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FibroHills Project Update – Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce

Terry Walmsley — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:25:42 +0000

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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N.C. Utilities Commission Issues Final Ruling on Poultry Waste Requirement

Terry Walmsley — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:25:37 +0000

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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N.C. Utilities Commission Weighs How to Meet Poultry Waste Requirement

Terry Walmsley — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:25:01 +0000

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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Electric Utilities Withdraw Motion to Delay and Modify Poultry Waste Requirements

Terry Walmsley — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:30:51 +0000

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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NCUC postpones hearing on poultry waste motion

Terry Walmsley — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:20:02 +0000

On August 14, 2009, most of the utilities obligated to purchase renewable energy from poultry and swine waste under the state’s renewable energy program submitted a Joint Motion to the North Carolina Utility Commission (NCUC) for some relief from these requirements. In the August Joint Motion, these utilities requested a reduction in the amount of

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