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EPA Files Initial Brief in West Virginia v. EPA

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

Per the schedule set by the D.C. Circuit back in January, EPA filed its initial brief  in West Virginia v. EPA on March 28, 2016. In the brief, EPA lays out its position that the Clean Power Plan reflects a … Continue reading →

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MISO Analyzes Impacts to Coal, Renewables Resulting from Emissions Reductions

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Amber Martin

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) predicts that efforts to reduce utility-sector emissions will result in major coal retirements in the future and the need for significant changes in renewable development, regardless of the fate of the CPP in the … Continue reading →

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MISO Analyzes State Impacts of Clean Power Plan

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Amber Martin

Notwithstanding the stay of the Clean Power Plan, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) is forging ahead with investigating potential CPP impacts in the MISO region. MISO released the final installment of its near-term CPP modeling at its Planning Advisory … Continue reading →

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The New Normal for the Clean Power Plan

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Jessica Bell

Following the Supreme Court’s February 9 decision to stay the Clean Power Plan, a new line has been drawn between states that nonetheless plan to move forward with developing a compliance strategy and those that have halted any such efforts … Continue reading →

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NERC Releases Guidance for States on Clean Power Plan Reliability Concerns

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Amber Martin

The Clean Power Plan requires states to demonstrate that they considered electric reliability issues in developing their State Implementation Plans (SIP).  At the end of January 2016, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) released an assessment of reliability trends, … Continue reading →

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