Once upon a time the power rested with the states. With the advent of big federal government the power shifted the other way.
State power regulators vs. FERC: there’s some pain out there
By Kathy Larsen The Barrel www.platts.com
When US state utility regulators meet in Washington next week for their annual winter conference, one of the themes they will cover–to a larger or smaller extent–will be states versus the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
One state regulator is throwing down a big glove, the Constitution, in what reads like a profoundly felt fist-shaking against efforts to plan and pay for power systems more centrally.
Brad Molnar, a member of the Montana Public Service Commission, has introduced a resolution for state regulators to take up when they meet in Washington next week. It has a litany of pain points, a number of…