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November 26, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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.
Revised Clean Power Plan Allows More Time, Sets Higher Targets
EPA's final Clean Power Plan relaxes some controversial proposals while increasing its target for carbon emission reductions.
SPP: State-by-State Compliance Would Hike Costs
SPP's latest analysis of EPA’s draft Clean Power Plan indicates state-by-state compliance with the plan would result in nearly 40% higher costs than a regional approach.
Exelon: EPA Plan Will Get Nuclear Issue ‘Half Right’
“My guess is EPA is going to largely ignore the problem and hope that nuclear plants don’t retire,” an Exelon executive said.
Supreme Court: EPA Erred on Mercury Rule
The Supreme Court ruled that EPA acted “unreasonably” when it failed to consider costs before deciding to regulate mercury and other toxic emissions from power plants under the Clean Air Act.
EPA Signals Changes on Clean Power Plan
A top EPA official gave the most detailed hints yet about how the agency will revise the Clean Power Plan when the final rule is released this summer.
Federal Briefs
This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on the Environmental Protection Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the NTSB.
Stakeholders Debate Need for Clean Power Plan Reliability Safety Valve
Since the EPA proposed its Clean Power Plan, the idea that the final rule should include a reliability safety valve has become an article of faith among utility, state and RTO officials.
Arkansas PSC Chair Rips Republican ‘Just Say No’ Strategy on Carbon Plan
Arkansas PSC Chairman Ted Thomas is no fan of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, but he’s perhaps even more critical of congressional Republicans.
Appellate Court Rejects EPA Rule on Back-Up Generators
A federal appeals court Friday threw out the 2013 EPA rule exempting diesel generators providing demand response from air emissions limits.

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