Posts from — October 2011

On October 11, 2011, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced that the Department of Energy (“DOE”) will not delegate its authority to establish national electric transmission corridors to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”).  [Read more →]

On October 13, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“9^th Circuit” or “Court”) issued a decision (Montana Consumer Counsel v. FERC) denying petitions for review of the FERC Order No. 697 and Order No. 697-A, codifying market-based rate policy.  [Read more →]

On October 13 and 14, 2011, the National Mining Association (“NMA”), twenty-five states and Guam, and other public interest groups submitted amicus briefs to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, in support of Utility Air Regulatory Group’s (“UARG”) motion for a one year extension of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) deadline for promulgating a rule establishing Maximum Achievable Control Technology (“MACT”) standards for electric generating units (“EGUs”), which EPA is calling its Mercury and Air Toxics Standards rule (“MATS”).  [Read more →]

On October 14, 2011, EPA’s proposed “technical adjustments” to the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (“CSAPR”) was published in the Federal Register starting the 30-day clock for submitting comments.  Specifically, all comments to the proposed rule must be received by EPA on or before November 14, 2011 unless a public hearing is requested in which event comments must be received by November 28, 2011. [Read more →]

On October 13, 2011, the Energy and Power Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a two-part hearing to discuss electric transmission issues, including siting, planning, and cost allocation.  [Read more →]