28Oct

It’s Foolish to Discard Coal as a Power Source

Michael Silver is right to cite the importance of mining to renewable-energy technologies, as well as the hypocrisy of those who support the latter (renewables) while opposing the former (mining) in “The Environmentalist’s Catch-22” (op-ed, Oct. 9). But he’s wrong to urge the elimination of traditional energy sources like coal, both from an economic and environmental perspective. […]
24Oct

Energy Cost Rise: A Pledge Obama (Unfortunately) Kept

Inflation: We’ve chastised President Obama many times for failing to live up to promises he made when running for the office. So in fairness, we want to credit him for fulfilling one of them: his pledge to raise energy costs. In early 2008, candidate Obama told the San Francisco Chronicle that “under my plan … electricity […]
21Oct

EPA Climate Plan Strips Away States’ Flexibility, Ga. Regulator Says

Georgia’s utility regulators will do whatever they can to fight U.S. EPA’s proposed carbon rule for existing power plants, the Georgia Public Service Commission chairman said yesterday. At the same time, such a decision will be left to the courts, said Chuck Eaton, speaking to a small group of energy industry professionals. “We have to […]
20Oct

SCC Says EPA Carbon Plan Could Raise Power Bills in Va. “Substantially”

Complying with the EPA’s proposed carbon emission rules would likely cost Dominion Virginia Power customers alone an extra $5.5 billion to $6 billion, the State Corporation Commission’s staff said in an unusually bluntly worded statement. The EPA’s proposed regulations would “increase substantially” the bills that all 3.6 million Virginia electricity customers pay for their power, […]
17Oct

Industry-Backed Report Says EPA Climate Rule to Cost $366B

A study commissioned by the coal industry and other business groups found that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) carbon rule for power plants could cost at least $366 billion. The analysis, written by Nera Economic Consulting, said that people in 43 states would see double-digit percentage increases in their electricity bills, with at least 20 […]
16Oct

New Study Confirms Major Economic Costs from EPA’s Proposed Carbon Regulations

Washington, D.C. – New analysis from NERA Economic Consulting projects significant negative economic impacts resulting from the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed “Clean Power Plan” to regulate CO2 emissions from existing fossil-fuel power plants under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. Fight back against the economic costs and skyrocketing electricity rates that the EPA’s power […]
11Oct

Grid Operator Urges EPA to Delay Carbon Plan Implementation by 5 Years

On its website, the Southwest Power Pool says its mission is to help “keep the lights on … today and in the future.” On Wednesday, the grid operator for all or part of nine states in the Great Plains said that will be more difficult with U.S. EPA’s Clean Power Plan, which could lead to […]
10Oct

Terry Jarrett: EPA’s Proposed Clean Air Rules Could Leave Nation in the Cold

Last winter, a polar vortex plunged much of the country into a deep freeze — and sent Americans running to turn up their thermostats. That, in turn, caused a surge of demand for electricity, a surge that our nation’s electricity suppliers could barely meet. You may not give electricity much of a thought. For most […]
09Oct

EPA to Close Record 72 GW of Power

More than 72 gigawatts (GW) of electrical generating capacity have already, or are now set to retire because of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulations. The regulations causing these closures include the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (colloquially called MATS, or Utility MACT)[1], proposed Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR)[2], and the proposed regulation of […]
09Oct

EPA Rule Will Hurt Businesses, Consumers

For years leading up to the release of the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule limiting carbon emissions from utilities, environmentalists championed the talking point that states should expand renewable energy mandates and subsidies to “get ahead” of anticipated federal regulation. States such as Wisconsin and Minnesota made major investments in renewable production, energy efficiency […]