Electric Service Providers at Odds over Rightful Provider for Residential Neighborhood in Wisconsin
Posted on Oct 19, 2023 in Litigation, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Electric Service Providers at Odds over Rightful Provider for Residential Neighborhood in Wisconsin
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is reviewing a complaint filed by Xcel Energy earlier this year over the rightful provider for the Deer Hills residential development in Roberts, Wisconsin. Xcel Energy claims that St. Croix Electric Cooperative providing service to Deer Hills is a violation of the 500-foot rule that seeks to avoid duplication of electric facilities. This...
NRECA Opposes EPA Power Plant Emissions Proposal
Posted on Aug 8, 2023 in Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Opposes EPA Power Plant Emissions Proposal
NRECA submitted written comments to EPA on August 8, opposing the agency’s rules regulating plant emissions. CEO Jim Matheson articulated that organization believes the rules are “unrealistic, unachievable, and will reduce key generating resources just as Americans are increasing their reliance on electricity.”
Virginia Electric Cooperatives Seek to Make Solar Programs Permanent
Posted on May 16, 2023 in Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Virginia Electric Cooperatives Seek to Make Solar Programs Permanent
Three electric cooperatives in eastern Virginia have requested that the State Corporation Commission make the pilot community solar programs which began three years ago permanent. Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, Northern Neck Electric Cooperative, and A&N Electric Cooperative urged the move as a way of offering options to climate conscious member-consumers.
Cooperatives Argue Interim National Environmental Policy Act Greenhouse Gas Guidance Oversteps
Posted on Apr 18, 2023 in Environmental, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Cooperatives Argue Interim National Environmental Policy Act Greenhouse Gas Guidance Oversteps
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and the American Public Power Association filed formal comments arguing that the interim guidance on greenhouse gas emissions is overbroad, fails to provide sufficient regulatory guidance, and because of the role compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act plays in the approval of financing, will delay electric...
Electric Cooperatives Discuss Top Policy Priorities for 2023
Posted on Jan 4, 2023 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Electric Cooperatives Discuss Top Policy Priorities for 2023
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association held a recent Question and Answer session to outline its 2023 policy goals aimed at helping pass legislation benefiting cooperatives and ensuring the new laws are implemented as intended.
Louisiana Regulator Approves Cooperative Power Deals
Posted on Oct 20, 2022 in Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Louisiana Regulator Approves Cooperative Power Deals
A Louisiana regulator approved two power procurement deals sought by Dixie Electric Membership Cooperative and Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative to acquire power from NextEra. The move came despite objections by Louisiana’s electric monopolies. According to Public Service Commissioner Craig Greene, the deals could save cooperatives $160 million over the next decade.
New Climate Law a Game Changer for Electric Cooperatives
Posted on Sep 21, 2022 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on New Climate Law a Game Changer for Electric Cooperatives
The Inflation Reduction Act will unlock billions of dollars’ worth of clean energy tax credits previously inaccessible to community-owned electrical cooperatives, as well as $9.7 billion in grants and loans for such cooperatives to purchase or build new clean energy systems.
FERC Deadlock Leads to Approval of Southeastern Regional Energy Market Platform
Posted on Oct 19, 2021 in Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on FERC Deadlock Leads to Approval of Southeastern Regional Energy Market Platform
The Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) received clearance from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for their proposed trading platform after a tie vote to approve it. SEEM is a wholesale power market that will facilitate bilateral energy trading at much faster rates than previously available, enabling almost 20 entities across 11 states to deliver an estimated $40 to...
NRECA Expresses Concerns Regarding Expected Timing for Notices of Defaults in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction
Posted on Apr 8, 2021 in Broadband, Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on NRECA Expresses Concerns Regarding Expected Timing for Notices of Defaults in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) made a request on April 1 to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the FCC to publicly announce defaults by winning bidders in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction (RDOF), so that unserved rural communities can pursue other public broadband resources. Without timely public notices of such defaults, rural...
NRECA Urges Congress to Pass $10 Billion in Low-Income Energy Aid
Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in COVID-19, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Urges Congress to Pass $10 Billion in Low-Income Energy Aid
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and six other energy groups wrote a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies urging Congress to approve an additional $10 billion in emergency assistance to low-income Americans struggling to pay their electric bills during the...
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