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Modeling EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Insights for Cost-Effective Implementation
This brief examines the findings of six economic modeling studies of the anticipated impacts of the proposed Clean Power Plan. It compares their projected impacts on power costs and the structure of the power sector, and on other fossil fuel …
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Key Insights from a Solutions Forum on Carbon Pricing and Clean Power
States will have tremendous flexibility to choose how to reduce carbon emissions under the Clean Power Plan. One idea states are exploring is putting a price on carbon. The first C2ES Solutions Forum — held on April 15, 2015 — …
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Canadian Hydropower and the Clean Power Plan
Hydropower makes up a sizable share of the U.S. electricity supply. A significant portion of this is imported from Canada, which is linked to the U.S. electricity grid through dozens of connections along the border. Expansion of this resource is …
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Cross-State Electricity Load Reductions Under EPA’s Proposed Clean Power Plan
States will likely invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy in order to comply with the Clean Power Plan. Yet the flow of power between states creates accounting problems since the actions of power importers can affect those of exporters. …
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Carbon Pollution Standards for New and Existing Power Plants and Their Impact on Carbon Capture and Storage
This article appears in the Autumn 2014 issue of Cornerstone, the official journal of the World Coal Industry. Using its authority under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is developing a series …