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    Utility group calls for changes to proposed EPA climate rules

    Utilities argue proposed EPA power plant rules are too strict and environmental groups argue they should reduce climate pollution even more.
    by Jeff Brady Aug 08, 2023 3 minutes
    The Jim Bridger coal plant in Point of Rocks, Wyo., powers more than a million homes across six Western states. Under proposed federal rules many coal plants would have to dramatically reduce carbon dioxide emissions in coming years.

    A key trade group representing most of the country's for-profit electric utilities is asking for big changes to a central piece of the Biden Administration's climate policy.

    The Edison Electric Institute, which represents investor-owned utilities, said in formal comments Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants are too strict, and said power plant owners need more flexibility, including more time to install pollution controls. The EEI also questioned the viability of two technologies the agency relies on to justify the rules.

    The environmental group Evergreen Action the industry proposals would "kneecap" EPA's efforts to combat climate change and run counter to commitments many utilities have made to cut carbon emissions.

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