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FERC: What's New

FERC issues its Open Commission Meeting schedule for 2009
customer@ferc.gov Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:36:01 -0400
FERC issues its Open Commission Meeting schedule for 2009
FERC Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher testifies on the state of our nation’s transmission grid before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
customer@ferc.gov Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:35:31 -0400

FERC Staff issue Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Holtwood Hydroelectric Project (P-1881)
customer@ferc.gov Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:27:39 -0400
The DEIS is for the amendment of license proposed for the PPL Holtwood’s 107.2 -megawatt (MW) Holtwood Project No. 1881. The project is located on the Susquehanna River in Lancaster and York Counties, Pennsylvania. Comments are due August 18, 2008.
Item E-4: Decision - FERC issues its acceptance of the transmission planning compliance filings by Avista and Puget Sound subject to modifications
customer@ferc.gov Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:31:40 -0400

Item E-3: Decision - FERC issues its acceptance of the joint filing by the transmission providers of the agreements establishing a subregional planning process to be conducted by the Northern Tier Transmission Group
customer@ferc.gov Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:23:13 -0400

Item E-2: Decision - FERC issues its acceptance of the transmission planning compliance filing of PS Colorado
customer@ferc.gov Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:22:50 -0400

 

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