Utah Coop May Challenge California Greenhouse Gas Trading System
Posted on Dec 10, 2012 in Climate Change, Environmental, Litigation, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Utah Coop May Challenge California Greenhouse Gas Trading System
Utah-based Deseret Power Electric Cooperative (Deseret) may file a lawsuit challenging California’s greenhouse gas trading system. Although the coop has declined to comment on the potential lawsuit, “one informed source” asserts that Deseret may be seeking other businesses to join in this effort. The lawsuit would likely claim that the trading system violates either the...
Federal Judge Clears the Way for Alaskan Coal Plant
Posted on Nov 26, 2012 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Litigation | Comments Off on Federal Judge Clears the Way for Alaskan Coal Plant
A federal judge has approved an agreement among the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the state of Alaska and an Alaskan power company that will allow a coal plant to reopen by 2015. Under the agreement, Golden Valley Electric Association agreed to install the most rigorous emission controls available on coal-fired electric generating units at the Healy Clean Coal Plant at an...
Member Cooperatives Considering Legal Action Over Rate Hike
Posted on Nov 16, 2012 in Corporate Governance, Litigation, Rates | Comments Off on Member Cooperatives Considering Legal Action Over Rate Hike
Three member cooperatives of Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc. (Tri-State) have objected to a 4.9 percent wholesale rate increase by filing a written complaint with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission. The Santa Fe New Mexican is covering this story.
Kentucky PSC Accepts Settlement in Big Sandy RECC Rate Case
Posted on Nov 7, 2012 in Energy Savings Programs, Litigation, Rates | Comments Off on Kentucky PSC Accepts Settlement in Big Sandy RECC Rate Case
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) accepted a proposed settlement in a rate adjustment case filed by Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (Big Sandy RECC). The agreement allows Big Sandy RECC to receive its requested 3.7 percent increase in annual revenue. However, less of this increase will come from flat monthly customer charges and more will come from...
Lowell Mountain Wind Project Survives Legal Challenge
Posted on Oct 22, 2012 in Climate Change, Environmental, Litigation, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Lowell Mountain Wind Project Survives Legal Challenge
Green Mountain Power and Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. can proceed with the construction of an industrial wind project on Lowell Mountain, as the Vermont Supreme Court has dismissed a legal challenge to the project. The 21-turbine Kingdom Community Wind project is due to come on line in December 2012. The project’s challengers, Lowell Mountains Group Inc. and the towns of Albany...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Power Rate Contract
Posted on Oct 17, 2012 in Litigation, Rates | Comments Off on Ninth Circuit Upholds Power Rate Contract
On October 16, the Ninth Circuit denied requests by utility cooperatives to review a power rate contract between Alcoa, Inc. (Alcoa) and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). The coops argued that BPA was selling power to Alcoa at the statutorily mandated industrial firm power rate, thereby forgoing profits that could have been used to lower rates to its customers. The Ninth Circuit...
Shippers Push Against Increased Coal Dust Costs
Posted on Oct 15, 2012 in Litigation, Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Shippers Push Against Increased Coal Dust Costs
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) was among the filers opposing a BNSF Railway tariff that would cost shippers $50 to $150 million annually to control coal dust from rail cars. In the filings, submitted to the Surface Transportation Board, opponents argued that these costs are unreasonable and result in double-payment obligations for shippers. Read...
NHEC Says Smart Meters Do Not Infringe on Privacy
Posted on Oct 10, 2012 in Legislative & Politics, Litigation, Technology | Comments Off on NHEC Says Smart Meters Do Not Infringe on Privacy
Residents in Bristol, New Hampshire, have spoken out regarding their opposition to the installation of smart meters in their homes, claiming that such meters are an invasion of privacy. The residents, groups such as the New Hampshire Coalition Against Smart Meters, and even state representatives claim that information about individual device use may be obtained with these smart...
North Dakota’s Electricity Case against Minnesota Survives First Legal Challenge
Posted on Oct 3, 2012 in Climate Change, Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Litigation | Comments Off on North Dakota’s Electricity Case against Minnesota Survives First Legal Challenge
A federal judge has ruled that the state of North Dakota’s case against Minnesota can move forward, as North Dakota has a “plausible” claim that a 2007 Minnesota energy law is invalid due to preemption by federal law. Minnesota’s Next Generation Energy Act bars new coal-fired power plants in Minnesota and restricts out-of-state imports of new coal-based power generation unless the...
Kentucky PSC Accepts Settlement in Big Rivers Environmental Case
Posted on Oct 3, 2012 in Environmental, Financing, Legislative & Politics, Litigation, Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Kentucky PSC Accepts Settlement in Big Rivers Environmental Case
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (Kentucky PSC) has accepted a regarding a proposed environmental compliance plan and environmental surcharge request submitted by Big Rivers Electric Corporation (Big Rivers). Under the proposed plan, Big Rivers will not be required to construct the most costly emission control projects from its original plan, reducing the total cost from $283.5...
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