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Senators Back Shippers in Rail Case
By Steven Johnson | ECT Staff Writer Published: May 7th, 2012A pair of U.S. senators is siding with captive shippers, saying they shouldn’t have to pay extra in shipping rates because an investment giant bought a major freight railroad. U.S. Sens. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and John Hoeven, R-N.D., urged members of the Surface Transportation Board to... Read more
FERC
FERC Picks Downplay Siting AuthorityPublished: March 27th, 2012
Two nominees to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission have indicated they see no pressing need for increased agency authority to site electric transmission lines. John Norris, a current... Read more
NERC
FERC Approves NERC Enforcement ShiftPublished: March 24th, 2012
Federal regulators have conditionally accepted a proposal by the nation’s bulk power system reliability watchdog to modify the latter’s enforcement practices. The North American Electric... Read more
NERC
Bulk System Definition RevisedPublished: March 15th, 2012
As directed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the nation’s grid reliability watchdog has drafted a revised definition of the bulk electric system. If approved by FERC, the new definition could... Read more
FERC
FERC Weighs Input on EPA Air RulePublished: February 19th, 2012
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has proposed a process by which the agency could weigh in on the reliability impacts of generator's requests for additional time to comply with a sweeping air... Read more
STB
Railroad Revenues at Full ThrottlePublished: February 7th, 2012
At a time when regulators are evaluating whether railroads are making enough money for their operations, freight carriers are reporting record gains in revenues and profits. CSX Corp. said Jan. 23 that... Read more