Wind Companies Get Second Chance By ROCKY BARKER The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s decision against the Idaho Public Utilities Commission blows new life into at least 17 Idaho wind power projects. The federal commission oversees electric and natural gas delivery policy. It ruled earlier this month that the Idaho commission’s rejection of a contract between Cedar Creek Wind and Rocky Mountain Power for two projects near Shelly was “inconsistent” with regulations and rules governing projects under what is known as PURPA, the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act. The federal panel did not take an enforcement action. Instead, it left it
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