Morgan Meguire News

On Tuesday, February 6, a bipartisan group of seven New England (NE) Senators sent a strong letter to FERC Chairman Joe Kelliher, urging the Commission to reconsider and reverse its approval of the 100 basis point incentive "adder" at issue in a pending New England case (Order No 489).  The letter was signed by Sens. Joe Lieberman ...

Yesterday (2/9), Chairmen of the Energy and Commence Committee John Dingell (D-MI), and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Henry Waxman (D-CA) settled a three-week-long dispute with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) over the creation of a new Select Committee on Global Warming and Energy Independence. Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) ...

In a recent letter Rep. John Olver (D-MA), Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations Subcommittee, called on President Bush to endorse a mandatory, market-based "cap and trade approach" to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.  The letter was sent on February 1, with the support of 39 other House ...

On Monday, February 5, the President released his FY 08 budget, which includes $24.3 billion for the Department of Energy (DOE).  Of interest to NEPPA, included in the DOE budget is $4.946 million for the Renewable Energy Production Incentive Program (REPI).  Also included is $1.5 billion for Low-Income Home Energy Assistant Program ...

On February 2, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report called "Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis," that concludes with at least 90 percent confidence, that CO2 and other greenhouse gases from human activities constitute the main drivers of global warming since 1950.  This is the strongest ...

The 2007 APPA Legislative Rally is scheduled to start with the Welcoming Reception on Monday, March 12, and run through Wednesday, March 15, in Washington DC.  NEPPA members will be scheduling Hill visits and Morgan Meguire will develop talking points and background information on issues of interest.  A package of information will be ...

On February 5, the IRS responded to a letter from Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) requesting additional information about the allocation of $800 million of Clean Renewable Energy Bond (CREB) authority.  Although the IRS was prevented from releasing information about specific applications, it did provide data about the size, scope, nature and ...

On February 5, APPA held a symposium in Washington, DC to discuss the findings of six in-depth studies of problems in wholesale electric markets as part of the association's Electric Market Reform Initiative. Lester Lave, Co-Director of the Electricity Industry Center at Carnegie Mellon University said that restructuring of the electricity ...