Whitfield Floats Bill To Delay EPA's Climate ESPS, Grant States 'Safe Harbor'

摘要

Implementation of EPA's greenhouse gas (GHG) rule for existing power plants would be delayed until court challenges to the rule are completed, and states could also avoid compliance entirely if they can certify that the rule would adversely impact electricity rates or reliability, under new draft legislation offered by a top House Republican. Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee's energy and power subcommittee, March 23 unveiled a discussion draft as part of a broader GOP response to EPA's existing source performance standards (ESPS), with the legislation designed to increase public scrutiny of the rule while also offering targeted changes. The draft bill is available on InsideEPA.com. Seepage 2 for details. (Doc. ID: 179974) "We want the American people to be aware of just how far reaching this regulation is," Whitfield said during a briefing with reporters.