FERC will not act on PURPA N.M. dispute

摘要

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Friday said it wouldrnnot initiate enforcement action against New Mexico utility regulatorsrnover allegations by a biomass power project sponsor that they failed tornproperly implement the provisions of a landmark 1978 law.rnThe commission's notice of intent not to act (EL17-17) frees uprnWestern Water and Power Production Limited, the owner of a proposedrn37-MW biomass plant in Estancia, New Mexico, to initiate litigation — ifrnit chooses — against the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission inrna US district court.