Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

White House Seeks to Mend Fences with Struggling Nuclear Industry
The White House convened a “Summit on Nuclear Energy” in an attempt by the Obama administration to make up with the industry.
Legal Debate over Clean Power Plan Takes Center Stage
A senior EPA official and a panel of legal experts gave their own opinions at Infocast’s second Clean Power Plan Summit in Washington last week.
Stakeholders Discuss Clean Power Plan at Seminar
Industry representatives and those that regulate or work with them gathered here last week to discuss the Clean Power Plan and its implications.
SPP Task Force Debates CPP Compliance
The SPP Clean Power Plan Review Task Force delved into a recent staff survey of members that asked whether they preferred a rate-based or mass-based compliance approach, along with the pros and cons of each.
Former EPA Official: Clean Power Plan won’t Survive
Former EPA official Jeff Holmstead says he’s very confident that the agency’s new carbon emission rule, the Clean Power Plan, will not live long enough to be implemented.
ERCOT Releases Updated CPP Analysis
ERCOT released an updated analysis of the Clean Power Plan’s impacts on the Texas grid’s reliability, saying the rule could result in the retirement of at least 4,000 MW of coal-fired generation.
EPA Ozone Rule May Mean Changes for 30+ Coal Units
EPA tightened its ground-level ozone limits to 70 parts per billion (ppb), a less strenuous standard than some electric generators had feared and public health advocates had sought.
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.

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