Be Prepared to Comment on the EPA's Proposed Carbon Rule
Especially in light of the Supreme Court’s June 23 decision, there’s a lot of confusion about what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s June 2 proposed carbon standards mean for existing fossil-fueled power plants. (For starters, the June 23 decision does not “kill” the proposed rule involving section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act.)
The next major step for the EPA’s Carbon Pollution Standards, announced on June 2, is the public comment period. Public hearings will be held the week of July 28. To help you prepare for that stage, be sure to sign up for an exclusive POWER webinar that will address the major timing, legal, economic, and strategic issues that affect so many participants in the power industry: Prepare for the Next Stages of the EPA’s Carbon Pollution Standards on July 16 at 1 p.m. Eastern.
Learn from an attorney who has worked at the EPA and an energy economic consultant what to expect on the timing front, how to prepare for providing input to the comment process, the implications of various compliance approaches, and more.
Get answers to these questions:
- What timeframe should you expect for a final rule and compliance?
- What’s the difference between the base year and reference year?
- What are the implications of states going it alone or collaborating on compliance plans?
- Is it possible that some units will be unaffected?
- What should power generators and individual plants be doing (or not doing) in the near term?
- Why and how should you participate in the public comment process?
Bernice (Bicky) I. Corman, Partner, Venable, LP
Bicky Corman has nearly three decades of experience in all aspects of environmental law, litigation, and policy. Most recently, she served as the presidentially appointed Deputy General Counsel at the EPA. She has also served as General Counsel and Acting Interim Director to the District of Columbia Department of the Environment and began her career at the EPA as an Assistant Regional Counsel in the agency’s New York office, enforcing environmental laws administratively and developing cases for litigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Matthew F. Bingham, Principal Economist and Founding Partner of Veritas Economic Consulting
Matt leads Veritas’ custom power sector modeling efforts. His experience with electricity demand includes assessing the viability of electricity service plans, such as time of use, that are enabled by new metering technologies. His electricity supply experience includes leading development of Veritas' Environmental Policy Simulation Model, a unit-level electricity model that evaluates the effects of economic and regulatory conditions on electricity production, pricing, and reliability. He has provided and/or presented the results for policy analysis, regulatory impact analysis, regulatory compliance, expert testimony, and litigation support.
Moderator: Gail Reitenbach, Editor, POWER. Gail has been an editor with POWER for a dozen years. In addition to her current focus on the supply side of the industry, her background includes work for E Source, an energy information services company that focuses on the retail side of the electricity industry. The new proposed carbon rule is unique in that it will potentially entail compliance strategies involving both supply and demand sides.
Who should attend:
- Plant owners and managers
- State agencies involved in implementing the final standards
- Power industry regulatory, finance, and compliance professionals
- Companies involved in potential compliance approaches (from efficiency upgrades to renewables to decommissioning)
- Anyone interested in the comment process
- Anyone with an interest in what happens next and the implications of different timing scenarios
Prepare for the Next Stages of the EPA’s Carbon Pollution Standards
Early bird pricing: $65 before July 3
Regular pricing: $79 after July 3
Best regards,
Gail Reitenbach, PhD, Editor
POWER
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