EPA's Proposed Clean Power Plan No Threat to Grid Reliability, Report Says

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Proposed limits on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants will not jeopardize the reliability of electricity generation, the Brattle Group said, disputing concerns raised by grid operators. The power sector is transitioning from coal to cleaner generation sources and the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Clean Power Plan gives states and utilities sufficient flexibility to ensure that reliability will not be a concern, the Brattle Group said in a Feb. 12 report prepared for the Advanced Energy Economy Institute. "The combination of the ongoing transformation of the power sector, the steps already taken by system operators, the large and expanding set of technological and operational tools available, and the flexibility under the [Clean Power Plan] are likely sufficient to ensure that compliance will not come at the cost of reliability," the report said.