Texas Public Utility Commission calls on EPA to drop CO2 rule
The Texas Public Utility Commission called a new EPA law capping carbon dioxide emissions by power plants “unworkable” and an “unlawful intrusion” in comments submitted to the federal government Monday.
“The rule establishes completely unachievable timelines for this fundamental remaking of the power industry, creating great threats to the ability of Texas to manage and operate our electricity system,” the power agency wrote.
Under President Obama’s climate change initiative, the Texas power industry must cut their carbon emissions by 38 percent. Last month the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the state’s grid, estimated the law could force the closure of close to half Texas’ coal plants and raise power rates in Texas by as much as 20 percent.
Of the state’s total power generation, 37 percent comes from coal, 41 percent from natural gas and 10 percent from wind, with the rest coming from the state’s two nuclear plants and other forms of generation.
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