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  • Congress Moves Forward on Energy Legislation

    The Senate began debate on its energy bill (H.R. 6), the Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation Act (CLEAN), on June 11 and is continuing to consider amendments this week.  A cloture vote -- to end debate and move to a final vote on the bill -- is scheduled for this Thursday; it is unclear if the Democrats have the votes to ...
    Posted to NEPPA (Weblog) by Staff on June 20, 2007
  • APPA, EEI Oppose Amendment to Block Funding for National Interest Electric Transmission (NIETC) Corridors

    Reps. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and Frank Wolf (R-VA) are continuing their quest to try to block funds for the Department of Energy's National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) program.  Hinchey and Wolf offered the amendment to the FY 2008 Energy and Water Development (E&WD) Appropriations bill when that measure was ...
    Posted to NEPPA (Weblog) by Staff on June 20, 2007
  • FERC Commissioner Weighs in on Power Grid Cooperation

    At the a meeting of the Western Governors'Association in Washington, DC, Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner Suedeen Kelly told the group that "We are no longer flying solo on our electricity supply and demand in this country."  She said that we are all dependent on each other, citing the example that 44 percent of wind ...
    Posted to NEPPA (Weblog) by Staff on June 20, 2007
  • APPA, ELCON Release Statement In Opposition to FERC Commissioner Letter

    In a joint press statement released on June 12, APPA and the Electric Consumers Resources Council (ELCON), a trade association for large, energy-intensive industries, challenged recent assertions by nine former FERC Commissioners that federal policies to promote organized markets are working to reduce costs for consumers.  Those assertions ...
    Posted to NEPPA (Weblog) by Staff on June 20, 2007
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