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Synapse has developed a suite of purpose - built in - house tools and commercial models to assist clients in planning for Clean Power Plan compliance.

WHY should American taxpayers continue to fund dysfunctional wind energy, when even USEPA air chief Janet McCabe admits that the EPA's analysis shows «wind power can expand throughout the Clean Power Plan compliance period, from 2022 to 2030, even if the tax credit is not renewed»?

Although energy efficiency can be used to displace generation and reduce emissions, the AEO 2016 Reference case models achieving Clean Power Plan compliance with only a 3 percent decrease in sales compared to the future with no Clean Power Plan (see Figure 2).

Ottawa, Ontario, June 29, 2016 — Robert Hornung, President of the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) issued this statement following the release of a report by the global economic consulting firm The Brattle Group titled, Enabling Canadian Electricity Imports for Clean Power Plan Compliance — Technical Guidance for U.S. State Policymakers.

Synapse modeled various Clean Power Plan compliance options to determine how big an impact strong energy efficiency policies can have on the achievability and affordability of complying with EPA's rule.

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The AEEI report found that energy efficiency and renewable energy are already competitive resources on the energy market, making them viable compliance mechanisms for the Clean Power Plan.

«Our work shows that the U.S. power sector could meet the Paris Agreement goals even without the Clean Power Plan, and that the path to compliance can be a collection of politically feasible, minimally invasive actions — if we plan ahead and start now,» said David Rode, a recent Ph.D. graduate from the Department of Social and Decision Sciepower sector could meet the Paris Agreement goals even without the Clean Power Plan, and that the path to compliance can be a collection of politically feasible, minimally invasive actions — if we plan ahead and start now,» said David Rode, a recent Ph.D. graduate from the Department of Social and Decision SciePower Plan, and that the path to compliance can be a collection of politically feasible, minimally invasive actions — if we plan ahead and start now,» said David Rode, a recent Ph.D. graduate from the Department of Social and Decision ScienPlan, and that the path to compliance can be a collection of politically feasible, minimally invasive actions — if we plan ahead and start now,» said David Rode, a recent Ph.D. graduate from the Department of Social and Decision Scienplan ahead and start now,» said David Rode, a recent Ph.D. graduate from the Department of Social and Decision Sciences.

«Even without the clean power plan, US can achieve Paris Agreement emissions reductions: Researchers point out that there are many paths to compliance.»

Other proposed amendments would provide for compliance with U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan for existing power plants, allocate allowances to businesses in order to prevent emissions from escaping state borders, and streamline how emitters register and participate in auctPower Plan for existing power plants, allocate allowances to businesses in order to prevent emissions from escaping state borders, and streamline how emitters register and participate in auctpower plants, allocate allowances to businesses in order to prevent emissions from escaping state borders, and streamline how emitters register and participate in auctions.

The amendments also envision submitting the cap - and - trade regulations to U.S. EPA to serve as California's compliance plan under the Clean Power Plan for existing power plants, if the Supreme Court stay of the federal regulations is lifplan under the Clean Power Plan for existing power plants, if the Supreme Court stay of the federal regulations is liPower Plan for existing power plants, if the Supreme Court stay of the federal regulations is lifPlan for existing power plants, if the Supreme Court stay of the federal regulations is lipower plants, if the Supreme Court stay of the federal regulations is lifted.

EEI is also asking for confirmation that closures under the MATS rule will also count toward compliance with the Clean Power Plan.

The 184 page publication, A Handbook for the States: Incorporating Renewable Energy into State Compliance Plans for EPA's Clean Power Plan, «was prepared by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and is intended as a starting point for states that are considering renewable energy as a compliance tool for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed regulation of carbon emissions from existing power plants (Clean Power PlaCompliance Plans for EPA's Clean Power Plan, «was prepared by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and is intended as a starting point for states that are considering renewable energy as a compliance tool for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed regulation of carbon emissions from existing power plants (Clean Power Plan).&rPower Plan, «was prepared by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and is intended as a starting point for states that are considering renewable energy as a compliance tool for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed regulation of carbon emissions from existing power plants (Clean Power Placompliance tool for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed regulation of carbon emissions from existing power plants (Clean Power Plan).&rpower plants (Clean Power Plan).&rPower Plan).»

The CEIP's core function is to jumpstart compliance with EPA's so - called Clean Power Plan (CPP)-- the agency's carbon dioxide (CO2) emission standards for existing fossil - fuel power plPower Plan (CPP)-- the agency's carbon dioxide (CO2) emission standards for existing fossil - fuel power plpower plants.

Repealing the Clean Power Plan, which limits carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants, could save $ 33 billion in compliance costs, according toPower Plan, which limits carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants, could save $ 33 billion in compliance costs, according topower plants, could save $ 33 billion in compliance costs, according to EPA.

AEP's current plan for compliance with the rules as proposed includes permanently retiring the following coal - fueled power plants: [37]

And while recent studies from entities such as the North American Electric Reliability Corporation and the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration have shown that the Clean Power Plan is still needed to drive the development of additional clean energy and energy efficiency resources in order to achieve significant nationwide CO2 reductions, it appears that the costs of compliance compared to a business - as - usual case will continue to fall — and may even be offset by the significant benefits the Clean Power Plan can offer.

This meeting will solicit stakeholder input on RGGI program design elements, including considerations for compliance under EPA's Clean Power Plan.

As part of our ongoing series of webinars on EPA's Clean Power Plan, Synapse invites you to join us for a discussion about how displacement occurs within the electric power system, and what this means for final targets set by EPA as well as states» compliance with the Power Plan, Synapse invites you to join us for a discussion about how displacement occurs within the electric power system, and what this means for final targets set by EPA as well as states» compliance with the power system, and what this means for final targets set by EPA as well as states» compliance with the rule.

So in proposing the CEIP Design Details rule, EPA intends to implement a program that has no validity apart from the Clean Power Plan, for the purpose of accelerating compliance with the CPP, even though the CPP has been stayed by the Court.

Electricity expenditures also generally rise with Clean Power Plan implementation, but expenditure changes are smaller in percentage terms than price changes as the combination of energy - efficiency programs pursued for compliance purposes and higher electricity prices tends to reduce electricity consumption relative to baseline.

This devolution of climate policy has been further reinforced by the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) efforts to regulate carbon dioxide from existing power plants under the Clean Power Plan, which requires states to develop their own plans for compliance with emissions standpower plants under the Clean Power Plan, which requires states to develop their own plans for compliance with emissions standPower Plan, which requires states to develop their own plans for compliance with emissions standards.

In addition to the text of the proposed rule, EPA issued a Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Clean Power Plan, 4 along with numerous technical supporting documents and fact sheets.5 In October 2014, EPA issued a notice of data availability, which provided discussion and solicited additional comment on several topic areas, including the 2020 - 29 compliance trajectories.6 Also in October 2014, EPA issued a supplemental proposal to address carbon pollution from affected power plants in Indian Country and U.S. territories.7 In November 2014, EPA issued an additional technical support document providing examples of how a state could translate its rate - based goal into an equivalent mass - based goal, expressed in metric tons of CO2.8 In November 2014, EPA also issued a memo addressing biogenic CO2 emissions from stationary sources that explicitly relates this topic to the implementation of the Clean Power PPower Plan, 4 along with numerous technical supporting documents and fact sheets.5 In October 2014, EPA issued a notice of data availability, which provided discussion and solicited additional comment on several topic areas, including the 2020 - 29 compliance trajectories.6 Also in October 2014, EPA issued a supplemental proposal to address carbon pollution from affected power plants in Indian Country and U.S. territories.7 In November 2014, EPA issued an additional technical support document providing examples of how a state could translate its rate - based goal into an equivalent mass - based goal, expressed in metric tons of CO2.8 In November 2014, EPA also issued a memo addressing biogenic CO2 emissions from stationary sources that explicitly relates this topic to the implementation of the Clean Power Ppower plants in Indian Country and U.S. territories.7 In November 2014, EPA issued an additional technical support document providing examples of how a state could translate its rate - based goal into an equivalent mass - based goal, expressed in metric tons of CO2.8 In November 2014, EPA also issued a memo addressing biogenic CO2 emissions from stationary sources that explicitly relates this topic to the implementation of the Clean Power PPower Plan.9

Rather, the goals are established and compliance is assessed using a formula that provides varying treatment of specific generation sources and demand - side efficiency programs that can displace CO2 emissions from existing generating units that are regulated under the Clean Power Plan proposal.

In February 2015, the EPA responded to similar attacks on the Clean Power Plan by pointing out that, ``... at no time in the more than 40 years that EPA has been implementing the Clean Air Act has compliance with air pollution standards resulted in reliability problems.»

If new nuclear power generation were to be treated in the same manner as new renewable generation in compliance calculations, the Clean Power Plan would also result in increased nuclear generation (Figure 6 and Tablpower generation were to be treated in the same manner as new renewable generation in compliance calculations, the Clean Power Plan would also result in increased nuclear generation (Figure 6 and TablPower Plan would also result in increased nuclear generation (Figure 6 and Table 3).

The proposed Clean Power Plan formula also considers efficiency programs that reduce load as equivalent to zero - emission generation that counts in the base for the compliance calculation, even though some of the generation that is avoided by reduced load may have already been served by zero - emission generation sources.

on the Clean Power Plan by pointing out that, ``... at no time in the more than 40 years that EPA has been implementing the Clean Air Act has compliance with air pollution standards resulted in reliability problems.»

The Clean Power Plan increases natural gas use significantly relative to baseline at the start of Clean Power Plan implementation, but this effect fades over time as renewables and efficiency programs increasingly become the dominant compliance strategies.

For this report, EIA constructed cases in NEMS that represent compliance with the proposed Clean Power Plan, including:

Anticipating EPA's finalized Clean Power Plan rule, CRS concluded by raising serious doubts about whether RGGI is stringent enough that states could count their participation as compliance with EPA's emission reduction requirements.

Coal states have introduced bills to increase bureaucratic red tape and stall states from submitting compliance plans for the EPA's Clean Power Plan.

After the Obama administration announced the Clean Power Plan last year, a number of states introduced bills seeking to restrict the content of their compliance plans.

The number of allowances made available each year under a mass - based trading program must equal the state's aggregate emission limit, which is set by EPA, and every generator subject to the Clean Power Plan must surrender allowances equal to the quantity of CO2 it emits during the compliance period.

... Because of accelerated retirements, there would be no cost to achieve compliance, and the resulting emissions would be below the final Clean Power Plan targets, even without the Clean Power Plan.»

RFF experts comment on proposed requirements for greenhouse gas emissions and model trading rules under the Clean Power Plan, giving ten recommendations about allowance allocation, requirements for state compliance plans, and EPA's role in implementation.

The EPA announced last November that they will repeal the agency's Clean Power Plan (CPP) climate change program, which would save $ 33 billion in compliance costs.

As has been the case with numerous other analyses, they found energy efficiency to be a core strategy for reducing the total costs of Clean Power Plan (CPP) compliance.

By setting modest carbon reduction goals and providing maximum compliance flexibility, including carbon reductions achieved through increased use of natural gas and nuclear, the Clean Power Plan established a balance of environmental and economic development goals.

In a nod to conservatives and fossil fuels interests, the Clean Power Plan gave states the power to create tailored compliance plans that allow for state - specific economic consideratPower Plan gave states the power to create tailored compliance plans that allow for state - specific economic consideratpower to create tailored compliance plans that allow for state - specific economic considerations.

The Clean Power Plan requires Illinois to cut power sector CO2 emissions by almost 30 million short tons if the state chooses a mass - based compliance plan — the approach advocated for by Exelon and others in IlliPower Plan requires Illinois to cut power sector CO2 emissions by almost 30 million short tons if the state chooses a mass - based compliance plan — the approach advocated for by Exelon and others in IllinPlan requires Illinois to cut power sector CO2 emissions by almost 30 million short tons if the state chooses a mass - based compliance plan — the approach advocated for by Exelon and others in Illipower sector CO2 emissions by almost 30 million short tons if the state chooses a mass - based compliance plan — the approach advocated for by Exelon and others in Illinplan — the approach advocated for by Exelon and others in Illinois.

«Solar energy is the most sensible compliance option for states under the Clean Power Plan,» says Rhone Resch, CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, an industry group, noting it works in all 50 states and can be deployed quickly.

While the current impasse of air credits focuses on PM - 10, there are plans to create a separate and distinct particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in size (PM - 2.5) standard, which would likely be the focus of emission compliance issues for power plants.

As states seek to develop compliance plans for the Clean Power Plan, this open, transparent, multi-state analysis illustrates the potential for cost - effective pathways to achieve significant carbon reductions.

For states that choose rate - based compliance approaches (see Synapse's previous blog posts about rate - and mass - based compliance), the final Clean Power Plan explicitly allows energy efficiency measures to produce Emission Rate Credits (ERCs) despite energy efficiency not being one of the building blocks used in target setting.

In part, this stems from the inherent complexity of the proposed Clean Power Plan, which lent itself more to a compliance matrix than to a single compliance pathway.

Synapse's Clean Power Plan Planning Tool («CP3T») is an Excel - based spreadsheet tool for performing first - pass planning of statewide compliance with EPA's final Clean PowPlanning Tool («CP3T») is an Excel - based spreadsheet tool for performing first - pass planning of statewide compliance with EPA's final Clean Powplanning of statewide compliance with EPA's final Clean Power Plan.

In this note we provide the first long - term outlook for utility scale wind and solar with the tax extenders in place and discuss the implications for compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) power sector CO2 regulations, also known as the Clean Power Plan (power sector CO2 regulations, also known as the Clean Power Plan (Power Plan (CPP).

The Obama administration's landmark Clean Power Plan hit a roadblock with the court's stay ruling, but many states seek progress toward compliance anyway.

Achieving the Clean Path Case's full range of benefits will require policy makers and regulators to work together with utilities, generators, advocates, regional transmission organizations, and other stakeholders to develop a Clean Power Plan (CPP) compliance plan that generates widespread benefits for IllinPlan (CPP) compliance plan that generates widespread benefits for Illinplan that generates widespread benefits for Illinois.