Commentary.
On May 9, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its Standards and Guidelines for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants. That rule calls for aggressive actions they believe will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from conventional power plants.
Who amongst us is not in favor of clean air? You will be hard pressed to find someone that would raise their hand. The problem is the path that EPA has chosen to take in its effort to “get there.”
According to Jim Matheson, Chief Executive Officer for The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), the rules is “unlawful, unrealistic and unachievable.”
Starting in 2032, this rule requires baseload coal and gas plants to limit emissions equivalent to the use of carbon capture and sequestration technologies operating at 90% efficiency.
