Renewable Energy Funding

Reciprocating engines see new life from utilities, commercial installments

July 02, 2017 at 3:43pm featuring David R. Cook Jr.
Cooperative, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Funding, Renewable Energy Incentives,
The Sasol natural gas-fired power plant is installed with 18 Wärtsilä 34SG engines.

The versatile reciprocating engine is increasingly being selected to meet the challenges faced not only by commercial users but also by investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities and rural …

Op-ed: Should public utility commissions regulate cooperatives?

March 01, 2017 at 9:35pm featuring David R. Cook Jr.
Cooperative, Cooperative Governance, Cooperative Taxation, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Regulation, Energy Taxation, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Funding, Renewable Energy Incentives,

Dan Nemes of MN350 (an organization addressing the global climate crisis), offers this op-ed in the 6 February issue of  Rochester, Minnesota’s Post-Bulletin, opposing the Minnesota Legislature’s recently proposed legislation that he believes will negatively impact the state’s renewable energy …

New CREBs Aid Kansas G&T’s Prairie Sky Solar Farm

February 28, 2017 at 11:22pm featuring David R. Cook Jr.
Cooperative, Energy, Energy Construction, Energy Efficiency, Energy Project Development, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Funding, Renewable Energy Incentives,

This article is reprinted from CFC Solutions News Bulletin (23 January 2017).

The 19 member distribution cooperatives of Kansas Electric Power Cooperative (KEPCo), a generation and transmission cooperative (G&T) based in Topeka, Kansas, will receive more green power—thanks in part …

Electric Utility Win Against Unjust Railway Rates Could Benefit Other Industries

November 11, 2015 at 12:29pm featuring David R. Cook Jr.
Cooperative, Cooperative Litigation, Renewable Energy Funding, Rural Utilities Service,

It took over ten years, but the dispute over coal transportation costs between Berkshire Hathaway-owned BNSF Railway and the regional utilities associated with the Laramie River Station (LRS) in Wyoming, including Lincoln Electric System (LES), has finally been settled. Now …

Renewable Portfolio Standards gaining steam across the U.S. but what does that mean for a federal program?

October 05, 2015 at 12:43pm featuring David R. Cook Jr.
Cooperative, Cooperative Governance, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Regulation, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Funding, Renewable Energy Incentives,

A Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) is a regulation that requires the increased production of energy from renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal. RPS-type mechanisms have been adopted in several countries, including Britain, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Belgium, …

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Private sector partnerships help DoD meet goals for energy efficiency and renewable energy production

September 23, 2015 at 9:31am featuring David R. Cook Jr.
Cooperative, Energy, Energy Construction, Energy Efficiency, Energy Project Development, Energy Regulation, Energy Taxation, Power Purchase Agreement, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Funding, Renewable Energy Incentives, Rural Utilities Service, Smart Grid,

For the last two decades, federal agencies like the Department of Defense (DoD) have set mandates to reduce energy intensity, lower greenhouse gases and increase use of alternative energy sources. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) requires …

IRS Ruling Address Power Generation by REITs

December 02, 2013 at 10:02pm featuring David R. Cook Jr.
Distributed Generation, Energy, Energy Construction, Energy Project Development, Energy Taxation, Renewable Energy Funding,

Developers are constantly looking for ways to find capital for their energy development projects.  They have solicited all sorts of capital, including banks, angel investors, private equity investors, private development bonds, and other sources.  One other potential source of capital …

Guest Post: Co-ops Receive $3.6M in Solar Funds

October 28, 2013 at 11:59am featuring David R. Cook Jr.
Energy Project Development, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Funding, Renewable Energy Incentives,

This guest post was obtained from CFC’s Solutions News Bulletin, Vol. 15, No. 40 (Oct. 28, 2013).

Co-ops Receive $3.6 Million in Solar Funds
Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative awarded $60 million to support solar energy …