Renewable Energy
Power Deal for S.C. FarmersPublished: January 31st, 2012
Electric cooperatives in South Carolina will be reaping the benefits from new sources of renewable energy that could ultimately help improve both air and water quality across the Palmetto State. Santee... Read more
Renewable Energy
Online Map of Green EnergyPublished: January 30th, 2012
The federal government has developed an interactive online atlas showing the nation’s vast preserves of renewable energy resources. The RE Atlas uses geospatial technology, like that found in... Read more
Renewable Energy
Cape Wind Might Not Blow for YearsPublished: January 27th, 2012
The project billed as the nation’s first offshore wind farm won’t be spinning its turbines until at least 2015, grid officials say. ISO New England, which administers the regional transmission... Read more
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Arizona Co-op Aids Community SolarPublished: January 12th, 2012
An Arizona electric cooperative is helping fire departments in its service area reap the benefits of the desert sun with solar systems funded by the co-op’s renewable program and a federal... Read more
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TVA Solar Power has Co-op TiesPublished: December 20th, 2011
A Tennessee cooperative has forged a connection between a new solar research facility and the Tennessee Valley Authority. The distribution lines of Chickasaw Electric Cooperative are weeks away from... Read more
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FERC to BPA: Change Wind PolicyPublished: December 10th, 2011
Co-ops and consumer-owned utilities in the Northwest say a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruling could upset a careful balance that the Bonneville Power Administration has struck between hydropower... Read more
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Hoosier Energy Adds Landfill PlantPublished: November 21st, 2011
An Indiana G&T has added a landfill gas-to-energy plant to its portfolio and hopes to begin generation of power from the facility by the end of the year. Bloomington-based Hoosier Energy has... Read more