Federal Plan Requirements for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Electric Utility Generating Units Constructed on or Before January 8, 2014

226 organizations filed 270 public comments on Federal Plan Requirements for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Electric Utility Generating Units Constructed on or Before January 8, 2014, at the Environmental Protection Agency. The comment window closed 3841d ago.

Abstract

EPA is planning a notice of proposed rulemaking for a federal plan for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Electric Generating Units. This plan is part of the President’s June 2013 Climate Action Plan to reduce carbon emissions from the power sector by 30 percent below 2005 levels. This federal plan serves to: 1) provide a model rule that states can tailor for implementation, and 2) set in place a plan that EPA can implement for states that do not develop a state plan. The EPA sees this federal plan as an interim measure to ensure that congressionally mandated emission standards under authority of section 111 of the CAA are implemented until states assume their role as the preferred implementers of the emissions guidelines. The EPA will propose a federal plan that is consistent with the Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units (79 FR 34830) in achieving emission levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) within the state.

Commenters (226)

• National Wildlife Federationtrade assoc.

  6 filings · confidence 85%
• National Rural Electric Cooperative Associationtrade assoc.

  4 filings · confidence 97%
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)trade assoc.

  4 filings · confidence 97%
• American lung Association in Coloradotrade assoc.

  3 filings · confidence 85%
• Alliance for Industrial Efficiencytrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Ameren Corporationunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• American Chemistry Counciltrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 97%
• American Forest & Paper Associationtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 97%
• American Petroleum Institutetrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 97%
• American Wood Counciltrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Arizona Corporation Commissionunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• Basin Electric Power Cooperativeunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• Biogenic CO2 Coalitiontrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Business Council for Sustainable Energytrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Center for the New Energy Economy at Colorado State Universityunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• Colorado Mining Associationtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Dogwood Alliancetrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Edison Electric Institutetrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 97%
• Environmental Defense Fundtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 97%
• Exelon Corp.unverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• Murray Energy Corporationunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• National Association of State Energy Officialstrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• National Hydropower Associationtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliancetrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Occidental Petroleum Corporationunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• Partnership for Policy Integritytrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power Districtunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• Sierra Club

  2 filings · confidence 97%
• South Carolina Biomass Counciltrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Southern Companyunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• Southface Energy Institutetrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Talen Energy Corporationunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• Tampa Electric Companyunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• U.S. Industrial Pellet Associationtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Union of Concerned Scientistsunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• Advanced Alternative Energy Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• AFL-CIO

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Alliance for a Just Societytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Alliance to Save Energytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

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• American Biogas Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricitytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Forest Foundationtrade assoc.

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• American Forest Foundation (AFF) and Jad Daley Directortrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Gas Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• American Iron and Steel Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• American Lung Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Lung Association in Pennsylvaniatrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantictrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American National Standards Institutetrade assoc.

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• American Public Power Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• American Water Works Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• American Wind Energy Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Arizona Mining Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Arizona Public Service Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Arkansas Advanced Energy Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Arkansas Forestry Association,trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Atlanta Chapter for the American Association of Blacks in Energytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Baker Botts LLP on behalf of Coalition for Innovative Climate Solutionstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Biomass Power Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Biomass Thermal Energy Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Black Hills Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Black Mesa Water Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• BlueRock Energy Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• California Association of Tribal Governmentstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• California Forestry Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Calpine Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Canadian Hydropower Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Carbon Sequestration Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Center for Biological Diversity

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Center for Spirituality in Nature; and Chair Steering Committeetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Clean Air Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Clean Air Task Force (CATF) and Conservation Law Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• CLECO Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Coalition for Renewable Natural Gastrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Colorado Solar Energy Industries Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Colorado Solar Energy Industry Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Committee For A Constructive Tomorrowtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Competitive Enterprise Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Composite Panel Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Consumers Energy Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Counsel for the Gulf Coast Lignite Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Dairyland Power Cooperativeunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Deseret Power Electric Cooperativeunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Domestic Justice and Human Development and International Justice and Peace Committees of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishopstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Dynegy Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• East Michigan Environmental Action Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Eastman Chemical Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• El Paso Electric Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Electric Power Research Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Electric Reliability Coordinating Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Electricity Consumers Resource Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Empire District Electric Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Energy Recovery Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Entergy Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Environmental Affairs for Oglethorpe Power Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Environmental Council of the Statestrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Environmental Energy Alliance of New Yorktrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Environmental Justice & Health Alliance For Chemical Policy Reformtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Environmental Justice League of Rhode Islandtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Executive Director Environmental and Energy Study Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• External Affairs at the Biomass Power Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Federal Regulatory Affairs California Independent System Operator Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Federal-Provincial and International Relationsunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• FirstEnergy Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Florida Municipal Electric Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• General Electric Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• George Washington University Regulatory Studies Centerunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Georgia Power Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Georgia Public Policy Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Georgia Transmission Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternativestrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Great Plains Institute on behalf of the State CO2-Enhanced Oil Recovery Deployment Work Grouptrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Gulf Coast Lignite Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Hardwood Federationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Heat is Power Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Home Performance Coalition (HPC) and Efficiency Firsttrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Inc. on behalf of Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL) and Wisconsin Power and Light Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Inc. on behalf of the AECOMunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Indiana Energy Association on behalf Indiana Utility Grouptrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Innovative Natural Resource Solutions LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Inter Tribal Council of Arizonatrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• International District Energy Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• International Emissions Trading Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Iowa Environmental Council.trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Ironbound Community Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Just Community Solar Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Kansas City Power & Light Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Kentucky Coal Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Large Public Power Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Latham & Watkins LLP on behalf of National Climate Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• League of Conservation Voterstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• LG&E and KU Energy LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Lignite Energy Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Madison Gas and Electric Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Maine Forest Products Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Minnesota Forest Industriesunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Minnesota Forest Resources Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Minnesota Municipal Utilities Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Minnesota Pollution Control Agencyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Minnesota Resource Recovery Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Minnesota Rural Electric Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Mothers & Others for Clean Air and American Lung Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Alliance of Forest Ownerstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Association of Clean Air Agenciestrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA)trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Association of Home Builderstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Community Action Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Community Action Foundation on behalf of the Consumer and Social Justice Advocatestrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Council for Air and Stream Improvementtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Electrical Manufacturers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Mining Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Tribal Air Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Natural Gas Supply Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Nebraska Public Power Districtunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• New Mexico Utility Shareholders Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• New York Power Authorityunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• New York University School of Lawunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• NextEra Energy Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• North American Coal Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• North Carolina Forestry Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Northern California Tribal Chairmen's Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Nuclear Energy Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• OGE Energy Corpunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Oglethorpe Power Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Ohio Municipal Electric Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Ohio Valley Electric Corp.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Old Dominion Electric Cooperativeunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Oregon Forest Industries Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Ormat Technologiesunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Otter Tail Power Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Our Power Campaign on behalf of the Climate Justice Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Pacific Gas and Electric Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Partnership for the Public Goodtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Pellet Fuels Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Pennsylvania Biomass Energy Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Pennsylvania Coal Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• PLC on behalf of Arizona Electric Power Cooperativeunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• PLLC on behalf of the Nucor Steel-Arkansas (NSA) and Nucor Yamato Steel Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Plum Creek Timber Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Portland Cement Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Portland General Electric Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Prairie State Generating Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevadatrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Public Service Company of New Mexicounverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Renewable Natural Gas Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Rubber Manufacturers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• SCANA Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Shell Oil Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Society of American Foresterstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Solar Energy Industries Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Southern Alliance for Clean Energytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC)

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Southwestern Power Resources Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• State of University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestryunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Sunflower Electric Power Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• SunStreet Energy Group LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on behalf of East Kentucky Power Cooperativeunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on behalf of Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperativeunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on behalf of South Mississippi Electric Power Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Texas Public Policy Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• The Aluminum Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• The South-central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resourcetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• The University of Georgiaunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• The Wilderness Societytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• U.S. Affairs Canadian Electricity Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• U.S. Green Building Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• University of Alabama in Huntsvilleunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• University of Californiaunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• UNS Energy Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Vectron Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Wabash Valley Power Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Washington Forest Protection Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Weyerhaeuser Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Xcel Energy Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%