In This Issue:

• NEPPA DC Visit: NEPPA representatives came to DC to lobby the Hill on capacity markets...
• Energy Policy: DOE Secretary testifies on QER and energy bills...
• Energy Policy: House and Senate to mark-up energy bills in July...
• Cyber Security: CISA off Senate agenda before July 4th recess...
• Hydropower: 49 organizations send letter supporting hydropower improvements  

NEPPA Representatives Lobby the Hill

On June 17, NEPPA representatives went to D.C. to meet with a number of staff from Northeast offices and from committees with energy jurisdiction, to urge support for adding public power’s proposed "fix" to mandatory capacity markets.

NEPPA attendees included: Brian Forshaw, Chief Regulatory and Risk Officer, Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative (CMEEC) of Connecticut; Judy Gove, Business and Community Development Manager, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC); and Sharon Staz, Former General Manager, Kennebunk (ME)  Light and Power (KPLD).

The group attended meetings with staff from the following offices: Sens. Angus King (D-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Chris Murphy (D-CT); and Reps. Joseph Kennedy (D-MA) and Peter Welch (I-VT); along with majority and minority staff to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and majority staff, House Energy and Commerce Committee (E&C).

While the New England delegation is extremely concerned about the FCM’s effect on consumers and the regional economy; it remains a "heavy lift" to get the fix added.

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