Category Archives: Blog Posts

U.S. and Canada Coordinate on Grid Security; FERC Releases Reliability Primer

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

Two noteworthy documents addressing grid security and reliability came out earlier this month.  The United States and Canada announced the Joint United States-Canada Electric Grid Security and Resilience Strategy (Joint Strategy), which outlines the two countries’ goals and plans to … Continue reading →

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CPP Model Rules are in the Next Administration’s Bucket to Complete (or Scrap)

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Anjali Patel

When EPA submitted its Clean Power Plan Model Trading Rules to the White House Office of Management and Budget for interagency review on November 3, 2016, it was widely expected that the rules would be finalized before the end of … Continue reading →

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EPA Finalizes Revisions to Regional Haze Rule

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Anjali Patel

UPDATED 7.25.2018 The presentation from the webinar can be found here. Yesterday, December 14, 2016, the EPA issued final revisions to the Regional Haze Rule largely adopting the revisions it had proposed in the spring.  The Regional Haze Rule requires … Continue reading →

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First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Commences Commercial Operations

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Amber Martin

Deepwater Wind announced on Monday, December 12, 2016, that its Block Island Wind Farm has officially commenced commercial operations.  The 30 MW, five-turbine project is located off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island, and ties into the New England … Continue reading →

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Army Will Not Grant Easement for Dakota Access Pipeline

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Jessica Bell

On December 4, the U.S. Army’s Assistant Secretary for Civil Works announced [link eliminated] that the Army will not approve an easement that would have allowed Energy Transfer Partners’ proposed Dakota Access Pipeline to cross under the Missouri River at Lake … Continue reading →

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