NRECA and Coops Challenge FERC’s Self-Supply Order
Posted on Jan 9, 2012 in Litigation, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on NRECA and Coops Challenge FERC’s Self-Supply Order
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, along with several coops, munis, industrial customers and the American Public Power Association, has requested a rehearing of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s controversial November 17th order on the issue of self-supply. The order questions whether load-serving entities such as electric coops can self-supply the power...
Complaint Against Coop Filed With State Regulatory Commission
Posted on Dec 22, 2011 in Corporate Governance, Litigation, Patronage Capital | Comments Off on Complaint Against Coop Filed With State Regulatory Commission
Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation continues to face backlash for its bylaws, transparency and board member balloting procedures. The latest development in a series of lawsuits against Carroll Electric involves a complaint filed with the Arkansas Public Service Commission against a recent bylaw change. The amendment would include an arbitration clause that forbids coop members...
Power Companies Fight Rate Increase From Coal Premium
Posted on Dec 22, 2011 in Litigation, Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Power Companies Fight Rate Increase From Coal Premium
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. is one of several power companies and related organizations contesting BNSF Railway Company’s cost allocation methodology, which increases rates of coal transporters in order to pay an investor premium. Opponents claim the $8.1 billion premium should not be included in the valuation of BNSF’s assets and, thus, should not factor into rates. Click here...
North Dakota Scrubber Technology Prevails
Posted on Dec 22, 2011 in Litigation, Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on North Dakota Scrubber Technology Prevails
North Dakota’s preferred emission reduction technology, which is used to scrub power plant boilers, withstood an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) challenge that a technology that can be adopted across the country should be used. The U.S. District Court found that North Dakota’s choice in selective noncatalytic reduction technology, as opposed to the EPA’s preferred selective...
Pacific Northwest Coops Ordered to Rebalance Use of Hydropower and Wind Energy
Posted on Dec 12, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure, Litigation, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Pacific Northwest Coops Ordered to Rebalance Use of Hydropower and Wind Energy
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruled that the Bonneville Power Administration discriminated against wind interests by cutting back on wind production at times of high hydroelectric generation. FERC gave the BPA 90 days to come up with a new program. BPA announced an “environmental redispatch” policy last May in an effort to balance supply and demand and comply with salmon...
Landowners File Class Action Complaint Against Coop
Posted on Dec 5, 2011 in Land Use, Litigation | Comments Off on Landowners File Class Action Complaint Against Coop
Several Missouri landowners have filed a class action complaint against Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative, Sho-Me Technologies, Kamo Electric Cooperative and K-PowerNet.. The plaintiffs claim that the coops and other defendants installed or used more than 2,000 miles of fiber-optic cable throughout the state on plaintiffs’ land that is subject to a limited electric-utility easement. ...
Countersuit Against New Mexico Coop Moves Forward
Posted on Dec 5, 2011 in Litigation | Comments Off on Countersuit Against New Mexico Coop Moves Forward
A scheduling plan for a countersuit against Socorro Electric Cooperative has been drafted, and District Court Judge Albert J. Mitchell Jr. has granted a 30-day stay on the coop’s motion to delay paying attorneys’ fees. Judge Mitchell said he wanted to speed up the countersuit, which has been pending since the judge ruled against Socorro Electric in the original case in May. The...
Coop to Receive $63 Million in Reparations from Railway
Posted on Nov 23, 2011 in Litigation, Rates | Comments Off on Coop to Receive $63 Million in Reparations from Railway
Arizona Electric Power Cooperative won an estimated $63 million in rate reductions and reparations Tuesday after the US Surface Transportation Board found that BNSF Railway and Union Pacific overcharged the coop for coal shipments. The ruling by the STB, which is the regulatory agency charged with resolving freight railroad disputes, is a rare victory for coops who have watched coal...
Sierra Club and Wisconsin Coop in Settlement Talks
Posted on Nov 21, 2011 in Environmental, Litigation | Comments Off on Sierra Club and Wisconsin Coop in Settlement Talks
The Sierra Club announced that it is in the process of negotiating a settlement with Dairyland Power Cooperative. The environmental group sued the coop last year, alleging that the coop failed to install the required pollution controls on its two coal-fired plants in Alma when it made upgrades to the plants from 1993-2009. To read more about the lawsuit and potential settlement...
Legal Challenge of Clean Water Act Permit for Arkansas Coal Plant Moves Forward
Posted on Nov 18, 2011 in Environmental, Litigation, Project Development | Comments Off on Legal Challenge of Clean Water Act Permit for Arkansas Coal Plant Moves Forward
On November 16, a federal judge ruled that several environmental organizations had standing to challenge the issuance of a Clean Water Act permit to the John W. Turk Power Plant under construction in southwestern Arkansas. The judge also ruled that even though construction of the coal plant is nearly complete, the environmentalist’s challenge is not moot. This is the most recent...
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