Notice 2018-15 provides that the IRS shall not process applications for, or issue allocations of, the remaining unused authority to issue new clean renewable energy bonds under § 54C of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) under Notice 2015-12, 2015-10 …
Renewable Energy
CFC Solutions: U.S. Slaps 30 Percent Tariff on Imported Solar Panels, Effects Unclear
This article from the 29 January 2018 issue of CFC Solutions News Bulletin is reprinted with permission.
President Trump on Jan. 22 moved to impose tariffs on solar panel imports, with the levy starting at 30 percent then dropping to …
Solar Resources for Universities and Local Governments: City and County Solar PV Training Program
NREL, in support of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office, is offering a no-cost PV training program for 50 cities and counties seeking to go solar on their facilities (both buildings and land).
Cities and counties will …
Reciprocating engines see new life from utilities, commercial installments
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 cooperatives. From one small engine to a bank of larger engines, these designs …
Op-ed: Should public utility commissions regulate cooperatives?
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
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 …
New England Coop Wins Breach of Contract over Failed Transmission Deal
In 2011, Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative (EMEC) entered into a contract with First Wind Holdings, LLC and four of its former subsidiaries (Evergreen Gen Lead, LLC; Evergreen Wind Power III, LLC; Stetson Holdings, LLC; and Stetson Wind, II LLC), for …
Georgia leads in the bio-energy revolution
Bioenergy is energy derived from biofuels, produced directly or indirectly from organic material called biomass. It is the single largest renewable energy source today, providing 10% of the world’s primary energy supply. Traditional unprocessed biomass such as fuelwood, charcoal and …
Plans for Georgia’s Wind Energy Make Slow Progress – But State Utilities Still Push Forward
Georgia’s 42 electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) provide power to nearly half the state’s 9.4 million residents and more than 70 percent of its land area. Despite the pressures of keeping up with escalating population growth (Georgia is the fifth fastest-growing …
Understanding Renewable Energy Systems
Renewable energy systems are systems that generate electricity without using resources that can’t be replaced. For example, the sun and the wind are things that are ongoing and will never run out, so they are safe systems to use. Since …