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2008 State and Federal Position Statements 1-24

2008 State Position Statements

• Cooperation Among States
• Educational & Safety Programs
• Diversified Services
• Neutral-to-Earth Voltage
• Rate Regulation and Over-Regulation
• Nuclear Energy
• Electric Power Reliability and the Environment
• Renewable Energy
• Average Retail Rate Payments and Net Metering
• Integrated Resource Planning
• Ethanol, Biodiesel, and Hydrogen
• Electric and Magnetic Fields
• Energy and Capacity Conservation
• Low Income Energy Assistance
• Personal Property Taxes

2008 Federal Position Statements

• Capper-Volstead Act
• Support for the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative
• Diversified Services
• Farm and Rural Economic Development
• Federal Support to Electrify Rural America - Hydro
• Transmission Access and Pricing
• Coal Rail Transportation
• Ethanol, Biodiesel and Hydrogen
• Electric and Magnetic Fields
• Proposed Clean Air Act Regulations for Regional Haze
• Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel
• Multi-Emissions
• Climate Change Revenue for R&D

2008 Legislative Summary

2008 Legislative Summary

Minnesota Statute 325E.59 Use of Social Security Numbers

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