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[Washington, DC – August 3, 2015]: Advanced Energy Economy issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule for carbon emissions from the electric power sector:

[Washington, DC – August 3, 2015]: Advanced Energy Economy issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule for carbon emissions from the electric power sector:

"The EPA's Clean Power Plan," Graham Richard writes in an Op-Ed published in The Hill today, "will only improve our electric power system."

In a story from E&E News [subscription required], Emily Holden cites a recent AEE report when asking: "What consequences await states that 'just say no' to EPA carbon rule?" From the article:

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"Energy is a highly regulated industry, at both the state and national level," writes Graham Richard in a guest post on Triple Pundit. "But which is more important for growth: policy actions or market dynamics? For the advanced energy industry, the two are intertwined, and the economic impact is powerful."

Fierce Energy today featured AEEI in a story on how Michigan can most easily meet the reduction requirements likely in the EPA's upcoming Clean Power Plan by reducing energy waste. The conclusion is the result of an Institute for Energy Innovation (IEI) analysis using the new State Tool for Electricity Emissions Reduction (STEER), a model commissioned by the Advanced Energy Economy Institute and developed by Michigan-based 5 Lakes Energy in partnership with researchers at the University of Michigan. From the article:

 

 

AEE’s senior vice president of policy and government affairs, Malcolm Woolf was interviewed by the Washington Post for a story on state reactions to the EPA’s upcoming Clean Power Plan. The article points out that, despite political rhetoric to the contrary, many states are positioned to meet their goals with little difficulty.