Kentucky Coop Plans to Deactivate Coal Plant
Posted on Sep 11, 2014 in Environmental, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Kentucky Coop Plans to Deactivate Coal Plant
East Kentucky Power Cooperative will continue deactivating its coal-fired Dale Station power plant with complete shutdown expected by April 2015. Subject to regulatory approval, ash waste from the site will be transported to an ash landfill. The plant will be placed in indefinite storage to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS)...
Tenth Circuit Stays EPA’s Rejection of Wyoming’s Regional Haze Plan
Posted on Sep 10, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Tenth Circuit Stays EPA’s Rejection of Wyoming’s Regional Haze Plan
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has stayed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s rejection of part of Wyoming’s plan for addressing regional haze. The stay was sought by the State of Wyoming, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, and PacifiCorp. The court also granted a request by Basin and PacifiCorp to extend the compliance deadline beyond March 2019 for the...
Some State Regulators Say EPA Clean Power Plan Unworkable
Posted on Sep 10, 2014 in Climate Change, Environmental, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Some State Regulators Say EPA Clean Power Plan Unworkable
Regulators from Texas, Indiana, Montana and Arizona told the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee’s energy and power subcommittee that the reduction targets in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan are “too much, too soon.” To read more, click here (subscription required).
USDA Announces Investment to Improve Reliability of Rural Electric Systems
Posted on Sep 9, 2014 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on USDA Announces Investment to Improve Reliability of Rural Electric Systems
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) plan to invest more than $518 million in rural electric cooperatives to improve rural electric infrastructure. More than $23 million of the announced funding will be targeted for smart grid improvements. For more information and a list of the loan recipients, click here.
Arizona Congressman Urges EPA to Meet with Coop on Clean Power Plan
Posted on Aug 28, 2014 in Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Arizona Congressman Urges EPA to Meet with Coop on Clean Power Plan
U.S. Congressman Ron Barber of Arizona, along with his Arizona colleagues in Congress, has called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to meet with executives from Arizona Electric Power Cooperative to discuss the impact of the EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan. Click here for more.
Portion of FERC Order 1000 Challenged by NRECA and Others Upheld in Court
Posted on Aug 22, 2014 in Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on Portion of FERC Order 1000 Challenged by NRECA and Others Upheld in Court
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled against an industry group, including National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), which was challenging certain provisions of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order 1000. Click here for full story and details on the challenge.
NRECA Argues Cooperatives Should Qualify for FCC Broadband Funds
Posted on Aug 19, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on NRECA Argues Cooperatives Should Qualify for FCC Broadband Funds
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) has provided comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Phase II of the national competitive bid process for the Connect America Fund. In those comments, NRECA has argued that electric cooperatives that are already exploring providing broadband service to rural areas should be able to qualify for available...
Coops Challenge FERC’s New ROE Calculation
Posted on Aug 18, 2014 in Financing, Litigation, Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Coops Challenge FERC’s New ROE Calculation
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has signaled that it intends to change the methodology with which it calculates utilities’ return on equity (ROE), eliciting concern from the electric cooperative community. In a June 19 order involving New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, FERC used a new “two-step” method to calculate the ROE for oil and gas pipelines, and the commission has...
Proposed Regulatory Changes Spark Concerns for New Mexico Coop
Posted on Aug 14, 2014 in Land Use, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Proposed Regulatory Changes Spark Concerns for New Mexico Coop
Jemez Mountain Electrical Coop is concerned about proposed changes to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) regulations. BIA states that the revised regulations would update and streamline the process of obtaining rights-of-way on Native American land, but Jemez Mountain believes the modified process will result in future utility-related costs. The Rio Grande Sun has the full...
Georgia Coop Takes Out Ad Against EPA Rule
Posted on Aug 14, 2014 in Environmental, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Georgia Coop Takes Out Ad Against EPA Rule
Oglethorpe Power was among a group of power companies that took out a full-page advertisement in the Atlanta Journal Constitution in opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule curbing carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants. The ad ran on August 10 and outlines several concerns related to the rule, including its adverse impacts on reliability and...
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