Dust Settles after Utility Fight with BNSF
Posted on Dec 17, 2013 in Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Dust Settles after Utility Fight with BNSF
The verdict is in: Coal shippers led by Arkansas Electric Cooperative will have to comply with BNSF Railway’s (BNSF) loading instructions aimed at suppressing coal dust emissions from Powder River Basin coal trains after the Surface Transportation Board (Board) ruled the requirements were permissible. Since 2009, utilities have fought the requirement to apply surfactants to their coal...
John W. Turk, Jr. Power Plant Named Plant of the Year
Posted on Aug 9, 2013 in Environmental, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on John W. Turk, Jr. Power Plant Named Plant of the Year
The new 600-MW John W. Turk, Jr. coal-fueled plant in Arkansas has been named Plant of the Year by POWER Magazine. The plant, which is co-owned by Southwestern Electric Power Company, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation, East Texas Electric Cooperative and Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, received this award for overcoming a number of regulatory hurdles and legal obstacles. ...
Arkansas Coop Enters Wind Agreement
Posted on Jul 31, 2013 in Environmental, Financing, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Arkansas Coop Enters Wind Agreement
RES Americas and Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) have entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement, which will result in the construction of 75 new wind turbines in two Oklahoma counties. The 150-MW Origin Wind Project, which is slated to begin operations by late 2014, will add to the 51 MW of wind capacity acquired by AECC through a 2012 power purchase agreement. ...
Arkansas PSC Approves New Environmental Controls for Coal Plant
Posted on Jul 11, 2013 in Environmental, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Arkansas PSC Approves New Environmental Controls for Coal Plant
The Flint Creek coal-fired generation plant in Arkansas will undergo a $408 million makeover to install air pollutant controls required by the Environmental Protection Agency. The Arkansas Public Service Commission (PSC) approved the request made by Flint Creek’s owners Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) and Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Read more...
Arkansas Coop Extends $250 Million Syndication with CFC
Posted on Jun 26, 2013 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Arkansas Coop Extends $250 Million Syndication with CFC
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation recently closed an Amend and Extend agreement with the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Financing Corporation (CFC), locking in current pricing and extending the maturity date of its $250 million credit facility to June 2016. Both parties were pleased with the speed and efficiency of utilizing the Amend and Extend transaction, which was...
Two G&T Coops Seek Change in Rail Shipping Regulations
Posted on Jun 6, 2013 in Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Two G&T Coops Seek Change in Rail Shipping Regulations
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) and Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. have joined other shippers in requesting that the federal Surface Transportation Board change rules related to switching carload freight between carriers. The proposal, called reciprocal switching, would allow captive shippers, subject to certain conditions, to access a second carrier if their...
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