North Carolina’s Coal Ash Management Act
Requires Duke Energy to lead cleanup efforts at a variety of coal ash dumping sites and establishes a Coal Ash Management Commission to review and approve risk classifications and closure plans.
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New York’s BTA for Cooling Water Intake Structures
New York established closed-cycle cooling towers as the benchmark technology for compliance with Clean Water Act Section 316(b), on power plant cooling water systems.
California Water Quality Control Policy for Power Plant Cooling
California established closed-cycle cooling systems as the benchmark technology for compliance with Clean Water Act Section 316(b), on power plant cooling water systems.
NPDES Regulations To Establish Requirements for Cooling Water Intake Structures
Identified seven different ways for existing facilities to comply with cooling water restrictions, while finding that closed-cycle cooling towers provide the most efficient technology.
Minnesota Order Establishing Carbon Costs in Resource Plans
The Minnesota PUC published a 2018 Order establishing a range of $9.05 to $43.06 per short ton of CO2 e, which will be used by 2020 in evaluating and selecting resource options in all commission proceedings.
Colorado’s Order to Use Carbon Cost in Energy Resource Plans
In 2017, the Colorado PUC ordered Xcel to use the social cost of carbon Energy Resource Plan (ERP) that would guide utility investments through 2024.
PJM carbon pricing study
Proposed to study the effects of a carbon price on wholesale markets in tandem with the carbon pricing discussion being advanced by PJM members in stakeholder processes.
Report, Markets, Externalities, and the Federal Power Act
NYU’s Environmental Law Journal published a 2019 article on FERC’s authority to price carbon dioxide emissions.
Report, Addressing Climate Change Without Legislation
Proposes that through FERC’s authority over electricity rates, power contracts, and utility planning, the agency can influence the cost-effectiveness of new generation and new infrastructure by putting a price on emissions.
Report, Look Before You Lease
Argues that the federal government currently fails to account for option value in its public land management processes, resulting in suboptimal environmental, social, and economic outcomes for the American public, to whom these lands belong.