DOE Plans to Change PMAs Met with Opposition
Posted on Sep 5, 2012 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on DOE Plans to Change PMAs Met with Opposition
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) is among the opponents to the Department of Energy’s March 16 directive to alter the roles of the four federal power marketing administrations (PMAs). The directive would require that, among other things, PMAs design new rate structures, incentivize renewable energy development and expand transmission for third parties. NRECA argued that the directive could violate the PMAs’ statutory requirement to charge cost-based rates. Electric Co-op Today has more.
