The STRAIGHT Poop

If you have been following Fibrowatt in North Carolina, you may have heard news last week that the Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce in Elkin backed off of its previous support for our proposed FibroHills project in Surry County. While we know the Chamber continues to recognize the importance of the significant financial investment, new

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On February 18th we mentioned that the N.C. Utilities Commission (NCUC) had one more issue to address regarding the poultry waste requirement. Today, the Commission issued an order providing clarification on the allocation of utility obligations to meet North Carolina’s aggregate poultry waste set-aside requirements. In the Order on Pro-Rata Allocation of Aggregate Swine and

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The N.C. Utilities Commission has one more issue* to address regarding the poultry waste requirement. The state’s electric utilities have asked for approval to meet the poultry waste requirement based on a pro-rata share of retail sales. That means a utility that provides one percent of retail power sales in North Carolina would be required

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In a N.C. Utilities Commission (NCUC) order (opens as .pdf) today, the NCUC formally agreed to a request by the state’s electric utilities to withdraw their motion to delay and modify requirements relating to the use of poultry waste. As we told you in December, this is an important development for Fibrowatt. This action confirms

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In a filing yesterday with the N.C. Utilities Commission (NCUC), the state’s electric utilities indicated that settlement discussions with Fibrowatt and others “have resolved the primary issues that prompted the Joint Movants’ motion as it relates to the poultry waste set-aside.” In this filing, (opens as .pdf) the utilities formally withdrew their August 2009 request

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