Commission should deem New Hampshire biomass law preempted: ratepayers

摘要

New England ratepayers have asked FERC to declare that a New Hampshire law, which seeks to bolster a batch of biomass generators in the state, is preempted by federal law because the state measure sets rates for wholesale sales of energy. The request comes amid an ongoing debate about how far states can go to pick their resource mix without running afoul of federal laws.