Kentucky Coop Seeks Rate Hike
Posted on Jun 8, 2011 in Rates | Comments Off on Kentucky Coop Seeks Rate Hike
The Commonwealth Journal has a detailed story on a recent request for a rate hike by a Kentucky coop, which cites a period of low growth and pressures from new environmental regulatory requirements on coal generation plants.
Load Growth and Rising Commodity Prices May Lead a North Dakota Coop to Increase Rates
Posted on Jun 3, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure, Rates | Comments Off on Load Growth and Rising Commodity Prices May Lead a North Dakota Coop to Increase Rates
Roughrider Electric Cooperative Inc. projects that demand will grow by 10 percent per year for the next five years. Based on this projection, the coop is investing in additional generation and transmission facilities to meet its members’ future needs. According to the executive team, higher commodity prices will significantly increase the construction costs of the new facilities and ...
Legislative Reform Introduced to Change Attorney’s Fees Reimbursement Program
Posted on Jun 2, 2011 in Legislative & Politics, Litigation | Comments Off on Legislative Reform Introduced to Change Attorney’s Fees Reimbursement Program
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association is among the supporters of a bill recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would reform the process of reimbursing certain attorney’s fees incurred while suing the federal government. The Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) allows such repayment in certain situations when plaintiffs who sue the federal government...
NRECA Requests Extension of EPA Mercury-Rule Public Comment Period
Posted on Jun 1, 2011 in Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Requests Extension of EPA Mercury-Rule Public Comment Period
NRECA and the American Public Power Association have requested that the public comment period for a new Environmental Protection Agency rule related to mercury and other hazardous air pollutants, such as nickel and cadmium, be extended from July 5 to September 5. More details can be found here.
Regulators Approve Green Mountain Power’s Vermont Wind Project
Posted on Jun 1, 2011 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Regulators Approve Green Mountain Power’s Vermont Wind Project
The Vermont Public Service Board approved Green Mountain Power’s proposed 63-megawatt wind facility in Lowell, Vermont. The project, which will be comprised of 21 turbines, is a joint project between Green Mountain Power and Vermont Electric Cooperative. Read more about the project here.
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