January 11, 2025

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Overheard at GCPA Annual Spring Conference
Almost 500 electric and gas industry participants attended the Gulf Coast Power Association’s (GCPA) 30th annual spring conference,
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs
A roundup of news from the ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee meeting last week.
Mass-Based Plans Best for States, MISO Says
MISO is continuing its analyses of the Clean Power Plan despite the Supreme Court’s Feb. 9 stay preventing EPA from enforcing the rule.
CO2 Emissions Increase in ISO-NE
Carbon dioxide emissions rose about 7% in New England last year as the loss of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant increased fossil fuel generation.
PJM to Proceed on CPP Study Despite Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court's stay of the Clean Power Plan won’t affect PJM's planned analysis of the economic and reliability implications of complying with the federal program.
RTOs, States Respond to CPP Stay
A summary of responses by RTOs and state officials to the Supreme Court's stay to the Clean Power Plan.
States Evaluating Options Following CPP Stay
The court’s surprise stay of the Clean Power plan prevents EPA from enforcing the rule pending the outcome of court challenges, meaning states will most likely not have to file compliance plans or extension requests by September, as the rule requires.
Scalia Death Scrambles Clean Power Plan Odds
The death of conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia likely improved the odds that the Clean Power Plan will survive court challenges.
EEI: Carbon Reductions to Continue Despite CPP Stay
The Supreme Court’s stay of the Clean Power Plan is not likely to end the shift to gas and renewables and away from coal, according to EEI.
Supreme Court Blocks Clean Power Plan
The Supreme Court Tuesday blocked the EPA from implementing the Clean Power Plan pending legal challenges.

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