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The publication of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from existing power plants under section 111(d) of the federal Clean Air Act in the Federal Register on June 18, 2014, marks the… View Summary +
In this webinar presentation, Ken Colburn and David Farnsworth previewed the forthcoming RAP paper “Further Preparing for EPA Regulations.” They explored how public health and environmental considerations will need to increasingly factor into energy policy decisions, and vice versa. By… View Summary +
For more information, please see this question and answer log from the webinar “A Layer Cake of Benefits: Recognizing the Full Value of Energy Efficiency”. We have provided answers to all of the audience questions submitted during the webinar, as… View Summary +
Energy efficiency is recognized as a low-cost, reliable resource, yet investments in efficiency programs lag far behind the level needed to capture all cost-effective efficiency resources. State utility commissions can support increased efficiency investments by conducting a full valuation of… View Summary +
Energy efficiency provides numerous benefits to utilities, to participants (including rate payers), and to society as a whole. However, many of these benefits are frequently undervalued or not valued at all when energy efficiency measures are assessed. This paper seeks… View Summary +
Air quality officials have significant new opportunities to ensure that air pollution issues are considered in the course of electricity system planning as a result of FERC Order 1000, Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation by Transmission Owning and Operating Public… View Summary +
Regulators, advocates, and energy industry companies have long understood that energy efficiency policies and programs can reduce air pollution emissions associated with fuel combustion. This reduction in emissions can lead to lower environmental compliance costs and, ultimately, lower public health… View Summary +
The European Commission (EC) has announced that 2013 is the “Year of Air” and a comprehensive policy package will be proposed by year end. As part of a decadal review of air quality standards, the EC’s 2013 focus offers significant… View Summary +
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Order 1000 makes great strides towards ensuring just and reasonable transmission rates and a level competitive playing field. It does this, in part, by requiring the consideration of non-transmission alternatives (NTAs) during regional transmission… View Summary +
IMPEAQ is RAP’s initial effort to develop a model process that states, local agencies, and EPA can apply to comprehensively and simultaneously reduce all air pollutants, including criteria, toxic, and greenhouse gases (GHGs). IMPEAQ seeks to identify least-cost pathways to… View Summary +
Energy issues are environmental issues, and environmental issues increasingly are energy issues. This link is inescapable: energy decisions have profound environmental and public health impacts, and energy-related emissions are changing the heat balance of Earth. The purpose of this paper… View Summary +
The D.C. Circuit’s Homer City decision doesn’t eliminate the uncertainty about environmental regulations that has vexed public utility commissions, the utilities they regulate, and the investment community for more than a decade. At a minimum, it extends that uncertainty farther… View Summary +
The U.S. electricity system faces multiple urgent challenges to address transmission needs, adapt to smart grid technologies, expand energy efficiency and renewable energy use, and meet increasingly stringent environmental requirements. Air quality management faces equally daunting challenges driven by the… View Summary +
John Shenot, Ken Colburn and Chris James presented a webinar on October 25, 2011 for air quality regulators from eastern states on “Engaging with Your Public Utility Commission.” The webinar was convened through the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use… View Summary +
This document contains comments of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services on the Uniform Disclosure Standards for New England. View Summary +