Tri-State to Enhance Renewable Portfolio, Provide Greater Member Flexibility
Posted on Jun 5, 2020
In January 2020, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association announced its Responsible Energy Plan to fundamentally transform how it generates power while protecting reliability and addressing rates. By 2024, Tri-State will add eight additional wind and solar power plants to its system, more than doubling its clean energy resources. In addition, to allow members greater flexibility in generating their own power, contracts will soon have a self-supply option of up to 50%.
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South Carolina Electric Cooperatives See Delinquencies Rise
Posted on Jun 3, 2020
South Carolina’s electric cooperatives are reporting large spikes in the number of customers falling behind on their electric bills, signaling potential financial problems for households and businesses in the most rural parts of the state. The dramatic uptick in delinquencies is being driven by the coronavirus pandemic and the economic downturn caused by the public health restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the virus.
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Kentucky Solar Farm Proposed for Henderson-Webster County Line
Posted on Jun 1, 2020
Big Rivers Electric Corporation, a Kentucky generation and transmission coop, has announced plans to develop a nearly 1,700 acre solar energy farm. The solar farm, which would be the largest in Kentucky, is expected to begin generation in 2024 and supply Big Rivers with 160 MW of electricity. Additionally, Big Rivers announced it will purchase up to 100 MW of solar generation from Community Energy starting in 2023.
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PGEC Moves Ahead With Rural Broadband
Posted on May 27, 2020
Prince George Electric Cooperative (PGEC) and Prince George County are coming together to form a public/private partnership to help expedite the process of connecting the Prince George County community with high-speed, fiber-to-the-home internet access. With Prince George County’s support, PGEC can expand broadband access to additional Prince George County residents at an accelerated pace.
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Minnkota and Fluor Work on Carbon Capture Project
Posted on May 21, 2020
Fluor Corporation has been awarded the front-end engineering and design for Minnkota Power Cooperative’s Project Tundra. Project Tundra is a carbon capture, utilization and storage retrofit project at the Milton R. Young Station in North Dakota.
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Taos Solar Array Online for Kit Carson
Posted on May 20, 2020
In its continued effort to achieve 100% daytime solar energy by 2022, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative announced that its largest solar array has come online. Construction of the 3 MW Taos array began in October 2019 and was made possible by a partnership between Kit Carson and Guzman Energy, a wholesale power provider. Kit Carson partnered with Guzman Energy in 2016 to help the coop meet its renewable energy goals.
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State Cooperatives See Surging Delinquencies in Light of Coronavirus
Posted on May 18, 2020
Electric cooperatives are facing a number of challenges due to the coronavirus, including a growing number of customers who are unable to pay their bills. In Oklahoma, cooperatives voluntarily agreed to implement a moratorium on non-payment disconnections, and have waived disconnection, reconnection and other service fees for now.
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TEC Partners to Provide UAS Inspection Services
Posted on May 13, 2020
Texas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (TEC) and Exelon Clearsight, LLC announced they have formed a partnership to bring advanced UAS (drone), robot, and software-enabled inspections to utilities in Texas. This announcement comes less than a year after the Texas Legislature imposed new requirements on electric utilities to inspect overhead lines to ensure compliance with the National Electric Safety Code.
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Great River Energy to End North Dakota Coal Plant Operations
Posted on May 11, 2020
Minnesota’s Great River Energy says it will shut down a large coal-fired power plant in North Dakota and replace it primarily with wind energy. The cooperative expects decommissioning of the Coal Creek power plant to begin in the second half of 2022 and take about three years to complete.
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Wyoming Carbon Storage Project Advances
Posted on May 7, 2020
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory has awarded a $15 million grant to advance carbon capture and storage technology research for preliminary work on a geological storage facility near Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s Dry Fork Station in Wyoming.
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PowerSouth Energy Cooperative and Origis Energy Announce New Solar Project
Posted on May 1, 2020
PowerSouth Energy Cooperative announces Power Purchase Agreement for new 80 MW solar project in Alabama.
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Senators Push to Ensure Eligibility of Cooperatives in Paycheck Protection Program
Posted on Apr 28, 2020
U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) led a bipartisan group of senators in urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to clarify that rural electric cooperatives are eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was created under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to help small businesses maintain payroll and cover expenses during the coronavirus pandemic. Some lenders are approving PPP loans for electric cooperatives, while other lenders are refusing to do so without further guidance from the...
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New Congressional Aid Package May Help Coops
Posted on Apr 27, 2020
Lawmakers approved an additional $320 billion in funds for the Paycheck Protection Program, for which some cooperatives may qualify. The funds may be forgiven if used to keep employees on the payroll and other designated purposes.
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Coops Stare Down Virus Costs
Posted on Apr 27, 2020
Electric cooperatives could lose up to $10 billion from the effects of the coronavirus according to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). A drop in electricity sales, combined with potential revenue lost from unpaid bills, could cost cooperatives. The NRECA has asked Congress for relief.
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