Department of Energy to Award $34MM for Cybersecurity Projects
Posted by Eversheds Sutherland Coop Law on Aug 19, 2016 in Financing, Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on Department of Energy to Award $34MM for Cybersecurity Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy announced its plan to award $34 million for projects aimed at developing technologies and tools to increase cyberattack protection for the country’s energy infrastructure. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association is receiving funding for a technology that can quickly identify anomalies in utility control communications that can indicate cyber...
NRECA Partners With Department of Energy
Posted by Eversheds Sutherland Coop Law on Jul 19, 2016 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Reliability, Technology | Comments Off on NRECA Partners With Department of Energy
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) will be partnering with the Department of Energy and the American Public Power Association to enhance protection of the electric grid from attack. The partnership will give the nation’s electric cooperatives access to cybersecurity technology and...
Solar and Wind Prices Expected to Continue to Fall
Posted by Eversheds Sutherland Coop Law on Jun 29, 2016 in Environmental | Comments Off on Solar and Wind Prices Expected to Continue to Fall
The cost for solar photovoltaic (PV) generation and onshore wind power is expected to continue to fall and to be approximately 5 to 6 cents per kilowatt hour by the end of the decade, according to a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency. This decrease in cost is largely due to improved technology, reduced overall systems costs and favorable policies. To help support...
Department of Energy Seeking Public Comment
Posted by Eversheds Sutherland Coop Law on Sep 23, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Department of Energy Seeking Public Comment
The Department of Energy has requested public comment on their newly released draft Energy Sector Cybersecurity Framework Implementation Guidance and their draft Voluntary Code of Conduct for smart grid data privacy. Federal Register requests for comment are here: Framework Guidance here: Code of Conduct here:...
DOE Issues New Cybersecurity Guidance
Posted by Eversheds Sutherland Coop Law on May 1, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Reliability, Technology | Comments Off on DOE Issues New Cybersecurity Guidance
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released new guidelines intended to help manage supply chain risk and develop cybersecurity protections during the product design and manufacturing phases. The new guidance, titled “Cybersecurity Procurement Language for Energy Delivery Systems,” is intended to help energy sector participants and technology suppliers address supply chain...
DOE and NRECA Name 2013 Wind Coops of the Year
Posted by Eversheds Sutherland Coop Law on Mar 9, 2014 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on DOE and NRECA Name 2013 Wind Coops of the Year
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) named Old Dominion Electric Cooperative and the Rural Electric Convenience Cooperative as the 2013 Wind Cooperatives of the Year. For more information on the significant contributions these coops made to the wind energy industry, see the DOE’s press...
DOE to Approve Loan For Nuclear Reactors
Posted by Eversheds Sutherland Coop Law on Feb 20, 2014 in Financing, Project Development | Comments Off on DOE to Approve Loan For Nuclear Reactors
In a move over 30 years in the making, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans to approve $6.5 billion in federal loan guarantees for two additional nuclear reactors located at Plant Vogtle, a nuclear plant in Georgia. Oglethorpe Power Corporation is among the owners of the project. The reactors would represent the first time since the 1970s that the U.S. has built reactors. To...
Water Heater Efficiency Act to Help Coops?
Posted by Eversheds Sutherland Coop Law on Nov 21, 2013 in Climate Change, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on Water Heater Efficiency Act to Help Coops?
Republican Senator John Hoeven and a bipartisan group of senators today introduced the Water Heater Efficiency Act, a bill that would enable rural electric power coops and their members to continue using large, energy-efficient water heaters in “demand response” conservation programs. New Department of Energy rules threaten to phase out such water heaters by 2015. The bill is seen as...
Vermont Coop to Build 5-MW Solar Project
Posted by Eversheds Sutherland Coop Law on Nov 12, 2013 in Climate Change, Environmental, Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Rates, Regulation & Policy, Reliability, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Vermont Coop to Build 5-MW Solar Project
The Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) is hoping to build the state’s largest utility-owned solar power project as part of a broader effort to help reduce the state’s dependence on fossil fuels. VEC is working with 14 other coops across the country on the 5-MW project in a first-of-its-kind initiative to make solar energy cost-competitive with other forms of electricity by the end of...
NRECA, Electric Coops, DOE Collaborate on Solar Energy
Posted by Eversheds Sutherland Coop Law on Oct 28, 2013 in Climate Change, Environmental, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on NRECA, Electric Coops, DOE Collaborate on Solar Energy
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), 15 electric cooperatives in a dozen states and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are collaborating on a jointly funded project called the SunShot Initiative, which is aimed at bringing down the cost of utility-scale solar projects by controlling the costs of labor, procurement and materials through standardization. NRECA’s...
