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PSC fines city utility over lack of renewables
Great Falls' municipal utility arm, Electric City Power, faces a $23,260 fine from the state Public Service Commission for failing to obtain renewable energy credits in 2008.
In a unanimous vote at a work session last Tuesday, the PSC voted 5-0 to fine Electric City Power, rejecting city requests for leniency.
December 1, 2009
by Richard Ecke
in Great Falls Tribune
Great Falls' municipal utility arm, Electric City Power, faces a $23,260 fine from the state Public Service Commission for failing to obtain renewable energy credits in 2008.
In a unanimous vote at a work session last Tuesday, the PSC voted 5-0 to fine Electric City Power, rejecting city requests for leniency.
Competitive electricity suppliers fall under a 2005 state law that requires at least 5 percent of their power portfolio to come from renewable energy. The law was specifically applied to groups such as Electric City Power through an amendment legislators passed in 2007.
The PSC's formal order may go out later this... [continue via Web link]
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