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DENVER and BOULDER The city and county of Denver has filed suit against Boulder County to force its commissioners to permit expansion of Gross Reservoir and its hydroelectric plant, which is located on federal and private land within Boulder County.
Denver alleges in the federal lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Denver that Boulder County is using the 1041 permit process to slow walk Denver’s plans for expansion of the reservoir and the power plant a project that has received the approval of both the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The suit, filed Wednesday, alleges that the county is unlawfully attempting to control the expansion that federal agencies have ordered using arguments that have already been considered and rejected by the federal agencies.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Passes Energy Infrastructure Act, Teeing Up Consideration of Bipartisan Infrastructure Package Thursday, July 15, 2021
On Wednesday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed the “Energy Infrastructure Act” by a vote of 13-7, with Senators Steve Daines (R-MT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) voting with Committee Democrats in favor of the bill. Forty-eight bipartisan amendments were incorporated into the bill during markup, with most being adopted en bloc by voice vote at the start of the meeting.
Sponsored by Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV), the Energy Infrastructure Act represents the Committee’s intended contribution to the infrastructure deal currently being negotiated by a bipartisan group of Senators and the White House. It would authorize $73 billion for power-related infrastructure and nearly $100 billion overall. Senate negotiators are currently working to draft legislative te
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Editorâs note: An informal celebration of the life of Bill Scully will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 18, at the Park-McCullough House. This article provides a summary of his thinking on the future of energy in Vermont.
Bill Scully, who built two successful clean hydroelectric power plants â on the Walloomsac River at Papermill Village and on the Hoosic River at North Pownal â left an important legacy for Vermont: that hydropower is critical to the stateâs energy policy.
He was convinced that neither solar nor wind power can be counted on for significant help in meeting long-term goals. He was especially dubious about solar, citing federal weather data that Sacramento has 3,608 hours of sunshine per year while Burlington gets only 2,295.
Thursday, Jul 15 2021 Share WASHINGTON, D.C. Today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) on reforms to transmission and interconnection rules for energy projects. The ANOPR is the first time in a decade that FERC has started to address transmission reform, which could level the playing field and improve market access for solar and storage assets.
Following is a statement by Gizelle Wray, director of regulatory affairs and counsel for the Solar Energy Industries Association: “FERC’s advanced notice of proposed rulemaking today on transmission, cost allocation, and interconnection is an encouraging start and could help us overcome utility-imposed market challenges that have hampered clean energy development across the United States.