Dairyland to Retire Alma Station
Posted on Oct 22, 2013 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Dairyland to Retire Alma Station
Dairyland Power Cooperative (Dairyland) has announced plans to shutter two boilers of one of its coal-fired generating plants in Alma, Wisconsin, because of the age of the facility, demand, market prices and regulations. Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) obligations require that Dairyland produce a quarter of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2025. Currently about 88...
FERC Rejects Challenge to Minnesota-Wisconsin Transmission Line
Posted on Jul 15, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on FERC Rejects Challenge to Minnesota-Wisconsin Transmission Line
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected efforts to rescind federal approval for a proposed high-voltage transmission line connecting Rochester, Minnesota, with La Crosse, Wisconsin. In rejecting a petition against the $500 million project, FERC found that the petitioners lacked sufficient support for their claim that the line would risk grid reliability. ...
Dairyland Power Coop Rebuilding Transmission Line
Posted on Nov 14, 2012 in Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Reliability, Technology | Comments Off on Dairyland Power Coop Rebuilding Transmission Line
In September, Dairyland Power Cooperative (Dairyland) began a $22.5 million project to rebuild the 65-year-old, 20-mile Q1 transmission line that provides power to La Crosse, Wisconsin, and its surrounding areas. The project includes the addition of steel poles and a new conductor and foundations. Dairyland officials said that when the project is completed, it will eliminate...
Wisconsin Coop Receives Huge Federal Loan Guarantee for Renewable Power
Posted on Oct 4, 2012 in Climate Change, Environmental, Financing, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Wisconsin Coop Receives Huge Federal Loan Guarantee for Renewable Power
Dairyland Power Cooperative (Dairyland) was awarded a $261.9 million loan guarantee from the federal government to reduce environmental impacts, update technology and improve distribution in a swath of the rural Midwest. Renewable energy sources make up about 12 percent of Dairyland’s electricity sales, which exceeds the state’s 2015 requirement that all Wisconsin utilities have at...
Radioactive Waste to be Removed from Inactive Dairyland Power Nuclear Plant
Posted on Jul 17, 2012 in Environmental, Land Use | Comments Off on Radioactive Waste to be Removed from Inactive Dairyland Power Nuclear Plant
Dairyland Power Cooperative’s La Crosse nuclear power plant in western Wisconsin, inactive since 1987, is finally being emptied of its nuclear waste. The waste has been maintained on site in “wet storage.” The transfer of the waste to sealed concrete-lined storage tanks is estimated to cost as much as $45 million, which includes careful planning for contingencies such as earthquakes...
Dairyland Power Announces Settlement with Sierra Club and EPA
Posted on Jun 29, 2012 in Environmental, Litigation | Comments Off on Dairyland Power Announces Settlement with Sierra Club and EPA
In a press release, Dairyland Power Cooperative, based in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, outlined the terms of its settlement of alleged emissions violations. Without conceding any violations of law, the coop has agreed to move forward with a number of emission reduction plans. Click here for more.
Wisconsin Regulators to Decide on Transmission Project
Posted on May 10, 2012 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development | Comments Off on Wisconsin Regulators to Decide on Transmission Project
At a meeting Thursday, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin was expected to decide whether to approve a power line that would run between Alma and Holmen in western Wisconsin. Northern States Power Company, Dairyland Power Cooperative and WPPI Energy are all working on this $234 million project. Read more here.
Wisconsin Coop Gears Up For New Mercury Rules
Posted on Dec 22, 2011 in Environmental, Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Wisconsin Coop Gears Up For New Mercury Rules
Dairyland Power Cooperative is working to meet new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations that would limit emissions of toxic air pollutants at power plants. The coop’s $400 million plan will install pollution controls at two coal-fired plants. In general, coops face a three-year compliance deadline, with some flexibility for states to grant an additional year. The costs...
Sierra Club and Wisconsin Coop in Settlement Talks
Posted on Nov 21, 2011 in Environmental, Litigation | Comments Off on Sierra Club and Wisconsin Coop in Settlement Talks
The Sierra Club announced that it is in the process of negotiating a settlement with Dairyland Power Cooperative. The environmental group sued the coop last year, alleging that the coop failed to install the required pollution controls on its two coal-fired plants in Alma when it made upgrades to the plants from 1993-2009. To read more about the lawsuit and potential settlement...
Demand for the CapX2020 Transmission Project Questioned in Wisconsin
Posted on Nov 17, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development | Comments Off on Demand for the CapX2020 Transmission Project Questioned in Wisconsin
Proponents of the CapX2020 transmission line have stated that the project is necessary because demand in the La Crosse/Winona, Wisconsin, area will soon exceed the capabilities of the existing transmission capabilities. The Wisconsin Public Service Commission disagrees, citing concerns that area’s population would not increase fast enough to justify the project’s $450 million cost. ...
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