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Hill Panel OKs Dodd-Frank GuidancePublished: January 29th, 2012
The House Agriculture Committee has advanced several bills that address electric cooperatives’ concerns with federal regulators’ “overreach” in writing financial reform regulations. NRECA... Read more
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Incentives for Renewables ExpirePublished: December 22nd, 2011
A federal “tax grant” program that is helping electric cooperatives finance renewable energy projects is set to expire at the end of the year, and that could slow the pace of alternative energy... Read more
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Low-Income Heating Aid is CutPublished: December 20th, 2011
Funding for a home heating program will be cut from last year's level under the omnibus spending package approved by Congress late last week. The bill provides $3.5 billion for the Low Income Home... Read more
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Hill Blocks Funds for Bulb StandardsPublished: December 20th, 2011
Congress has hit the “off” switch, at least temporarily, on the enforcement of light bulb efficiency standards that opponents characterized as an effective ban on traditional incandescent... Read more
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Bills Seek to Trim Dodd-Frank ImpactPublished: December 14th, 2011
NRECA has joined other energy trade associations to urge support for two House bills that would minimize the impact of recently enacted financial reforms on their energy market operations. The eight... Read more
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$1.7 Billion Released for LIHEAPPublished: November 9th, 2011
The federal government has released $1.7 billion to help low-income Americans pay for heating. But many lawmakers are concerned that the figure isn’t nearly enough, and are also worried about a possible... Read more
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Senate Stops Rural Spending Cut BidPublished: November 4th, 2011
The U.S. Senate has batted down an attempt to cut $1 billion from the federal government’s budget for rural development. The chamber voted 85-13 on Nov. 1 to defeat an amendment, offered by Sen... Read more