Nevada Coop Wins Bid to Supply Government Site
Posted on Nov 5, 2012 in Grid & Infrastructure, Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Nevada Coop Wins Bid to Supply Government Site
Valley Electric Association, Inc. recently won a bid to provide power to the Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center—the former test site where hundreds of nuclear weapons were tested—and other facilities at the Nevada National Security Site. The nearly 1,400-square-mile installation, one of the most secure government installations in the world, is larger than the state...
Louisiana PSC Approves Contract Extensions
Posted on Nov 1, 2012 in Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Louisiana PSC Approves Contract Extensions
The Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved an 11-year contract extension for Louisiana Generating to provide power to two cooperatives, Claiborne Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Claiborne) and Washington – St. Tammany Electric Cooperative, Inc. (WSTE), through 2025. The two cooperatives combined have contracted for more than 450 megawatts of peak electrical power for...
CFTC Provides Temporary Exemption for Coops
Posted on Oct 23, 2012 in Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on CFTC Provides Temporary Exemption for Coops
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has passed a temporary “no-action relief” provision exempting most transactions among and between electric coops and other not-for-profit electric utilities from most Commodity Exchange Act regulations. Deals exempted include those involved with the physical delivery of electricity, generation capacity, transmission services, fuel, and...
Public Regulation Commission Rescinds Internet Spin-off Order
Posted on Oct 17, 2012 in Financing, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Public Regulation Commission Rescinds Internet Spin-off Order
On October 16, the Public Regulation Commission (PRC) voted to rescind an order it made last year requiring Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (Kit Carson) to spin-off its Internet division in order to protect electric ratepayers from potential losses. Kit Carson did not provide official notice of the PRC order to the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), and as a result, RUS instituted a...
An Activist Framework for Cybersecurity Oversight
Posted on Oct 16, 2012 in Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on An Activist Framework for Cybersecurity Oversight
Three recent initiatives by different arms of the federal government intended to help combat cyber threats to the nation’s critical energy infrastructure reveal an activist approach to regulating cybersecurity. At this juncture, it is difficult to ascertain the legal and political ramifications of the three initiatives, but members of the energy sector should pay attention — the...
Shippers Push Against Increased Coal Dust Costs
Posted on Oct 15, 2012 in Litigation, Rates, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Shippers Push Against Increased Coal Dust Costs
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) was among the filers opposing a BNSF Railway tariff that would cost shippers $50 to $150 million annually to control coal dust from rail cars. In the filings, submitted to the Surface Transportation Board, opponents argued that these costs are unreasonable and result in double-payment obligations for shippers. Read...
NRECA Supports Delay of Dodd-Frank Rulemakings
Posted on Oct 11, 2012 in Financing, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Supports Delay of Dodd-Frank Rulemakings
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) filed comments requesting that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission delay the effective dates of its rulemakings implementing new financial reform under the Dodd-Frank Act. The NRECA noted that no-action relief is necessary while uncertainty surrounding the rules and regulations persist. Without such relief, market...
Nonpublic Electric Utilities Subject to FERC Quarterly Reports
Posted on Oct 11, 2012 in Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Nonpublic Electric Utilities Subject to FERC Quarterly Reports
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will begin requiring certain nonpublic electric utilities to submit Electric Quarterly Reports (EQRs) providing details on their energy and capacity transactions. Sales by electric coops to their members are excluded from the reporting requirement, which should be in effect by the third quarter of 2013. Click here for more (subscription...
Sutherland Coop Webinar Series – Webinar III: Natural Gas Transactions
Posted on Oct 10, 2012 in Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Webinar | Comments Off on Sutherland Coop Webinar Series – Webinar III: Natural Gas Transactions
With natural gas prices at historic lows and unconventional domestic supplies on the rise, natural gas usage is increasing for power generation. In Sutherland’s Electric Cooperative Webinar Series, “Natural Gas Transactions,” on October 9, 2012, David Wochner highlighted optimal transportation and storage arrangements available for natural gas and related regulatory and compliance...
Alaskan Coop to Restart Coal Facility
Posted on Oct 5, 2012 in Environmental, Permitting, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Alaskan Coop to Restart Coal Facility
After reaching an agreement with federal regulators over an air permit, Golden Valley Electric Association plans to restart the 50-MW Healy Clean Coal Plant. While restarting the plant will require additional pollution controls and other work, the coop plans to have the plant online within 18 to 24 months. Restarting the plant is part of the coop’s long-term plan to move away from...
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