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Washington Energy Report - December 7

December 7, 2009

Kevin C. Fitzgerald

Amie V. Colby

Peter S. Glaser

STB Opens Proceeding on Coal Dust Rules

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (“STB”) on December 1, 2009. instituted a formal proceeding to examine tariff rules established by the BNSF Railway Company (“BNSF”) that limit the amount of coal dust that can be emitted by trains transporting coal over certain railroad lines leaving the Powder River Basin (“PRB”). [Read more →]

No FERC Jurisdiction for On-Site Solar Generating Project Sales to End-Use Customers

On November 19, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued a declaratory order confirming that sales by a developer of on-site solar generating projects (“PPA Provider”) to end-use customers do not constitute the sale or transmission of electric energy under FERC’s control. [Read more →]

Green Energy Express Incentives Contingent on CAISO Approval

On November 23, 2009, FERC approved Green Energy Express LLC’s  (“Green Energy”) request for rate incentives, conditioned on approval by the California Independent System Operator (“CAISO”).  [Read more →]

California Approves Portion of the Devers-Palo Verde 2 Transmission Line

On November 20, 2009, the California Public Utilities Commission (“California PUC”) approved Southern California Edison Company’s (“SoCal Edison”) amended petition to build a 128-mile, 500-kV portion of the Devers-Palo Verde 2 (“DPV2”) project.   [Read more →]

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