{"id":10117,"date":"2018-09-05T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T02:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.envguide.com\/epa-proposes-affordable-clean-energy-ace-rule\/"},"modified":"2018-09-05T21:40:08","modified_gmt":"2018-09-05T13:40:08","slug":"epa-proposes-affordable-clean-energy-ace-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.envguide.com\/epa-proposes-affordable-clean-energy-ace-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA Proposes Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a new rule to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from existing coal-fired electric utility generating units and power plants across the country. This proposal, entitled the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule, establishes emission guidelines for states to use when developing plans to limit GHGs at their power plants. The ACE Rule replaced the prior administration\u2019s overly prescriptive and burdensome Clean Power Plan (CPP) and instead empowers states, promotes energy independence, and facilitates economic growth and job creation.<\/p>\n
Pursuant to President Trump\u2019s Executive Order 13873, which directed Federal agencies to review burdensome regulations, the EPA undertook a review of the CPP. Many believed the CPP exceeded EPA\u2019s authority under the Clean Air Act, which is why 27 states, 24 trade associations, 37 rural electric co-ops, and three labor unions challenged the rule. Additionally, the Supreme Court issued an unprecedented stay of the rule.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe ACE Rule would restore the rule of law and empower states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide modern, reliable, and affordable energy for all Americans,\u201d said EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler. \u201cToday\u2019s proposal provides the states and regulated community the certainty they need to continue environmental progress while fulfilling President Trump\u2019s goal of energy dominance.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEPA has an important role when it comes to addressing the CO2 from our nation\u2019s power plants,\u201d said Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation Bill Wehrum. \u201cThe ACE rule would fulfill this role in a manner consistent with the structure of the Clean Air Act while being equally respectful of its bounds.\u201d<\/p>\n
The proposal will work to reduce GHG emissions through four main actions:<\/p>\n\t \n\t\t
The proposed ACE Rule is informed by more than 270,000 public comments that EPA received as part of its December 2017 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM).<\/p>\n
EPA\u2019s regulatory impact analysis (RIA) for this proposal includes a variety of scenarios. These scenarios are illustrative because the statute gives states the flexibility needed to consider unit-specific factors \u2013 including a particular unit\u2019s remaining useful life \u2013 when it comes to standards of performance. Key findings include the following:<\/p>\n\t \n\t\t
Date: August 21, 2018
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\nCoordinator: EnvGuide Team (Yicheng Huang, Mengxi Tan, Yuying Chen)
\nSource: https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/epa-proposes-affordable-clean-energy-ace-rule<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a new rule to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from existing coal-fired electric utility generating units and power plants across the country. This proposal, entitled the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule, establishes emission guidelines for states to use when developing plans to limit GHGs at their power plants. The ACE Rule replaced the prior administration\u2019s overly prescriptive and burdensome Clean Power Plan (CPP) and instead empowers states, promotes energy independence, and facilitates economic growth and job creation… \u7ee7\u7eed\u9605\u8bfb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":10114,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[145],"tags":[543,542],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n