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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
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NRECA Seeks Grid Incentives ReformPublished: September 29th, 2011
It’s one thing to offer incentives for grid construction. But it’s something else to provide those incentives once the risks are mitigated, NRECA said. The association told the Federal Energy... Read more
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Clarity Sought on Grid Plans, CostsPublished: August 31st, 2011
NRECA has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to rehear and clarify several aspects of its Order 1000, the panel’s landmark final rule on transmission planning and cost allocation. The... Read more
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NRECA Seeks Clarity on ReliabilityPublished: August 25th, 2011
If federal regulators fail to clarify the reliability requirements applicable to generation owners and operators, they could face “a pandemic of cases” in which they must resolve what standards apply to... Read more