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Montana rules hinder renewable power projects, feds say

In a strongly worded ruling, a federal commission Thursday said Montana Public Service Commission rules are improperly hindering small, renewable-power projects in the state.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said the PSC rules create an "unreasonable obstacle" for the projects to get contracts to sell their power to utilities, as well as go against a federal law meant to encourage development of the independently owned projects.

Yet the unanimous FERC ruling was not an enforcement action against the PSC, which regulates electric utilities in Montana.

Instead, FERC issued a "declaratory order," leaving either the PSC to correct its rules or the independent power projects to take the issue to a court for enforcement.

By Mike Dennison

Full Story: http://ravallirepublic.com/news/state-and-regional/article_98c63308-7ce3-5c6f-9224-f43ed3b2dd9d.html

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