Guest Post: Declassified Report Eyes Grid Security
The U.S. electric grid is vulnerable to terrorist attacks that could cause much more damage to the system than natural disasters such as Hurricane Sandy,
AHC Cooperative Tax Brief: Proposed Amendment to Section 501(c)(12) for Water Companies
On November 29, 2012, Senator Udall of Colorado submitted a bill to amend Section 501(c)(12) as it relates to mutual ditch and irrigation companies. The
Guest Post: A Guide to Surety Bonds in the Energy and Utility Sectors
This guest post was provided by Danielle Rodabaugh, chief editor of the Surety Bond Insider. In most cases, surety bond insurance is used to protect
Updated Capital Credits Litigation Summary
AHC attorneys have been closely following lawsuits against cooperatives’ capital credit management. We recently developed an updated summary of the cases. Take a moment to
Electric Coop vs. Power Supplier: Feuding PPA Parties Illustrate “Real Life” Disputes Involving Common PPA Provisions
A 2008 case and its follow-up in 2011 addressed several issues arising from common provisions in power purchase agreements. These issues involve spinning reserve requirements,
State of Renewable Energy Financing for Coops
This post is a repost from CFC’s Solutions News Bulletin, Sept. 24, 2012, Vol. 14, No. 36. At the September board meeting of the National
IRS Applies Related-Party Restrictions to Coop’s Patronage-Dividend Deductions
In a July 2012 Chief Counsel Advisory (CCA), the Service considered whether cooperatives and their patrons are subject to the related-party rules under Section 267.
AHC Attorney Discusses Cooperative Governance and Transparency Issues
AHC attorney Roland Hall was recently interviewed for an article on the trend toward more transparency and openness in cooperative governance. The article appeared in
CFTC Proposes Exemption for “Cooperatively-Owned Utilities”
On Friday, August 17, 2012, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved a proposed order that would exempt certain transactions by electric cooperatives, among
Cooperative Litigation Update: N.C. Court Rules on Coop’s Discounting Program
In another lawsuit concerning cooperatives’ capital credit practices, a North Carolina trial court ruled in favor of a cooperative that we previously wrote about in
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