Pedernales Electric Cooperative to Take Over Its Transmission Operations in 2023
Posted on Feb 26, 2022
Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC), a Texas electric cooperative, expects to be operating its own transmission plant from a new transmission center by the end of 2023. Lower Colorado River Authority currently operate PEC’s transmission.
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Georgia Cooperatives Awarded $130 Million in Broadband Grants
Posted on Feb 26, 2022
Altamaha EMC, Central Georgia EMC, Diverse Power, Ocmulgee EMC, Southern Rivers Energy and Washington EMC are among the Georgia cooperatives who received a combined $130 million in rural broadband grants from the American Rescue Plan Act, the $1.9 trillion dollar bill passed in March of 2021. The funds will be used to expand broadband to more than 120,000 customers across Georgia.
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Dairyland Power Cooperative Announces Partnership to Explore Potential Nuclear Power Deployment
Posted on Feb 24, 2022
Dairyland Power Cooperative has signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate the potential deployment of NuScale’s nuclear power technology to serve Dairyland’s members across four states. NuScale’s small modular reactor technology is well suited for placement at retiring coal sites, preserving energy jobs and aiding in the clean energy transition.
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Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative Is First Texas Utility to Securitize ERCOT Bill From Winter Storm Uri
Posted on Feb 21, 2022
Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative, Inc. is the first Texas utility to securitize its debt from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) stemming for 2021 Winter Storm Uri. This option prevents Rayburn from facing potential bankruptcy and preserving its right to sue ERCOT for the extraordinary energy prices last February in the midst of devastating cold temperatures that left 246 people dead as ERCOT ordered electric load shedding.
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Golden Spread Electric Cooperative Sues Insurer Over Winter Storm Uri Lawsuit Coverage
Posted on Feb 18, 2022
Golden Spread Electric Cooperative Inc., a Texas power generation cooperative, filed suit against its insurer, Hartford Underwriter Insurance Co., alleging, amongst other things, that the insurer wrongfully denied coverage of a lawsuit filed by customers claiming bodily injury and property damaged caused by power outages during Winter Storm Uri. Golden Spread is seeking declaratory judgment that the insurer is obligated to defend the coop in the action and all other actions against the coop that will be consolidated into multidistrict litigation related to Winter Storm Uri.
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Rural Electric Cooperatives Are Fastest Growing Group of Broadband Providers
Posted on Feb 17, 2022
Electric Cooperatives are part of a rapidly growing group of companies working to deliver broadband service to some of the hardest to reach places in the country.
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Diverse Power to Expand Broadband Services
Posted on Feb 17, 2022
Electric cooperative Diverse Power has received $25 million from the federal government to be used to deliver broadband internet service across five counties in Georgia.
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Solar Project Connected to Ozarks Electric Cooperative Estimated to Save School System $2.6 Million
Posted on Feb 14, 2022
Ozarks Electric Cooperative and Today’s Power Inc. have broken ground on a solar and battery storage project next to Sonora Middle School in Springdale, Arkansas. The project will offset roughly 95% of the energy consumed by three of the district’s campuses, provide millions in savings to the school system over the lifespan of the 25-year purchase power agreement, and reduce Ozarks’ wholesale power demand.
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MidSouth Electric Cooperative Demos Fault Sensor Designed to Help Prevent Outages and Wildfires
Posted on Jan 31, 2022
MidSouth Electric Cooperative has been testing experimental distribution fault anticipation sensors that notify operation crews before a fault in a substation occurs. The sensors, developed by Texas A&M University, provide operators the option of shutting down or rerouting the power to prevent damage to a circuit, minimize customer outages, and prevent sparks from a failing conductor from causing wildfires.
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Rural Energy Pilot Program Provides Assistance for Renewable Energy Projects
Posted on Jan 31, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched the Rural Energy Pilot Program designed to support efforts in rural communities to further develop renewable energy. Eligible entities may apply for grants up to $2 million and must submit a letter of intent before April 19, 2022.
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NRECA International Eyes Electrifying New Communities
Posted on Jan 28, 2022
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) International hopes to continue electrification efforts in Zambia and Guatemala in 2022. The efforts have been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Louisiana PSC Approves Plan for Inter-State Cooperative Power Purchases
Posted on Jan 28, 2022
The Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) accepted a $1.5 billion plan for electric cooperatives to purchase power from utility companies in other states. Washington-St. Tammany Electric Cooperative and South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association joined with Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Claiborne Electric Cooperative and Northeast Louisiana Power Cooperative are to form the 1803 Electric Cooperative Inc., which will handle the contract for new power.
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Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Reaches Agreement on Plan to Reduce Emissions
Posted on Jan 25, 2022
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (Tri-State) reached a settlement with its members and other parties on the first phase of its 20-year plan to reduce its carbon emissions. The landmark agreement sets goals for reducing Tri-State’s emissions by 80% in 2030.
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Minnkota Power Cooperative’s Carbon Capture Plan Approved by North Dakota Regulators
Posted on Jan 24, 2022
North Dakota’s Industrial Commission has approved Minnkota Power Cooperative’s underground storage plan designed to capture emissions from the cooperative’s Milton R. Young Station coal-fired power plant. The project is designed to inject carbon dioxide from the plant into underground rocks. If Minnkota decides to move forward with the project, construction could finish by 2026.
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