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Appeals court strikes down regulation restricting surface mining in Ky. watershed
Feb 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Bill Estep The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. - An appeals court has struck down a rule that state regulators used to restrict surface mining in a Floyd County watershed where some residents fought to block coal companies from stripping the hills. More...
Champaign, Urbana unveil new slogan for ballot question on negotiating electric rates
Feb 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Patrick Wade The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. - Bus billboards and a new website have sprung up as the cities of Champaign and Urbana try to inform residents about a question voters will see on the March 20 ballot and the potential savings they could see on their electric bills. More...
Renewable-energy issue advances toward fall ballot
Feb 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - David Eggert The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio - A group is a step closer to getting the OK to collect signatures for an Ohio ballot measure that would pump $1.3 billion a year into renewable energy. More...
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Bill would allow power company to sell bonds
Feb 20 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Ry Rivard Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va. - Appalachian Power Co. officials say the Legislature needs to allow the company to float customer-backed bonds or else Appalachian will be forced to ask for a dramatic rate increase this year. More...
Provision to subject railroads to antitrust laws deserves support, say APPA and 44 other organizations
From the February 20, 2012 Issue of Public Power Weekly - APPA and 44 other organizations are urging senators to support an amendment to the surface transportation bill (S. More...
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Tidal Power Pilot Granted First-Ever U.S. License

Blogger Photo By Salvatore Salamone - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued the first-ever commercial license for tidal power in the United States. The more...

One has to wonder about the safety implications around groups like Anonymous

By Mark Wooldridge - U.S. concerned about power grid attack - U.S. officials are apparently concerned the group Anonymous may launch a cyberattack against more...

FERC's Order 1000 as a Potential Example of Over-Regulated America

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Is Power Industry Regulation Helping Crush the Life Out of America’s Economy?

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"Shale Gas Wars: From Pennsylvania to North Carolina." Dr. Daniel Fine will speak on Shale Gas in NC

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Why Smart Grid Advocates Should Learn About Utility Regulation

By Bob Jenks
Many of us have heard of the Smart Grid and its potential to improve the electricity delivery system. Moving to a two-way digital grid will improve the grid's reliability and offer a variety of new more...
Filed Under Policy, Regulatory & Legal

A Historical Perspective of Electric Power Regulation

By Harry Valentine
There was a time prior to the year 1900 when electric power generation was privately own and essentially free from political regulation. The development of the electric light bulb and the electrically powered streetcar encouraged more...
Filed Under Policy, Regulatory & Legal

Preparing for Dodd-Frank

By Michel Zadoroznyj
New legislation brings in its wake a period of confusion and adjustment, as the businesses and individuals it affects come to terms with new responsibilities and/or restrictions. But the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer more...
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An Invaluable Reminder about Electric Deregulation

By Ferdinand E. Banks
This short paper borrows from my forthcoming energy economics textbook (2011), and consists of a part of the lecture that I once desperately wanted to present at either the Stockholm School of Economics, or at more...
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What Unrest In Egypt Means for Oil Prices at Home

By David Holt
Americans are all too familiar with the ways political instability in oil rich places like Iraq and Saudi Arabia impact the price they pay for gasoline and heating oil. But uncertain energy prices affect the more...
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