Illinois Coop Uses VR Technology
Posted on Mar 10, 2020 in Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Illinois Coop Uses VR Technology
Jo-Carroll Energy, an Illinois cooperative, is now using virtual reality (VR) technology to allow its employees to virtually access substations 25 to 70 miles away from its headquarters. Specifically, engineers at Jo-Carroll Energy and its power suppliers, Dairyland Power Cooperative and Prairie Power, Inc., can now virtually access highly-detailed, accurate scans of 18 of the coop’s...
PSCW Grants Approval for 149 MW Solar Facility
Posted on Feb 3, 2020 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on PSCW Grants Approval for 149 MW Solar Facility
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) recently granted approval for Ranger Power’s Badger State Solar facility, with the entire 149 MW renewable energy output to be purchased by Dairyland Power Cooperative. Badger State Solar will bring hundreds of construction jobs to the area and will ultimately generate enough renewable energy to power over 20,000 homes. Construction of...
Dairyland Expands Wind Portfolio with Avangrid PPA
Posted on May 29, 2019 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Dairyland Expands Wind Portfolio with Avangrid PPA
Dairyland Power Cooperative (Dairyland) and Avangrid Renewables, LLC (Avangrid) have entered a new power purchase agreement (PPA) for renewable energy produced by the Tatanka Ridge Wind Farm. The 52 MW of power should support around 16,000 of Dairyland’s members, and the broader wind project is expected to generate upwards of $1.7 million dollars in local economic benefits...
Cooperative Announces Solar Energy Facility in Wisconsin
Posted on Mar 19, 2019 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Cooperative Announces Solar Energy Facility in Wisconsin
Dairyland Power Cooperative has finalized a power purchase agreement with Ranger Power to purchase the entire output of the proposed 149 megawatt Badger State Solar Project which will be located in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. If approved, construction of Badger State Solar is anticipated to begin in 2020 with commercial operation commencing in 2022. “Dairyland is excited to...
Dairyland Power Cooperative Seeks Approval for Natural Gas Plant
Posted on Jan 9, 2019 in Grid & Infrastructure, Permitting | Comments Off on Dairyland Power Cooperative Seeks Approval for Natural Gas Plant
Dairyland Power Cooperative is seeking approval from Wisconsin Public Service Commission to build a jointly owned natural gas power plant in Superior, Wisconsin. If approved, the 625 MW plant would go online in late 2024.
Dairyland to Install Three New Solar Gardens
Posted on Apr 20, 2018 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Dairyland to Install Three New Solar Gardens
Dairyland Power Cooperative (Dairyland) announced plans for three new solar power garden installations to begin construction later this year. Dairyland signed power purchase agreements with SoCore Energy of Chicago to build the solar gardens, which will be located in Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois.
Dairyland to Purchase Power from New Wind Farm
Posted on Nov 16, 2017 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Dairyland to Purchase Power from New Wind Farm
Construction is complete on EDP Renewables’ Quilt Block Wind Farm located in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. Dairyland Power Cooperative has entered into a twenty-year agreement to purchase power from this project, and Dairyland estimates that this wind farm can power about 25,000 homes.
Dairyland Power Cooperative Partners with Minnesota Power on Natural Gas Power Plant Project
Posted on Jun 8, 2017 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Dairyland Power Cooperative Partners with Minnesota Power on Natural Gas Power Plant Project
Dairyland Power Cooperative is partnering with another utility, Minnesota Power, to build a $700 million 550-megawatt natural gas power plant in Superior, Wisconsin. If approved by regulators, construction on the plant will commence in 2020 and plant operation is anticipated to be achieved by 2025.
Dairyland Purchasing 80 MW of Wind Energy
Posted on Feb 15, 2017 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Dairyland Purchasing 80 MW of Wind Energy
Effective February 15, 2017 Dairyland Power Cooperative (Dairyland) will begin purchasing 80 MW of renewable energy from the Barton Wind Farm. The 80 MW of renewable energy purchased by Dairyland is enough to power more than 19,000 homes.
Dairyland Pledges to Cut Reliance on Coal and Diversify Energy Sources
Posted on Jan 23, 2017 in Climate Change, Legislative & Politics, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Dairyland Pledges to Cut Reliance on Coal and Diversify Energy Sources
Dairyland Power Cooperative (Dairyland) CEO Barbara Nick recently informed a renewable energy forum that it will aim to cut its reliance on coal by 20 percent within the next ten years. Nick asserted that this pledge will be kept even if Donald Trump loosens environmental regulations on coal because energy diversification is “just plain good common business sense.” Dairyland expects...
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