PURPA’s puzzle: FERC workshop revisits 1978 law, embattled as ever

The battles have even crept into the world of rural cooperatives where PURPA previously had little purview. Delta-Montrose Electric Authority recently won the right to buy electricity independently of its wholesale supplier, Tri-State Generation & Transmission, and Kit Caron Electric Cooperative cited PURPA in its decision to sever ties with Tri-State.

— Utility Dive