Georgia Electric Cooperatives Offer Customers Cooperative Solar Program
Posted on Oct 21, 2016
Green Power EMC and the electric cooperatives have developed a program giving customers the opportunity to purchase solar power from off-site solar facilities and avoid the costs and complications of rooftop solar panels. Customers can subscribe to blocks of solar energy and receive a credit on their energy bill from such solar facilities. Jeff Pratt, CEO of Green Power EMC, has stated that the Cooperative Solar program has increased Georgia electric cooperative solar capacity from 7.5 megawatts to 240 megawatts.
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Dairyland Awarded $73.5 Million Settlement from Department of Energy for Storing Uranium
Posted on Oct 21, 2016
Dairyland Power Cooperative (“Dairyland”) will receive $73.5 million for the U.S. government’s failure to take spent fuel from its shuttered Genoa nuclear power plant to the Yucca Mountain repository in Nevada. As part of the settlement, Dairyland was able to negotiate more than $13 million savings on future liabilities. Dairyland’s board will determine how the money will be used but had previously returned half of the last such award to its members through a direct payment and rate relief.
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Electric Coops Eligible to Apply for USDA Grants and Loans
Posted on Oct 19, 2016
Rural small businesses, including electric coops, are eligible to apply for USDA’s renewable energy system and energy efficiency loans and grants. These loans and grants support the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
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Pedernales Electric Cooperative Receives $1MM Grant for Conservation Plan
Posted on Oct 14, 2016
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1 million grant to Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) to research and develop a 30-year habitat conservation plan for 34 species across five million acres in Texas. PEC will also purchase (or buy offsets for) comparable habitat outside its easements under the conservation plan. PEC’s conservation plan will be submitted by the end of 2017 with an expected approval and implementation in 2018.
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Construction Begins on Bandera Electric Cooperative Solar Project
Posted on Oct 5, 2016
SoCore Energy has started construction on a 1.9 MW ground-mounted solar project for Bandera Electric Cooperative (BEC). This solar project will allow BEC’s members to subscribe to community solar power for their homes and businesses. The project is expected to generate an estimated 3,587 Mwh of energy within its first year of operation.
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Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative Wins $360 Million Air Force Base Contract
Posted on Sep 29, 2016
The Defense Logistics Agency recently announced that Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative (CHELCO) will be responsible for owning, operating and maintaining the electrical grid at Eglin Air Force Base, which is located on the Choctawhatchee Bay near Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The contract, which will increase the amount of infrastructure CHELCO maintains by approximately 10 percent, is for a 50-year term and is valued at more than $360 million.
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Wolverine Begins Construction of One of Michigan’s Largest Solar Arrays
Posted on Sep 29, 2016
Spartan Renewable Energy, a member-owner of Wolverine Power Cooperative (Wolverine), today announced that it will soon begin construction of a 1.2 megawatt solar array in Cadillac, Michigan. Wolverine will purchase 100 percent of the power output from the project. While this is Wolverine’s first foray into solar generation, Wolverine already has a substantial renewable portfolio consisting of large-scale wind projects.
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D.C. Circuit Hears Challenge to Clean Power Plan
Posted on Sep 28, 2016
Ten D.C. Circuit judges heard argument regarding the EPA’s authority to enact the Clean Power Plan and the rule’s constitutionality. All active judges on the D.C. Circuit, with the exception of Merrick Garland, heard arguments from state government, power industry groups, the federal government and environmental groups.
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GridLiance to Purchase Transmission System from Valley Electric Association
Posted on Sep 27, 2016
The Board of Directors of Valley Electric Association has approved the sale of its 230 kV High Voltage Transmission System to GridLiance Holdco, L.P. (GridLiance). The acquisition consists of approximately 160 miles of transmission lines and related substation equipment.
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US Court of Appeals to Hear Arguments Regarding Clean Power Plan on Tuesday
Posted on Sep 26, 2016
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will hear arguments regarding the EPA’s Clean Power Plan on Tuesday, September 27. Twenty-six states have joined West Virginia to challenge the Plan, which requires states to cut greenhouse gas emissions by a cumulative 32 percent from 2005 to 2030. Leading the plaintiffs is the West Virginia Attorney General, Patrick Morrisey. In total, 16 lawyers are expected to present arguments before the Court on Tuesday.
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Great River Energy and WH Launch Dickinson Solar Project
Posted on Sep 26, 2016
The Dickinson Solar Project constructed by Great River Energy and Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association (WH) is now operational and will generate 2.25 MW of solar energy for the members of WH. The project is the second largest solar installation in Minnesota and the largest solar array owned by Minnesota cooperatives. The Project was constructed on a 13-acre site owned by Great River Energy so that no farmland or wooded areas were harmed by its construction. An event was held September 16 at the solar array’s location in order to recognize the project’s completion.
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Changes to Power Contracts Authorized by Basin Electric Directors
Posted on Sep 21, 2016
The directors of Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) authorized an amendment to Powder River Energy Corporation’s and Upper Missouri Power Cooperative’s wholesale power contracts that will allow Basin Electric to supply electricity to Tongue River Electric Cooperative, Fergus Electric Cooperative and Mid-Yellowstone Electric Cooperative effective January 1, 2017.
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Coal Ash Legislation Passes Senate
Posted on Sep 20, 2016
New coal ash legislation passed in the Senate recently in a 95-3 vote. The new legislation gives state agencies the authority to enforce federal regulation through state permits.
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Coop Members are Going Wireless
Posted on Sep 13, 2016
Wireless technologies are providing coops with new opportunities to help members manage costs.
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