Colorado’s New Renewable Energy Law Under Review
Posted on Jul 11, 2013 in Legislative & Politics, Rates, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Colorado’s New Renewable Energy Law Under Review
A committee organized to review Colorado’s new renewable energy law will consider whether the law is feasible and how costs associated with compliance may be recovered. The law requires that 20 percent of a utility’s power supply come from renewables by 2020 with no more than a 2 percent rate increase to pay for the associated costs. At the committee’s first meeting, Tri-State...
NRECA Supports FERC Proposal
Posted on Jul 10, 2013 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Supports FERC Proposal
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) filed a formal comment in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) regarding the requirements of the Reliability Standard. The NOPR proposes to reject and remand a proposed interpretation of BAL-002-1 Disturbance Control Performance, Requirements R4 and R5 filed by the...
Proposed EPA Runoff Guidelines May Create More Costs Than Benefits
Posted on Jul 3, 2013 in Climate Change, Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Proposed EPA Runoff Guidelines May Create More Costs Than Benefits
In compliance with a recent settlement agreement, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed effluent limitation guidelines for power plants. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association is concerned that the proposed guidelines, which will affect coal-fired units with wet flue gas desulfurization systems or wet ash handling, could cost electric cooperatives...
NRECA to Oppose Certain Power Plant Rules in Obama Climate Plan
Posted on Jun 25, 2013 in Climate Change, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA to Oppose Certain Power Plant Rules in Obama Climate Plan
Due to concerns that power plant regulations would impose enormous costs on vulnerable citizens, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) has stated that it intends to oppose any effort to use Obama’s Clean Air Act to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. While the climate plan, which was slated for release on June 25, has been widely expected to address rules to limit...
House Will Consider Coal Ash Bill
Posted on Jun 24, 2013 in Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on House Will Consider Coal Ash Bill
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted on June 20 in favor of a measure that would set up a new state-run program to manage and dispose of coal ash. The vote will send a bill, backed by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, regulating coal ash impoundments at power plants to the House floor for the second time in less than three years. The Environmental...
Metal Theft Prevention Act Heads to the U.S. Senate
Posted on Jun 24, 2013 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Metal Theft Prevention Act Heads to the U.S. Senate
After clearing the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Metal Theft Prevention Act, S. 394, is on its way to the full Senate. If the bill is passed, metal theft would become a federal crime, and metal recyclers and other purchasers would be required to take additional steps to ensure that scrap metal was lawfully obtained by would-be sellers. The bill has bipartisan support in Congress...
Nevada Governor’s Veto is Good News for Coop
Posted on Jun 18, 2013 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Nevada Governor’s Veto is Good News for Coop
Valley Electric Association (VEA) will remain outside the regulatory authority of the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada thanks to a veto by Governor Brian Sandoval. Assembly Bill 391 would have added another layer of regulatory oversight to several VEA projects and contracts. For more on this story, click here.
NRECA Backs Potential Senate Deal on Federal Building Efficiency
Posted on Jun 13, 2013 in Climate Change, Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Backs Potential Senate Deal on Federal Building Efficiency
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) is supporting bipartisan legislation to repeal a law ending fossil energy use in new and renovated federal buildings by 2030 and replace it with legislation to expand existing efficiency goals. A June 3 letter sent by NRECA and eight trade organizations to members of the U.S. Senate stated: “These provisions would give...
House Subcommittee Advances Coal Ash Bill
Posted on Jun 11, 2013 in Environmental, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on House Subcommittee Advances Coal Ash Bill
The House Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy voted June 6 to advance a new version of the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013, which sets up a state-run program to regulate coal ash, a common byproduct of coal-based power plants. The Act also prevents the Environmental Protection Agency from classifying coal ash as a hazardous waste and subjecting it for the first...
EPA Agrees to Reconsider Environmental Requirements for Apache Generating Station
Posted on Jun 11, 2013 in Environmental, Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on EPA Agrees to Reconsider Environmental Requirements for Apache Generating Station
Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, the owner of the Apache Generating Station, recently received the good news that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reconsidering requirements that would have resulted in costly upgrades. The coop had requested that the EPA consider the Apache Generating Station’s unique situation to ensure that the coop is able to provide affordable...
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