Tenaska and Associated Enter PPA for Wind Project
Posted on Feb 14, 2018
Nebraska-based Tenaska Inc. (Tenaska) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. (Associated) for a 236 MW wind project in northwest Missouri. The project is expected to be operational in 2020.
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Cooperatives File for Community Solar Program Approval
Posted on Feb 12, 2018
Four of Old Dominion Electric Cooperative’s member-owners (A&N Electric Cooperative, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, Northern Neck Electric Cooperative and Rappahannock Electric Cooperative) have filed applications with the Virginia State Corporation Commission to implement community solar pilot programs. If approved, the cooperatives would establish three-year pilot programs to provide community solar subscriptions to their member-consumers.
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Cleco to Acquire NRG’s Power Plants Serving 9 Louisiana Coops
Posted on Feb 8, 2018
Cleco, an energy service company that operates Cleco Power, a Louisiana electric utility, plans to purchase five of NRG’s power generation plants for $1 billion before the end of 2018. These five power generation plants serve nine electric cooperatives throughout Louisiana and provide more than 3,500 megawatts of power. This proposed acquisition is subject to approval from federal and state regulators.
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Trump Selects Rural Utilities Service Chief
Posted on Feb 6, 2018
President Trump has appointed Kenneth Johnson, General Manager and CEO of Co-Mo Electric Cooperative Inc. in Tipton, Missouri, to head the Rural Utilities Service. Johnson is a Director and past President of Central Electric Power Cooperative.
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Tennessee’s HolstonConnect Prepares to Offer Broadband Services
Posted on Feb 5, 2018
HolstonConnect, a wholly-owned, not-for-profit subsidiary of Holston Electric Cooperative (“HEC”), was established in late 2017 to provide fiber-based services to HEC members. In January, HEC’s board of directors approved HolstonConnect to begin the initial phase of construction in order to provide high-speed internet services to HEC members. The internet services provided by HolstonConnect will help to improve education, economic development and communication throughout its service territory.
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New York Coop Receives Broadband Funding From State Grant Program
Posted on Feb 1, 2018
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the recipients of the final round of grants for the New NY Broadband Program, which is intended to increase broadband access to all New Yorkers. Among the recipients of these broadband funds are local utility providers, including Otsego Electric Cooperative.
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Jackson County REMC Installing High-Speed Internet Network
Posted on Feb 1, 2018
Indiana’s Jackson County Rural Electric Membership Corporation (Jackson County REMC) is installing a fiber optic network for high-speed internet access. The project is expected to take approximately four years to complete and will serve parts of 10 counties.
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Tennessee Coop to Provide Broadband Service
Posted on Jan 30, 2018
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam announced on Friday that Gibson Electric Membership Corporation (Gibson EMC) was awarded more than $1.3 million by the State of Tennessee through the State’s Broadband Accessibility Grant Program. The grant will help Gibson EMC move closer to the goal of making high-speed internet service available to all of its members.
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Cooperative to Partner with SUNY on Solar and Battery Storage Project
Posted on Jan 29, 2018
Delaware County Electric Cooperative (DCEC), the State University of New York (SUNY) and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) have announced a new project to build a solar and energy storage system that will provide clean, local power to the State University of New York at Delhi campus and the local community. This project is part of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Reforming the Energy Vision strategy to create a cleaner, more resilient and affordable energy system for all New Yorkers. The system will consist of approximately 2 MW of ground-mounted, storage-paired solar power constructed on 18...
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GRE Issues Solar and Storage Request for Proposal
Posted on Jan 25, 2018
Great River Energy (GRE), a Minnesota-based electric cooperative, has issued a request for proposal seeking up to 10 MW of solar PV generation resources to be located on multiple sites and interconnected to the Dakota Electric Association distribution system. GRE is also seeking up to 10 MW/20 MWh of energy storage systems, configured for PV-only charging, co-located with the solar PV facilities.
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Minnesota Coop Continues Program for Electric Vehicles
Posted on Jan 25, 2018
Great River Energy has announced plans to continue a program designed to allow cooperative members to fuel electric vehicles with wind energy.
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FERC Confirms UEC’s Authority to Build Transmission Line
Posted on Jan 22, 2018
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently ordered Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC) to provide wholesale transmission service to a certain wind energy project, rejecting a protest by Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative that the action would encroach on its exclusive service territory. The proposed wind farm, located near Heppner, Oregon, would include up to 292 turbines and generate up to 500 megawatts of energy. The project’s developers have been working with UEC on a plan for UEC to construct a 230-kilovolt transmission line connecting the project to Bonneville Power...
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Central Virginia Electric Cooperative Announces Plan to Build Fiber Network
Posted on Jan 22, 2018
Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC) has announced its plan to build a fiber network in order to deliver high-speed communications throughout its electric distribution system. CVEC intends to use this fiber network to make high-speed internet service available to all of its members. The CVEC Board of Directors has approved a one-year pilot program, to begin in 2018, and hopes to complete installation of the fiber-optic cable across 4,600 miles of distribution lines within five years. The project will include a $100 million investment in new infrastructure and is expected to add 20 to...
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Formation of Virginia Rural Broadband Coalition Announced
Posted on Jan 12, 2018
Following an increase in rural broadband funding in Virginia’s biennial budget, advocates of rural broadband announce the formation of the Virginia Rural Broadband Coalition (VRBC). VRBC’s focus is to promote efforts to connect rural Virginian businesses, governmental organizations, and residents to the internet.
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