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July 5, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

SPP to Push Regional Approach in First CPP Webinar
SPP's Clean Power Plan Task Force was given an advance look at a webinar that will open the dialogue with state and utility officials charged with implementing the EPA's emissions rule.
MISO Board of Directors Briefs
A summary of issues the MISO Board of Directors discussed at the MISO Informational Forum last week.
MISO: EPA Carbon Rule Will Mean ‘Multibillion Dollar’ Transmission Build-Out
MISO planners who just completed the third phase of a study on the Clean Power Plan said last week that a “multibillion dollar” transmission build-out will be necessary in almost every compliance scenario they’ve anticipated.
SPP, MISO, PJM States Join Opposition to Clean Power Plan
Attorneys general from 15 states asked a federal court in D.C. to block the Clean Power Plan.
Entergy Offers to Close Ark. Coal Plant to Meet EPA Haze Rule
Entergy has proposed closing one of its largest Arkansas coal plants by 2028 and making modifications to another to comply with EPA’s Regional Haze rule.
Final Clean Power Plan More Suited to Carbon Trading, Experts Say
Cap-and-trade is likely to be a core compliance plan for many states under the Environmental Protection Agency’s final version of the Clean Power Plan.
Battle Lines, Compliance Paths Form on Clean Power Plan
State and RTO officials have had two weeks to digest EPA's final Clean Power Plan and the battle lines — and paths to compliance — are developing.
PJM Concerned About Lead Time on Transmission Needed for Wind
PJM is concerned that EPA was overly optimistic in its assumptions for how quickly it can add transmission to meet the Clean Power Plan.
Northeast on Way to Compliance with Clean Power Plan
The New England states, along with New York, are generally well ahead of the targets set in the Clean Power Plan.
EPA Plan Response: Coal Howls, Wind and Solar Crow
EPA's final Clean Power Plan provoked outrage from coal interests, praise from environmentalists and cautious optimism from regulators and grid operators.

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