Kentucky Coop Reaches $19.5 Million Settlement with Coal Supplier
Posted on Jul 25, 2014 in Litigation | Comments Off on Kentucky Coop Reaches $19.5 Million Settlement with Coal Supplier
Big Rivers Electric Corporation (Big Rivers) and coal supplier Oxford Resource Partners (Oxford) have agreed to a $19.5 million settlement to resolve a breach of contract suit against Big Rivers that began two years ago. Even with the settlement payout, Big Rivers is positioned to save $41 million in fuel costs because it switched to a less expensive coal than that offered by Oxford. ...
Florida Coop Dispute Rages On
Posted on Jul 24, 2014 in Litigation | Comments Off on Florida Coop Dispute Rages On
Lee County Electric Cooperative has petitioned the Florida Supreme Court to take up its dispute with the city of Cape Coral, Florida regarding costs associated with moving utility lines and power poles for road projects. Please click here to read more about this story.
New Mexico Coop Still Under Fire for Wildfire
Posted on Jul 15, 2014 in Litigation | Comments Off on New Mexico Coop Still Under Fire for Wildfire
More ranchers, this time from fly-fishing destination Cow Creek Ranch, have sued the Mora-San Miguel Electrical Cooperative (Mora-San Miguel) in state court over a 2013 wildfire. The owners of two other Pecos Canyon ranches sued Mora-San Miguel over the same fire in March of this year. The Washington Times has the full story.
High Court Hands Down Mixed Decision on EPA’s Power
Posted on Jun 24, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Litigation, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on High Court Hands Down Mixed Decision on EPA’s Power
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated the Clean Air Act when it expanded two permitting programs to include carbon dioxide emissions, and that the EPA misinterpreted the Clean Air Act when it concluded that a source’s greenhouse gas emissions can trigger permitting requirements under the law’s Title V or Prevention of Significant...
Bankruptcy Judge Confirms Montana Coop’s Chapter 11 Plan
Posted on Jun 24, 2014 in Corporate Governance, Environmental, Litigation | Comments Off on Bankruptcy Judge Confirms Montana Coop’s Chapter 11 Plan
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has officially approved Southern Montana Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative’s Chapter 11 reorganization plan. Click here for more information about the plan. Click here for details regarding the plan’s final confirmation.
Telecom Company Wins Transmission Case
Posted on Jun 17, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Land Use, Litigation, Project Development, Rates | Comments Off on Telecom Company Wins Transmission Case
A North Carolina court ruled that pole attachment rates charged by Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation were in violation of a North Carolina statute, according to the Federal Communications Commission rate formula. The issue revolves around the rates per pole that would be charged to telecom customers in the area. Nearly 7,400 poles are at issue. For more information, click...
Montana Coop Set to Emerge from Bankruptcy
Posted on Jun 17, 2014 in Corporate Governance, Financing, Litigation | Comments Off on Montana Coop Set to Emerge from Bankruptcy
A federal bankruptcy judge tentatively approved a reorganization plan for Southern Montana Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative last week, pending receipt of a proposed order and other supplemental plan documents and agreements. As the Sutherland Coop Team reported on March 29, 2014, Southern Montana settled in March with noteholders that funded the construction of a gas...
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Controversy Over EPA Haze Authority
Posted on May 28, 2014 in Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Litigation, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Controversy Over EPA Haze Authority
The U.S. Supreme Court denied petitions from North Dakota and Oklahoma challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decisions to prioritize the respective states’ emissions control plans in favor of a federal plan. In separate cases, the states claimed that the EPA’s action undermines the state-federal relationship outlined by the Clean Air Act. For more on the cases...
Kansas Regulators’ Amendments to Permit May Clear Way for Coop’s Coal Project
Posted on May 12, 2014 in Environmental, Litigation, Permitting, Project Development, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Kansas Regulators’ Amendments to Permit May Clear Way for Coop’s Coal Project
After the Kansas Supreme Court overturned a permit granted to Sunflower Electric Power Corporation in 2010 to build a coal-fired power plant in the southwestern part of the state, state regulators are proposing an amendment to the permit that would require the new plant to meet the more rigorous standards laid out by the supreme court. The project is again meeting resistance from...
U.S. Supreme Court Resuscitates EPA’s Cross-State Air Rule
Posted on Apr 29, 2014 in Climate Change, Financing, Litigation | Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Resuscitates EPA’s Cross-State Air Rule
The U.S. Supreme Court resurrected the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulation of air pollution crossing state borders through its 6-2 ruling in favor of the EPA, downwind states, and public health and environmental groups. The Court ruled that the government did not violate the Clean Air Act when it implemented a federal scheme for emissions that drift over state lines. ...
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