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• 109th Congress Adjourns: Passes Energy Tax Extenders in the End-of-the-Session Flurry

  The House and Senate adjourned sine die over the weekend and will convene for the 110 th Congress on January 4, 2007. On Saturday, Dec.9, three separate "issue" bills - involving tax, trade and energy policy, were wrapped together in a single Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 12, 2006 12:48 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly DC Report 12-12-06 by Article

• NEPPA Members Participate in Congressional Briefing on ISO-NE Markets

  About a dozen Hill staffers attended a congressional briefing hosted by the American Public Power Association (APPA) on Thursday, December 7, to hear NEPPA members give their views on how electricity markets in New England are functioning. Sharon Staz, Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 12, 2006 12:47 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly DC Report 12-12-06 by Article

• NEPPA Members Hear from Treasury on CREB Allocations

  NEPPA members are starting to hear from the U.S. Treasury regarding the status of applications for Clean Renewable Energy Bond (CREB) authority. The Hull Municipal Lighting Plant was awarded a $1.5 million CREB allocation for a wind turbine it is in the Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 12, 2006 12:46 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly DC Report 12-12-06 by Article

• Industrial Customers Say Electricity Competition Is Not-Working

  On December 4, the Electricity Consumers Resource Council (ELCON) advanced a new position paper that states that the U.S. electricity markets need "significant refinement" or Congress should examine a "return to traditional regulation." Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 12, 2006 12:45 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly DC Report 12-12-06 by Article