In the US, 25 states sue the EPA over new power plant regulations
As many as 25 Republican-governed US states sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday, challenging the administration's strict rules on power plant emissions.
State attorneys general have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Reuters reports.
In late April, the EPA announced new final rules on reducing emissions from power plants, which will require coal-fired power plants that plan to continue operating long-term and all new natural gas plants to implement carbon capture systems.
The EPA excluded existing gas-fired power plants from the new regulation that would require the installation of carbon capture systems on smokestacks to reduce emissions. This was one of the most controversial issues during the rulemaking process.
While existing natural gas plants will be exempt from the final rules, new gas plants, as well as coal plants that operate long-term, will have to control 90% of their carbon pollution, under the EPA's rule. It would be the first time that the American federal agency places limits on carbon emissions in electricity production.
Industry associations have criticized the final rules, with the National Mining Association (NMA) saying they are “irresponsible”.
The Biden Administration “has refused to heed irrefutable evidence that electricity demand is rising, has ignored reliability warnings validated by grid experts related to coal plant closures, and has ignored the fundamental fact that there is no adequate replacement ready to replace the much-needed dispatchable generation capacity that coal provides once shut down,” said Rich Nolan, NMA President and CEO.
Dustin Meyer, Senior Vice President of Policy, Economics and Regulation at the American Petroleum Institute (API), commented,
“We remain concerned that EPA's final rule does not adequately consider the reliability of the grid and the need for new natural gas plants to maintain that reliability.”
We remind you that in recent days there have been very strong fluctuations in electricity prices in Texas, linked precisely to the introduction of unstable renewable funds.
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