All Posts Tagged With: "Federal Energy Regulatory Commission"

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Western States To Lose Control Over Transmission Siting?

Newly added provisions to the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill, next slated to be voted on by the U.S. Senate, give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission final say over the siting of electric transmission lines in Western states including Colorado —but not in any other part of the country.

14Jul2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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New Energy Threat

Everyone agrees that some form of regional or national program for building - and, equally importantly, locating - new transmission facilities is critical to creating new and sustainable sources of power in the next decade. Just how to get there, however, remains a matter of argument.

18Mar2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Thorny Issue of Power-Line Siting Threatens
Energy Progress

The dispute over power-line siting authority surfaced in Washington, D.C. last week. And it has the potential to derail all of the well-intentioned renewable-energy programs now underway in Colorado and the West.

16Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued