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GAO Recommends a National Climate Information System

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

To help improve federal efforts in providing climate information to state, local, and private sector decision makers, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report last month entitled Climate Information: A National System Could Help Federal, State, Local, and … Continue reading →

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CPP Briefing Schedule Requires Brevity and Cooperation

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Anjali Patel

Earlier today, the D.C. Circuit issued an order setting the briefing schedule for West Virginia v. EPA; it is tight, both in terms of time and the format of the briefing.  The court has limited the scores of petitioners (who … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Upholds FERC’s Demand Response Rule

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Jessica Bell

On Monday, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Electric Power Supply Association.  In this case, the Court considered FERC’s demand response rule, Order No. 745, which requires a market operator to pay the same … Continue reading →

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If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Anjali Patel

UPDATED 01.27.2016 PM with response deadline date. UPDATED 02.01.2016 with additional applications. Following on the heels of the D.C. Circuit’s denial to stay the CPP, twenty-nine states and state agencies are taking their fight to a higher power.  On January … Continue reading →

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MISO Unveils Additional Results of CPP Near-Term Analysis

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Amber Martin

At its January 20, 2016, Planning Advisory Committee meeting, Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) released the latest results of its near-term Clean Power Plan analysis.  The results expand on MISO’s initial findings, unveiled in December 2015. In its most … Continue reading →

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