AEPCO Purchases Batteries to Provide Members Lower Cost Energy at Peak Demand Times
Posted on Sep 14, 2022 in Energy Storage | Comments Off on AEPCO Purchases Batteries to Provide Members Lower Cost Energy at Peak Demand Times
Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO) and Southwest Cooperative Services have purchased three batteries capable of providing 140 megawatt-hours of energy storage for three cooperatives’ distribution systems. Each cooperative will be able to develop its own plan for deploying the batteries to meet their needs. The batteries will permit the cooperatives to distribute their power...
Coal Shipment Delays Create Concerns for Electric Cooperatives
Posted on Jun 3, 2022 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Coal Shipment Delays Create Concerns for Electric Cooperatives
Railcar delays caused by crew and train shortages have created significant problems for utilities like Arizona Electric Power Cooperative that are dependent on coal deliveries for power plants, and many utilities are curtailing use of coal-fired units to conserve current stockpiles. Federal rail regulators are increasing oversight, and the Surface Transportation Board announced that it...
Cooperatives Commit to Participating in Reliability Coordination Services
Posted on Sep 18, 2018 in Reliability | Comments Off on Cooperatives Commit to Participating in Reliability Coordination Services
Southwest Power Pool received commitments to begin offering its reliability coordinator services to more than a dozen western utilities, including Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association and Intermountain Rural Electric Association, among others.
AEPCO CEO Testifies in Support of Great Rate-Setting Transparency
Posted on Apr 22, 2016 in Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on AEPCO CEO Testifies in Support of Great Rate-Setting Transparency
Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO) CEO Patrick Ledger testified in support of a bill that would require federal power administrations to detail costs on wholesale electric bills. Ledger said after his testimony that AEPCO is fine with justified cost increases but does not have enough information to see what’s included in the bill and how costs are distributed between...
Arizona Electric Power Cooperative Regional Haze Plan Approved by EPA
Posted on Mar 4, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Arizona Electric Power Cooperative Regional Haze Plan Approved by EPA
Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO) has become the first Arizona utility to settle out of court with the US Environmental Protection agency (EPA) regarding EPA’s regional haze rules. AEPCO presented an alternative plan than the one initially required by EPA’s original rule, and the approved plan will come at less cost to AEPCO’s members. To read more please click...
Arizona Congressman Urges EPA to Meet with Coop on Clean Power Plan
Posted on Aug 28, 2014 in Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Arizona Congressman Urges EPA to Meet with Coop on Clean Power Plan
U.S. Congressman Ron Barber of Arizona, along with his Arizona colleagues in Congress, has called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to meet with executives from Arizona Electric Power Cooperative to discuss the impact of the EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan. Click here for more.
Court Denies Request to Delay Pollution Control Upgrades
Posted on Sep 12, 2013 in Environmental, Litigation, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Court Denies Request to Delay Pollution Control Upgrades
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a request by Arizona and four utilities, including Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO), to delay Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional haze requirements while litigation against the new rules remains pending. AEPCO previously appealed the requirements requesting that it use an Arizona Department of Environmental...
Power Provider Meets Opposition from ACC
Posted on Jul 23, 2013 in Innovation/Efficiency, Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Power Provider Meets Opposition from ACC
Mohave Electric Cooperative’s (MEC) power supplier, Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (AEPCO), is seeking a rate decrease for its customers but has encountered opposition from consultants hired by the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), which must approve all rate increases or decreases. MEC Chief Executive Officer Tyler Carlson has testified before the commission in support...
EPA Agrees to Reconsider Environmental Requirements for Apache Generating Station
Posted on Jun 11, 2013 in Environmental, Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on EPA Agrees to Reconsider Environmental Requirements for Apache Generating Station
Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, the owner of the Apache Generating Station, recently received the good news that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reconsidering requirements that would have resulted in costly upgrades. The coop had requested that the EPA consider the Apache Generating Station’s unique situation to ensure that the coop is able to provide affordable...
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