Docket: Notice 2023-7 Date Filed: March 14, 2023 Filing Summary: On March 14, EPSA joined a joint Request for Comments letter to the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service on the agencies’ request for future guidance implementing the new corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT) (Notice 2023-7). The joint letter from a diverse group of energy and […]
Read MoreEPSA Comments and Response to NAESB Gas Electric Forum Recommendations Survey
Date: Feb 27, 2023 Agency: North American Energy Standards Board Summary: EPSA offers comments to the NAESB Gas-Electric Forum to suggest the most useful approach for the group’s development of recommendations for policymakers to improve the reliability of the natural gas infrastructure system necessary to support the Bulk Electric System. It is important to clearly […]
Read MoreEPSA Joins Letter to DOE: Utilizing the IRA to Support State-led Wholesale Electricity Market Efforts
EPSA joined The Coefficient Group and more than 30 organizations sending a letter asking the U.S. Department of Energy to help states advance wholesale electricity markets to enable cost-effective clean energy deployment while maintaining reliability.
Read MoreEPSA Responds to Request for Information on Cyber Incident Reporting Requirements pursuant to CIRCIA
Docket: CISA-2022-0010 Date filed: November 14, 2022 Agency: U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Summary: In comments on CISA’s Request for Information on the implementation of cyber incident and ransom payment reporting requirements as directed by the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (“CIRCIA”), EPSA highlights several existing cyber and physical […]
Read MoreComments on Proposed Designation of PFOS and PFOA as CERCLA Hazardous Substances
Date: November 7, 2022 Venue: Environmental Protection Agency Proceeding: Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances Docket: EPA–HQ–OLEM–2019–0341 EPSA explains that power generators do not typically use or create PFOA or PFOS as part of their operating processes. However, generators may maintain firefighting equipment, some of which includes firefighting […]
Read MoreEPSA Comments on Proposed Guidance for the DOE Civil Nuclear Credit Program Second Award Cycle
DOE’s updated guidance would allow for a nuclear facility to apply for CNC Program funding through the offer of a narrative explanation on the “likelihood” that the facility will retire within four years. As the CNC Program eligibility criteria becomes broader, EPSA continues to call on DOE to develop an efficient process (consistent with the intent of Congress) that relies on the best available expertise to determine the most appropriate use of Program funding.
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