NRECA Publishes Negative Impact of EPA’s Plan
Posted on Aug 7, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Publishes Negative Impact of EPA’s Plan
The National Rural Electric Cooperative (NRECA) created a webpage whereby it shows the nationwide coal plant closures and harmful economic impact that will result from the EPA’s Clean Power Plan (Plan), disproportionately affecting rural coop consumer members. Read more about NRECA’s opposition to the Plan here.
Final EPA Carbon Rule Released; NRECA Weighs In
Posted on Aug 3, 2015 in Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Rates, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Final EPA Carbon Rule Released; NRECA Weighs In
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officially released its final version of the Clean Power Plan rules on Monday. The rules represent the first federal limits on power plant carbon dioxide emissions and require a 32 percent reduction (from 2005 levels) in carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 2030. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) has voiced...
NRECA Study Links Higher Electricity Prices to Job Losses
Posted on Jul 29, 2015 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Study Links Higher Electricity Prices to Job Losses
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) recently released a study highlighting the relationship between higher electricity prices and job losses. The study shows the impact of a 10 and 25 percent price increase on the gross domestic product and jobs from 2020 to 2040. Please click here for additional information.
House Passes Bill to Delay EPA Greenhouse Gas Rule
Posted on Jul 8, 2015 in Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Litigation, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on House Passes Bill to Delay EPA Greenhouse Gas Rule
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on June 24, for which the NRECA has voiced support, that would delay implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan until after courts have determined its legality. To read more about the bill click here.
EPA Finalizes Definition of Waters to be Covered under the Clean Water Act
Posted on May 28, 2015 in Environmental, Land Use, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on EPA Finalizes Definition of Waters to be Covered under the Clean Water Act
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers finalized a redefinition of the “Waters of the U.S.” under the Clean Water Act. The EPA did so without consulting stakeholders, including rural electric cooperatives. The EPA maintains that it is not required to consult stakeholders, or to conduct small business analysis under the Regulatory Flexibility Act before...
NERC Study Finds EPA’s Clean Power Plan Unworkable
Posted on Apr 30, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on NERC Study Finds EPA’s Clean Power Plan Unworkable
A recent North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) study finds that the Clean Power Plan of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would require that electric cooperatives shut down approximately 21 percent of their coal generation by 2025. The study also found that the generation and transmission projects necessary to fill the void left by coal generation would not be...
NRECA Argues Against CEQ Greenhouse Gas Proposal
Posted on Mar 26, 2015 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Argues Against CEQ Greenhouse Gas Proposal
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) commented Tuesday on draft guidance submitted by the Whitehouse Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). The draft guidance would require agencies to consider the effect of a proposed action on climate change. NRECA argued that the proposed guidance would complicate compliance with the EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan, which...
Department of Energy and NRECA Name 2014 Wind Coops of the Year
Posted on Feb 27, 2015 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Department of Energy and NRECA Name 2014 Wind Coops of the Year
The Energy Department and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) named the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association and San Isabel Electric Association of Colorado as the 2014 Wind Cooperatives of the Year. For more information on the significant contributions these coops made to the wind energy industry, see the Energy Department’s press...
Cooperative Bank Makes Large Donation to the NRECA International Foundation
Posted on Feb 24, 2015 in Grid & Infrastructure, Technology | Comments Off on Cooperative Bank Makes Large Donation to the NRECA International Foundation
CoBank, a national cooperative bank, recently donated $250,000 to the National Rural Electric Cooperative (NRECA) International Foundation. The donation made by CoBank will support the Foundation’s mission of providing electrification to some of the world’s poorest regions. Click here to read more.
NRECA Urges FERC to Limit EPA’s Clean Power Plan
Posted on Feb 20, 2015 in Environmental, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Urges FERC to Limit EPA’s Clean Power Plan
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), a group representing over 900 private, not-for-profit electric cooperatives in the U.S., has urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to limit the impact of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Clean Power Plan. The proposal calls for cuts in carbon dioxide emissions from existing...
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