA Asks Obama Administration for More Clean Renewable Energy Bonds
Posted on Jan 12, 2011
Bond Buyer reports that NRECA, along with two other industry groups, is pushing the Obama administration for more clean renewable energy bonds (CREB) (subscription required). The current CREB program is out of funding.
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South Carolina Legislator Introduces Bill to Require “Special Needs Account Customer” Form
Posted on Jan 11, 2011
A South Carolina legislator has introduced a bill to further protect special needs account customers. The bill requires that coops and other utilities include a form in their customers’ bills (at least once a year) that would notify the utilities of their customers’ special needs status. Full text of the bill is here.
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Coop Customers in the Mid-Atlantic Get Energy-Saving Website
Posted on Jan 11, 2011
Twelve electric coops in Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia (including G&T Old Dominion) have launched a new website to help their customers save energy. The website, which provides energy saving tips and daily use calculations, is located at http://www.energizeefficiently.coop/ . More details here.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Cobb EMC CEO Dwight Brown Indicted on 31 Counts of Racketeering and Theft
Posted on Jan 7, 2011
Dwight Brown’s attorney, Craig Gillen, states that he is innocent of all charges. The article is here.
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Proposal to Convert Montana Utility Into a Cooperative
Posted on Jan 4, 2011
The Great Falls Tribune reports on the proposal by Southern Montana Electric G&T to convert Electric City Power, Great Fall’s money-losing utility, into a customer-owned cooperative.
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The Weekly Observer Has Details on Santee Electric Lawsuit
Posted on Jan 3, 2011
The Weekly Observer (South Carolina) has a report on the origins of the lawsuit against Santee Electric Cooperative, including the role of an IRS form made available on the internet. The lawsuit against Santee by its members involves allegations of corporate mismanagement and a failure to return capital credits.
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New Electric Coop Forming in Alaska
Posted on Jan 3, 2011
The new electric coop will be called the Alaska Railbelt Cooperative Transmission and Energy Company. It is a combination of five utilities: Chugach, Matanuska, Homer, Seward, and Golden Valley electric associations. Additional details are here.
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Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Seeks to Invalidate Most Rate Protests
Posted on Dec 29, 2010
The Taos News reports on efforts by Kit Carson Electric Cooperative to invalidate all but 12 protests against a proposed $4.3 million rate hike. A formal review of the rate increase by the New Mexico commission requires at least 25 valid protests.
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Washington State’s 2020 Mandate for Alternative Energy in Question
Posted on Dec 28, 2010
Crosscut (Seattle) reports on the difficulties in meeting Washington State’s mandate that 15 percent of its electricity come from alternative sources by 2020. Among other industry groups, Washington Rural Electric Cooperative Association had originally opposed the mandate.
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Pedernales Board Adopts Policy to Distribute Capital Credits; Members React
Posted on Dec 28, 2010
Highland Lakes Newspaper has a short article on member reaction to Pedernales’ recent decision to distribute capital credits.
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East Kentucky Power Cooperative Involved in Switchgrass Project
Posted on Dec 27, 2010
The AP reports on a biofuel program involving switchgrass, a native Kentucky grass, and the participation of East Kentucky Power Cooperative.
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$76 Million Wind Project Moving Forward in Vermont; Coops to Buy Electricity
Posted on Dec 27, 2010
The largest wind project in Vermont has received $76 million in financing. When complete, the 40 megawatt project will supply power to Vermont Electric Cooperative and the Washington Electric Cooperative, as well as the Burlington Electric Department.
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Wind Turbines, Electric Cooperatives, and the South Dakota Prairie
Posted on Dec 25, 2010
Workers are getting closer to completing a 108-turbine wind farm just southwest of Wessington Springs, South Dakota. Rapid City Journal has the details of how these turbines are becoming part of the landscape.
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