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Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan, claiming the rule undercuts the states’ ability to manage its own power grid and will raise electricity costs dramatically.


EPA issued proposed emission guidelines on existing power plants in June. The proposal gives states the authority to enforce regulations on a plant-by-plant basis, yet imposes a predetermined emission target that critics say is inflexible.


Referencing a study by Energy Venture Analysis, Pruitt said the EPA’s proposed rule could increase the typical household’s annual electricity and natural gas bills by $680, or 35 percent, by 2020, escalating each year thereafter as EPA regulations grow more stringent.


“While cost of energy will certainly be impacted, the reliability of our states’ power grid is also threatened,” Pruitt stated in a news release issued by his office. “When federal regulators mandate that states use more renewable energy sources, nuclear or hydro-electric power than fossil-fuel fired power, the state’s infrastructure may not be prepared for the fuel switch.”


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MARCH 2015


Published for members of Kiwash Electric Cooperative


A supplement to Oklahoma Living


EPA Is Over Stepping Its Boundaries Oklahoma AG says EPA Clean Power Plan forces states to choose


n a recent press release from his office, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt issued harsh comments for the U.S.


The Southwest Power Pool, a regional transmission organization that serves an eight- state region that includes Oklahoma, warned the rule could result in potential rolling blackouts that could affect human health, public safety and economic activity within the region.


“Not only do states not need the ineffective hand of the federal government determining what fuel sources it uses, but the EPA does not have legal authority granted under the Clean Air Act,” Pruitt said. “The EPA’s proposal overrides state authority by forcing states to prioritize non-fossil- fuel generation over fossil-fueled generation. This is a direct violation of states’ traditional role in making their individual energy policies.”


Pruitt added that the EPA’s ruling could jeopardize Oklahoma’s power grid “while offloading responsibility to the states that have to answer to their citizens.”


Attorneys general in 16 other states also voiced concerns over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan. “This proposed rule should be withdrawn, or at least stayed, until the courts have a chance to weigh in on legal challenges against these regulations,” Pruitt stated.


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