The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity has criticised the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s decision to delay regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power units under its Clean Power Plan to by mid-summer 2015.<\/p>\n
The EPA also unveiled plans to create a new federal model optional for states to implement under the proposed standards.\u00a0 The regulations were due in June.<\/p>\n
\u201cRather than looking to work together to reach commonsense and practical energy guidelines in 2015, the administration is doubling down on its climate crusade at the expense of our economy and our people,\u201d said Mike Duncan, president and CEO of ACCCE. \u201cThe administration is turning a deaf ear to mounting concerns being raised by energy experts, grid operators and state officials and is instead continuing its \u2018go at it alone\u2019 mentality\u2014all to fulfill a misguided presidential legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n
The proposed regulations have been the subject of serious concerns at the state level, with officials in many states calling into question the legality and reliability issues associated with the proposed rule. In addition, as of last fall a total of thirteen attorneys general and fifteen governors had reached out to the EPA and President Barack Obama requesting that the agency withdraw its proposed carbon rule.<\/p>\n
In October, NERA Economic Consulting released new analysis projecting significant negative economic impacts resulting from EPA\u2019s proposed Clean Power Plan. The report, which relies on conservative data and often EPA\u2019s own assumptions, showed double-digit energy cost increases as a result of the agency\u2019s regulations.<\/p>\n
Coal provides nearly 40% of electric power in the US, making it the most used feedstock for electricity generation. The coal-based power industry has led in developing ways to use our most reliable, affordable and abundant energy resource more cleanly and efficiently than ever before, investing nearly US$120 billion so far to reduce emissions by 90 percent and putting in an additional $27 billion between now and 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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