November 22, 2024

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)

Co-ops, Public Power Seek US Aid in Pandemic
Public power and electric co-ops asked Congress to include them in future coronavirus relief legislation as they face a cash crunch due to unpaid bills.
Is Self-supply Suppressing Prices?
Has FERC made a case that cooperatives, municipal utilities and vertically integrated utilities that self-supply suppress capacity prices?
MOPR Ruling Threatens to Upend Self-supply Model
ODEC and other self-supply load-serving entities in PJM argue FERC's order to expand the MOPR will undermine their roles in local economic development.
National Labs Show Their Wares on Capitol Hill
DOE celebrated its research collaborations with the electric industry at the annual National Labs Day, featuring remarks by members of Congress.
States, Public Power Challenge FERC Storage Rule
State regulators, utilities and public power groups asked an appeals court to overturn part of FERC’s landmark rule on energy storage.
Whitehouse: Business Can Move GOP on Carbon
A dozen Senate Republicans are willing to consider a price on carbon but need cover from business groups, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse told ACORE.
Coalition Targets Capacity Markets in Resiliency Docket
Consumer advocates, environmentalists, wind and solar developers and public power called on FERC Tuesday to “review the design of organized wholesale electricity markets, particularly capacity constructs” in its resiliency docket.
We Read 79 FERC Comments so You Don’t Have to
Following FERC’s technical conference on tensions between wholesale electric markets and policy initiatives, the commission invited comments on five paths.
DC Circuit Rejects Challenge to PJM CP Rules
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals denied eight challenges to PJM’s Capacity Performance rules, potentially cementing changes to the RTO's capacity market.
Trump Nominates Republicans Powelson, Chatterjee to FERC
President Trump reportedly has nominated Rob Powelson and Neil Chatterjee to fill two Republican vacancies on FERC, a step toward restoring a quorum.

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