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		<title>Jennings Strouss Attorneys Recognized in 2013 Washington DC Super Lawyers®</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 21:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DLauritson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alan I. Robbins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deborah A. Swanstrom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debra D. Roby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joel L. Greene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington DC Super Lawyers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C. (May 10, 2013) – Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon, PLC announced that Debra D. Roby, Joel L. Greene, Alan I. Robbins and Deborah A. Swanstrom have been listed in the 2013 Washington DC Super Lawyers® in the area of Energy and Natural Resources. Roby is Chair of the firm&#8217;s Energy practice group and has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FERC to Host Meeting on Coordination Between Natural Gas and Electric Markets in Organized Electric Markets</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 17:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DLauritson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alan Rukin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electricity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FERC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Gas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Alan Rukin On May 9, 2013, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a public notice of a Commission meeting as part of its ongoing exploration of Coordination between Natural Gas and Electricity Markets. On May 16, 2013, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., a representative from each regional transmission organization and independent system [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FERC’s Ruling on PJM’s Minimum Offer Pricing Rule Exempts Self-Supply LSEs</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/fercs-ruling-on-pjms-minimum-offer-pricing-rule-exempts-self-supply-lses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 01:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DLauritson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Andrea I. Sarmentero Garzón]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FERC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MOPR]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Andrea I. Sarmentero Garzón On May 2, 2013, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued an Order partially accepting PJM Interconnection, LLC’s (“PJM”) proposed Tariff changes to its Minimum Offer Price Rule (“MOPR”) subject to further compliance filings (“MOPR Order”). The current MOPR was adopted in 2011 in order to mitigate what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jennings Strouss Energy Attorney Deborah A. Swanstrom Featured in District Energy Magazine</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/jennings-strouss-energy-attorney-deborah-a-swanstrom-featured-in-district-energy-magazine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DLauritson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodity Futures Trading Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deborah A. Swanstrom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dodd-Frank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Law Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IDEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jennings Strouss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CFTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debbie Swanstrom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dodd-Frank Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy trading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forward Contract]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International District Energy Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jennings Strouss Washington D.C.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Swap]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jennings Strouss energy attorney Deborah A. Swanstrom is featured in the Second Quarter 2013 edition of District Energy magazine in an article entitled, “Dodd-Frank Act Extends Beyond Wall Street to Main Street: Why you may need to report your fuel supply and electricity transactions.” Click here to read the full article.]]></description>
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		<title>Jennings Strouss to Attend APPA National Conference &amp; Public Power Expo</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/jennings-strouss-to-attend-appa-national-conference-public-power-expo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DLauritson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[APPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Law Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jennings Strouss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In March, Jennings Strouss was proud to sponsor the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Legislative Rally Breakfast. The event was attended by some 300 participants, including JSS attorneys Deb Roby, Al Robbins and Debbie Swanstrom. Jennings Strouss will also be a sponsor of the upcoming APPA National Conference &#38; Public Power Expo on June 14-19 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SENATE ENERGY INQUIRES INTO NATURE OF FERC’S SECTION 5 NATURAL GAS ACT (NGA) INVESTIGATIONS</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/senate-energy-inquires-into-nature-of-fercs-section-5-natural-gas-act-nga-investigations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DLauritson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Law Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Power Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FERC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Gas Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Gas Supply Association]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last few years, various natural gas ratepayer groups have without success mounted a legislative effort to stop natural gas pipeline companies from over-recovering their costs. As discussed below, Capitol Hill may finally be listening. In 2012, the Natural Gas Supply Association released its annual study analyzing the cost recovery over a five-year period [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jennings, Strouss &amp; Salmon Expands Energy Practice: Energy Attorney Andrea I. Sarmentero Garzón joins the firm&#8217;s Washington, D.C. office</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/jennings-strouss-salmon-expands-energy-practice-energy-attorney-andrea-i-sarmentero-garzon-joins-the-firms-washington-d-c-office/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DLauritson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Andrea I. Sarmentero Garzón]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Law Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jennings Strouss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Phoenix (March 12, 2013) – Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon, P.L.C., a leading Phoenix-based law firm, is pleased to announce that Andrea I. Sarmentero Garzón has joined the firm’s energy practice as an associate in its Washington, D.C. office. “We are pleased to welcome Andrea to the firm’s energy practice. She brings with her a wealth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conversion to Natural Gas: Navigating the legal hurdles</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/conversion-to-natural-gas-navigating-the-legal-hurdles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.energylawtimes.com/conversion-to-natural-gas-navigating-the-legal-hurdles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DLauritson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FERC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IDEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jennings Strouss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joel L. Greene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cornell University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[District Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International District Energy Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural gas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Joel Greene and Elizabeth Teuwen, Attorneys, Jennings Strouss &#38; Salmon PLC; and Jim Adams, PE, Director of Utilities, Cornell University Published in the first-quarter 2013 issue of District Energy by the International District Energy Association It is hard to ignore the growing popularity of natural gas. We are routinely bombarded with news of historically low [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FERC’s Adoption of Revised Definition of Bulk Electric System Warrants Fresh Look at Company Compliance Programs</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/fercs-adoption-of-revised-definition-of-bulk-electric-system-warrants-fresh-look-at-company-compliance-programs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bulk Electric System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electricity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FERC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NERC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.energylawtimes.com/?p=1683</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) ended the year 2012 by approving a major new rule affecting electric industry compliance with mandatory reliability standards.  Specifically, on December 20, 2012, FERC issued a final rule revising the definition of the Bulk Electric System (“BES”) &#8212; which is a cornerstone for compliance obligations under hundreds of reliability [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FERC Provides Guidance on Use of Transmission Incentives</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FERC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consultant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Cooper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jennings Strouss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.energylawtimes.com/?p=1676</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently issued a policy statement providing further guidance on criteria it will use in determining when a proposed transmission project will be eligible for incentive pricing or Return on Equity (ROE) incentive adders.  FERC released the guidance based on over 1,500 pages of comments received in response to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Jennings Strouss Attorneys Named in Washington, D.C. &amp; Baltimore’s Best Lawyers® 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/two-jennings-strouss-attorneys-named-in-washington-d-c-baltimores-best-lawyers-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alan I. Robbins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Lawyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FERC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joel L. Greene]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX, Ariz. (December 10, 2012) – Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon, PLC announced that two of its attorneys, Joel L. Greene and Alan I. Robbins, have been included in Washington, D.C. &#38; Baltimore’s Best Lawyers® 2013 magazine, published by Woodward/White, Inc. of Aiken, South Carolina. The inclusion is based solely on peer review, and gives an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis Releases New Report on Projected Fuel Mix for Electric Generation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis (“JISEA”) recently issued a report projecting an increase in the use of natural gas as a fuel for electric generation across five different scenarios. JISAE is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the University of Colorado-Boulder, the Colorado School of Mines, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FERC Orders Additional Technical Conferences on Coordination Between Natural Gas and Electricity Markets</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/ferc-orders-additional-technical-conferences-on-coordination-between-natural-gas-and-electricity-markets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electricity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FERC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Gas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In August of this year, FERC convened five regional technical conferences to address a number of issues implicated by the growing need to coordinate the natural gas and electric industries. On November 15, 2012 FERC issued an order further addressing the issues raised by these technical conferences and concluded that additional technical conferences are necessary. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FERC Institutes Two More Investigations into Possible Pipeline Over-Recoveries of Cost of Service</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/ferc-institutes-two-more-investigations-into-possible-pipeline-over-recoveries-of-cost-of-service/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FERC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Viking]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.energylawtimes.com/?p=1642</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On November 15, 2012, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) initiated separate investigations, pursuant to its Section 5 authority under the Natural Gas Act, to determine whether the rates currently charged by Viking Gas Transmission Company and Wyoming Interstate Company, LLC (“WIC”) are just and reasonable. These orders follow eight previous Section 5 pipeline rate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APPA-NRECA Expert Confirms Skepticism of Western Energy Imbalance Market</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/appa-nreca-expert-confirms-that-skepticism-of-western-energy-imbalance-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study performed for APPA and NRECA confirms that those that have been skeptical of the benefits of a proposed energy imbalance market in the Southwest, as is being urged by DOE Secretary Chu and the Western Area Power Administration, have good reason to be skeptical.  According to the study, production cost savings would be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FERC Announces Technical Conference on Filing Electric Quarterly Reports</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Filing Electric Quarterly Reports]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On December 12, 2012, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff will hold a technical conference explaining recent changes to Electric Quarterly Reports (“EQRs”) issued in Order No. 768. The morning session of the technical conference will focus on information for new filers, and the afternoon session will focus on changes to the ERQ data fields [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APPA Panel Discussion with Energy Attorney Alan Robbins</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/appa-panel-discussion-with-energy-attorney-alan-robbins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alan I. Robbins, an energy attorney in the Washington, D.C. office of Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon, participated on a panel of legal experts presenting on practicing law before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) at the 2012 American Public Power Association (APPA) Legal Conference held October 14-17th in Washington DC. Mr. Robbins focused on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wyandotte, Michigan Receives “Innovator Award” For Geothermal Energy System</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/wyandotte-michigan-receives-innovator-award-for-geothermal-energy-system/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wyandotte Municipal Services (WMS) has earned the 2012 Energy Innovator Award from the American Public Power Association for its Geothermal Energy system, first made available to WMS electric customers in 2010.  Residential and commercial customers can elect to install ground source heat pumps that connect to a closed sub-surface water-circulation system in order to use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US House and Senate Consider Companion Bills to Reduce Cost of Financing Renewable Energy Resources</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/us-house-and-senate-consider-companion-bills-to-reduce-cost-of-financing-renewable-energy-resources/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The House and the Senate are each considering companion bills aimed at reducing the costs of financing renewable energy projects.  In the Senate, Chris Coons (D-Del) introduced on June 7 the Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act.  A bipartisan effort with Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) and five others, this legislation would expand the definition of “qualified” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FERC Schedules Five Regional Technical Conferences on Natural Gas-Electric Coordination</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/ferc-schedules-five-regional-technical-conferences-on-natural-gas-electric-coordination/</link>
		<comments>http://www.energylawtimes.com/ferc-schedules-five-regional-technical-conferences-on-natural-gas-electric-coordination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FERC has announced the schedule for five regional conferences being held in August to address the coordination between the natural gas and electric industries.  (See list of dates and locations below.)  These technical conferences are part of FERC&#8217;s continued efforts to assess whether and to what extent it needs to take formal action with regard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FERC Issues Final Rule Concerning Integration of Variable Energy Resources</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Debra Roby, Alan Robbins and Alan Rukin On June 22, 2012, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (&#8220;Commission&#8221;) issued Order No. 764, a final rule (&#8220;Final Rule&#8221;) approving changes to the pro forma Open Access Transmission Tariff (&#8220;OATT&#8221;) and Large Generator Interconnection Agreement (&#8220;LGIA&#8221;) concerning integration of Variable Energy Resources, or VERs. The Final Rule [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FERC Announces Conferences on Gas-Electric Coordination</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Elizabeth Teuwen On June 21, 2012, Chairman Wellinghoff announced that FERC would hold regional technical conferences to address the coordination of the natural gas and electric industries.  These technical conferences are part of FERC’s continued efforts to assess whether and to what extent it needs to take formal action with regard to coordination issues.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 APPA National Conference&#8217;s Public Power Expo Photos</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/2012-appa-national-conferences-public-power-expo-photos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2012 APPA National Conference gold level sponsor, Jennings Strouss, photographed the opening day of the Public Power Expo. More than 1,000 public power leaders networked with more than 120 public power industry suppliers, vendors and consultants and learned about the innovative companies that can help public power utilities succeed. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Public Power Law Firm Hosts Client Dinner at 2012 APPA National Convention</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/public-power-law-firm-hosts-client-dinner-at-2012-appa-national-convention/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 05:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Public power law firm, Jennings Strouss, hosted a client appreciation dinner at the Space Needle, in Seattle, Washington, Sunday, June 17th, 2012. Jennings Strouss is a gold level sponsor of the 2012 APPA National Convention. The APPA National Conference helps utility leaders and policymakers connect with industry leaders, partners and peers while learning about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jennings Strouss Attorneys Recognized in 2012 Washington DC Super Lawyers®</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/jennings-strouss-attorneys-recognized-in-2012-washington-dc-super-lawyers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 22:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon, PLC announced that Debra D. Roby, Joel L. Greene and Alan I. Robbins have been listed in the 2012 Washington DC Super Lawyers® in the area of Energy and Natural Resources. Roby is Chair of the firm&#8217;s Energy practice group and has extensive experience representing clients before the Federal Energy Regulatory [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bureau of Reclamation Supplemental Report Identifies Conduits with Hydropower Potential</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 20:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Joel Greene The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation (“Reclamation”) has recently added 373 existing Reclamation conduits and canals, with the combined potential of generating an additional 365,219 megawatt-hours of hydropower annually, to its prior year’s Report that had identified 191 existing Reclamation dam and reservoir sites with a potential of 1.2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Attorney Talks About Renewable Energy on KFYI</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ken Sundlof, a partner at Jennings Strouss, recently was interviewed on the Terry Gilberg Show, on KFYI-AM, about renewable energy, and new developments in the natural gas industry. Excerpts of this radio program may be heard online.]]></description>
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		<title>FERC Staff Presents The 2011 “State of the Market”</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to present the Office of Enforcement’s 2011 State of the Markets Report. The State of the Markets Report is staff’s annual opportunity to share our assessment on the natural gas, electric, and other energy markets. The presentation is based on conclusions of the staff and not necessarily those of the Commission, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Duke Energy and Progress Energy File Market Power Mitigation Plan with FERC</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Duke Energy and Progress Energy filed a revised wholesale market power mitigation plan with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as part of their proposed merger. The plan provides more details on the notice of intent to file a mitigation plan submitted to the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) on Feb. 22. It requests that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BIA, Tribe Seek To Stall Approval of Hydro Power</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Indian Affairs told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday to hold off on granting a preliminary permit for a proposed 2,000- megawatt pump storage hydroelectric project in Arizona, citing concerns about impacts to endangered species and water supplies. The BIA and the Yavapai-Apache Nation echoed concerns raised by the U.S. Department [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FERC Clarifies Treatment of Pipeline’s Discount-Type Adjustments for Negotiated Rates</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>danderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Joel L. Greene In an order on rehearing issued March 15, 2012 in Texas Gas Transmission, LLC, 138 FERC ¶ 61,175, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) took the opportunity to reiterate, and in light of overly broad precedent, clarify the conditions a pipeline must satisfy in order to obtain a discount-type adjustment for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changes in NERC Reliability Standards FAC-008/FAC-009 will take Effect on January 1, 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/changes-in-nerc-reliability-standards-fac-008fac-009-will-take-effect-on-january-1-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>danderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Debra Roby, Alan Robbins &#38; Daniel Cooper Entities that are included on the NERC Compliance Registry as either a Generator Owner (GO) or Transmission Owner (TO) should be preparing for changes in the NERC Reliability standards FAC-008 and FAC-009. The changes will require at least some modifications to the registered entity&#8217;s FAC-008 (Facility Ratings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JSS Sponsors APPA Legislative Rally Breakfast in Washington DC</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>danderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 14, 2012, the Energy Group from Jennings Strouss will host the APPA Legislative Rally Breakfast at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C.  Registration begins at 7:30 am.  For more information, Click here.]]></description>
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		<title>Electrovaya Delivers 1.5 MWh Lithium Ion Battery-Based Energy Storage System to Arizona Public Service Company</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/electrovaya-delivers-1-5-mwh-lithium-ion-battery-based-energy-storage-system-to-arizona-public-service-company/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO, Feb 23, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) &#8212; Electrovaya Inc. today announced that it has delivered a 1.5MWh capacity Lithium Ion SuperPolymer(R) Battery Energy Storage System (&#8220;BESS&#8221;) to Arizona Public Service Company, that state&#8217;s largest electric utility. The BESS will be providing energy storage for a pilot program to study ways to optimize the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FERC Proposes to Update Standards for Business Practices for Interstate Gas Pipelines</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/ferc-proposes-to-update-standards-for-business-practices-for-interstate-gas-pipelines-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Elizabeth Teuwen The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is seeking public comment on a proposal that would benefit the wholesale gas market by updating and improving standards for business practices of interstate natural gas pipelines. FERC today issued a proposed rule that would amend its regulations to incorporate by reference, with certain exceptions, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Duke Energy and Progress Energy File Market Power Mitigation Plan with the North Carolina Utilities Commission</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/duke-energy-and-progress-energy-file-market-power-mitigation-plan-with-the-north-carolina-utilities-commission/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. and RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ &#8212; Duke Energy and Progress Energy today filed a second wholesale market power mitigation plan with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) as part of their proposed merger. &#8220;The intent of this merger is to strike the right balance between the customer and shareholder benefits, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FERC Seeks Comments on Coordination Between Natural Gas &amp; Electricity Markets</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/ferc-seeks-comments-on-coordination-between-natural-gas-electricity-markets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>danderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FERC Commissioner Moeller has issued a request for comments on the need for coordination between the natural gas and electricity markets. FERC and other industry participants have viewed this issue with increasing interest over the past few years. Many predict a dramatic increase in the reliance on natural gas as a fuel source for electricity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Club &amp; Friends Try to Halt Tree-Cutting Along Gas Pipeline Route</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York, NY&#8211;(ENEWSPF)&#8211;February 16, 2012. Residents are suing to halt tree-cutting along the route of a controversial gas pipeline through the Endless Mountains region of Northeast Pennsylvania. Represented by the nonprofit environmental law firm Earthjustice, members of Pennsylvania Chapter of the Sierra Club, Damascus Citizens for Sustainability, and the Coalition for Responsible Growth and Resource [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FERC Proposes to Update Standards for Business Practices for Interstate Gas Pipelines</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/ferc-proposes-to-update-standards-for-business-practices-for-interstate-gas-pipelines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is seeking public comment on a proposal that would benefit the wholesale gas market by updating and improving standards for business practices of interstate natural gas pipelines. FERC today issued a proposed rule that would amend its regulations to incorporate by reference, with certain exceptions, the latest version of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: U.S. Energy Department FY2013 Budget Roll Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Energy Secretary of Steven Chu today detailed President Barack Obama&#8217;s $27.2 billion Fiscal Year 2013 budget request for the Department of Energy, emphasizing the President&#8217;s commitment to an all-of-the-above energy strategy that includes critical investments in innovation, in the job-creating clean energy technologies, and in our national security strategy.]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Secretary Steven Chu Visits Thermal Energy Corporation</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/energy-secretary-steven-chu-visits-thermal-energy-corporation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Secretary Chu Tours State of the Art CHP and District Energy System Serving Texas Medical Center in Houston Houston, Texas (PRWEB) February 3, 2012 &#8211; Energy Secretary Steven Chu is traveling across the country to highlight President Obama’s State of the Union address and affirm the Obama Administration’s commitment to American energy. On Thursday, February [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SRP, ASU Partner on 1-Megawatt Solar Power Plant</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/srp-asu-partner-on-1-megawatt-solar-power-plant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First Commercial SunPower C7 Tracker Installation MESA, Ariz.&#8211; Salt River Project (SRP), Arizona State University (ASU) and SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) today announced an agreement to build a 1-megawatt solar photovoltaic power plant at ASU&#8217;s Polytechnic campus in Mesa, Ariz. The 1-megawatt facility will be the first commercial deployment of SunPower® C7 Tracker technology, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legal Challenges to EPA&#8217;s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule</title>
		<link>http://www.energylawtimes.com/legal-challenges-to-epas-cross-state-air-pollution-rule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A range of legal challenges filed against the EPA’s now-stayed Cross-State Air Pollution Rule has &#8220;little or no applicability&#8221; to the fate of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, according to a legal analysis by Sanford C. Bernstein &#38; Co. Air pollutants regulated under CSAPR, consisting of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, and the hazardous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interior’s Salazar will tout Arizona energy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is scheduled to meet with California Gov. Jerry Brown this week, and if he keeps his word, he will tell the governor that several businesses in Arizona are eager to sell renewable energy into the Golden State&#8230;&#8221;Renewable energy has been a big part of our push, and it will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FERC, NARUC Launch Forum on Reliability, Environment</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON—Federal and State energy regulators will launch a Forum to explore reliability issues stemming from new and pending environmental rules for the power sector. The Forum, consisting of membership from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), will coincide with NARUC’s three yearly meetings. NARUC is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City of South Bend Addresses Clean Water Act Violations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Settlement Expected to Reduce Annual Raw Sewage Discharges by 95 Percent Hammond, Indiana &#8211; The United States Attorney’s Office and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that the City of South Bend, Indiana has agreed to make an estimated $509.5 million worth of improvements to its combined sewer system to significantly reduce overflows of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast: Biofuels Face a Reality Check</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A woody grass called Miscanthus is one of the biofuel feedstocks being examined. Despite all the buzz around biofuels, commercial production has been slow to scale up. As a result, the EPA scaled back its goals for advanced biofuels earlier this year. Still, some Bay Area scientists recently made a breakthrough that could move us [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Great Lakes Symposium on Smart Grid</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[10/18/2011 Midwest Policy Summit. Great Lakes Symposium on Smart Grid and the New Energy Economy. At the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL. Midwest Policy Summit panel addressing &#8220;How Can Smart Grid Technologies Increase the Efficiency between Transmission and Distribution?&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>NERC Posts Third Quarter 2011 Vegetation-Related Transmission Outage Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The North American Electric Reliability Corporation has posted the Vegetation-Related Transmission Outage Report for the second quarter of 2011. The full report is available by following the link below and selecting Vegetation Management Reports. Available at: http://www.nerc.com/files/3Q2011_Vegetation_Report_FINAL.pdf]]></description>
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		<title>Ramping Up Wind Energy Research</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennings, Strouss &#38; Salmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#60;ScienceDaily&#62;  As the percentage of wind energy contributing to the power grid continues to increase, the variable nature of wind can make it difficult to keep the generation and the load balanced. But recent work by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in conjunction with AWS Truepower, may help this balance through a project that alerts control [...]]]></description>
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