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N.D. Regulator Gets FERC NominationPublished: January 25th, 2012
President Obama has announced that he will nominate veteran state utility regulator Tony Clark to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission -- a decision that's winning praise from industry... Read more
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Co-ops Press FERC in Wind-Water CasePublished: January 12th, 2012
In a pair of sharply worded filings, electric cooperatives and consumer-owned utilities say federal regulators overstepped their authority in a major clean energy case in the Northwest, and want them to... Read more
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NRECA Seeks Clarity on Self-SupplyPublished: January 9th, 2012
NRECA has asked regulators to reverse themselves on a controversial order it warns could have substantial regional—and potentially national—effects on construction of new generating capacity. The... Read more
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NRECA: EPA Regs Threaten Co-opsPublished: December 14th, 2011
The extensive emissions controls required for coal-based generating units under Environmental Protection Agency rulemakings entail significant challenges for utilities, and electric cooperatives in... Read more
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EPA Regs, Grid Reliability PonderedPublished: December 9th, 2011
A “safety-valve” approach may be necessary to bridge the gap between near-term grid reliability requirements and the Environmental Protection Agency’s long-term environmental goals, an electric... Read more
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Gains Seen in Addressing Grid RisksPublished: December 7th, 2011
Improvements have been made in identifying risks to bulk electric system reliability and prioritizing the development of standards to address them, an electric cooperative executive told federal... Read more
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NRECA: FERC Errs on Grid CostsPublished: October 19th, 2011
A key element of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s landmark final rule on transmission planning and cost allocation is at odds with the agency’s statutory authority, NRECA CEO Glenn English... Read more