Timing of EPA rules could force utilities to move other CapEx to back burner

摘要

A main concern of regulated utility investors in 2012 is the timingnof U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules for carbon and othernpollutants, according to a Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services inves-ntor report. Depending on when they are implemented, the new rulesncould force power companies to delay other capital expenditures tonprevent jumps in customers’ bills, the rating agency said.