Highlights from APPA's Public Power Daily - October 09, 2009
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Senate panel gives nod to Norris for FERC seat
The Senate energy committee yesterday approved the nomination of John Norris to a seat on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Norris, currently chief of staff for U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, was chairman of the Iowa Utilities Board from 2005 until earlier this year. Read More

Demand response reporting requires consistent calculations, APPA tells FERCt
Before it surveys utilities on demand response and advanced metering programs, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission needs to provide guidance on how to calculate time- and price-based demand reductions, APPA told the commission. Read More

Seattle City Light links customers with Hohm
Seattle City Light announced Oct. 7 that it is the first utility to offer customers the ability to link their electricity consumption data with Microsoft Hohm, an online application that tracks energy use and provides personalized energy conservation recommendations. Read More

Think tank urges Calif. to stay the course on GHG reduction
California should resist pressures to relax its greenhouse gas reduction policies because fossil fuel price increases will only exacerbate the cost burden for consumers, says University of California-Berkeley Professor David Roland-Holst. Read More

Remembering Columbus
There will be no issue of Public Power Daily on Monday, Oct. 12, in observance of the Columbus Day holiday. The next issue of Public Power Daily will be published on Oct. 13. The APPA office will be closed on Oct. 12. Read More