{"id":14491,"date":"2016-09-14T15:45:19","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T20:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/?p=14491"},"modified":"2016-09-15T09:38:34","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T14:38:34","slug":"power-companies-and-states-on-track-to-meet-clean-power-plan-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2016\/09\/14\/power-companies-and-states-on-track-to-meet-clean-power-plan-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Companies and States \u2013 On Track to Meet Clean Power Plan Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12970\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/7\/files\/2016\/03\/scales_of_justice-300x280-300x280.png\" alt=\"rp_scales_of_justice-300x280-300x280.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>(EDF Fellow Charlie Jiang co-authored this post)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Oral argument in litigation about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.org\/climate\/a-new-federal-clean-power-plan\">Clean Power Plan<\/a> is rapidly approaching.<\/p>\n<p>In two weeks \u2013 on <strong>Tuesday, September 27<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong> &#8212; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear argument <em>en banc<\/em> about the historic measure to limit climate pollution from American power plants. (Argument begins at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 20).<\/p>\n<p>As you get ready for the argument, one important development to keep in mind is the rapid expansion of clean energy. A power sector transformation is happening now because low-carbon energy is tremendously cost-effective. Prudent investments in clean energy are helping to create cleaner air and shared prosperity \u2014 and they\u2019re also further demonstrating that the Clean Power Plan targets are eminently achievable, and that the rule\u2019s approach builds from existing trends and low carbon generation shifts that are already happening in the power sector.<\/p>\n<p>The Clean Power Plan is a sensible framework to help protect us from the dangers of climate change. As these trends show, it is hardly the \u201creengineer[ing] of the grid\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.org\/sites\/default\/files\/content\/petitioners_opening_brief_pt._1_final_0.pdf\">described<\/a> by opponents. Many states and major power companies are on track to meet or exceed the Clean Power Plan\u2019s targets \u2014 including those that are challenging the Clean Power Plan in court.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few examples of power companies that are shifting their generation towards low-cost clean energy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Of<strong> American Electric Power\u2019s <\/strong>(AEP) generating capacity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aep.com\/about\/MajorBusinesses\/PowerGeneration\/\">more than half<\/a> (60 percent) comes from coal &#8212; but even AEP is reducing emissions by replacing coal with renewables and natural gas. AEP has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aep.com\/environment\/climatechange\/\">already cut<\/a> carbon dioxide emissions 39 percent from 2000 levels. The company <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utilitydive.com\/news\/aep-ceo-clean-power-plan-could-be-the-catalyst-to-transform-utility-indu\/409156\/\">plans<\/a> to add 5,500 megawatts of wind, 3,000 megawatts of solar, and 3,000 megawatts of natural gas in the coming years. CEO Nick Akins last year <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/columbus\/blog\/ohio-energy-inc\/2015\/11\/surprise-aep-chief-says-clean-power-plan-can-be-a.html\">noted<\/a> that the Clean Power Plan could be a \u201ccatalyst for the transformation that\u2019s already occurring in our industry.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Iowa-based <strong>MidAmerican Energy <\/strong>has announced a goal to provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midamericanenergy.com\/our-renewable-energy-vision.aspx\">100 percent renewable energy<\/a>. MidAmerican\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/american-iowa-wind-farm-approval-2016-9\">just approved<\/a> $3.6 billion project to add 2,000 megawatts of wind \u2014 called the \u201clargest wind energy project in US history\u201d \u2014 will expand wind energy to become 85 percent of the company\u2019s sales. Said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midamericanenergy.com\/news-article.aspx?story=777\">CEO Bill Fehrman<\/a>, \u201cOur customers want more renewable energy, and we couldn\u2019t agree more.\u201d Meanwhile, an executive of MidAmerican\u2019s parent company, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.c2es.org\/blog\/bhanm\/business-can-help-road-agreement-action-climate\">had this to say<\/a> about the Supreme Court stay of the Clean Power Plan: \u201cWe wish that hadn\u2019t happened\u2026 Rather than litigating, we are leading.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Southern Company<\/strong>, a major generator of coal-fired power, is expanding renewable energy development that would count towards Clean Power Plan compliance. Southern Company and its subsidiaries have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southerncompany.com\/what-doing\/corporate-responsibility\/energy-innovation\/building-renewable-resources.cshtml\">added or announced<\/a> more than four gigawatts of renewable generation since 2012 to its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southerncompany.com\/about-us\/our-business\/home.cshtml\">44 gigawatt fleet<\/a>. Southern Company subsidiaries are challenging the Clean Power Plan in court.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Xcel Energy<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/72903\/000007290316000136\/xcel3311610-q.htm\">reported in a recent SEC filing<\/a> that its Integrated Resource Plan for subsidiary NSP-Minnesota will \u201callow for a 60 percent reduction in carbon emissions from 2005 levels by 2030,\u201d and that it \u201canticipated compliance with the [Clean Power Plan] while maintaining reasonable costs for customers.\u201d In comparison, the Clean Power Plan will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/cleanpowerplan\/fact-sheet-overview-clean-power-plan\">reduce<\/a> carbon emissions from the power sector on average 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Westar Energy<\/strong>, which serves Kansas, is rapidly reducing emissions &#8212; even while it is challenging the Clean Power Plan in court. The company\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/phx.corporate-ir.net\/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9NjI3MzU5fENoaWxkSUQ9MzMwMDcwfFR5cGU9MQ==&amp;t=1\">2015 Annual Report<\/a> states that its fleet\u2019s carbon emissions will fall 36 percent below 2005 levels by 2017 (see page 86 of the report). That already exceeds the national goal under the Clean Power Plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Power companies aren\u2019t alone in their race to clean energy. States are continuing to make significant progress towards reducing their power sector emissions and meeting Clean Power Plan targets.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples of continued state progress:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Arkansas<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utilitydive.com\/news\/arkansas-emissions-drop-below-clean-power-plans-2030-targets\/419338\/\">already reached<\/a> its 2030 Clean Power Plan compliance target last year, thanks to declining coal use in favor of more renewables and natural gas. An in-depth <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/news\/2016\/may\/16\/less-coal-use-curbs-emissions-20160516\/\"><em>Arkansas Democrat-Gazette<\/em><\/a> article found that \u201clow natural-gas prices\u201d was the most common reason cited by utility leaders for the decline in coal use.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arizona <\/strong>is \u201cwell positioned\u201d to comply and already on track to meet interim goals under business as usual, according to analysis by <a href=\"http:\/\/legacy.azdeq.gov\/environ\/air\/download\/pace_cpp_rate.pdf\">Pace Global<\/a>. Modeling from <a href=\"http:\/\/legacy.azdeq.gov\/environ\/air\/download\/cpp_comp_analysis_051216.pdf\">Arizona State University<\/a> similarly found that compliance was eminently feasible. The state is continuing to <a href=\"http:\/\/azdeq.gov\/node\/1206\">convene<\/a> meetings to assess compliance options even though the Arizona Corporation Commission is challenging the rule in court.<\/li>\n<li><strong>California <\/strong>released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arb.ca.gov\/cc\/powerplants\/meetings\/09222016\/proposedplan.pdf\">draft<\/a> of its Clean Power Plan compliance plan in early August, the first state to do so. A California Air Resources Board spokesman <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eenews.net\/stories\/1060041127\">stated<\/a> that the proposal is \u201ca proof of concept for other states, to demonstrate that this is a program that can be adapted to each state and that can be set up in a way that we can form a regional association.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Georgia<\/strong> is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eenews.net\/stories\/1060036323\">on track to comply<\/a> with the Clean Power Plan, especially under Georgia Power Company\u2019s proposed integrated resource plan, which proposes to add much more renewable power.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Louisiana<\/strong> is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eenews.net\/climatewire\/stories\/1060035517\">continuing to plan<\/a> for compliance. According to Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Chuck Carr Brown, \u201cSome of the coal states are saying, \u2018Put your pencils down\u2019\u2026 I took this as an opportunity to sharpen the pencil \u2014 to create something that is going to work for the state of Louisiana.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michigan<\/strong>\u2019s Attorney General is fighting the Clean Power Plan in court even though the state \u201cwould be largely in compliance\u201d with the rule under expected \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d conditions, according to a recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epri.com\/abstracts\/Pages\/ProductAbstract.aspx?ProductId=000000003002009036\">report<\/a> by the Electric Power Research Institute.<\/li>\n<li><strong>South Carolina<\/strong> regulators are developing a new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.sc.gov\/energyplan\">state energy plan<\/a> that will <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/07\/20\/us\/obama-clean-power-plan.html?_r=1\">likely include<\/a> measures to reduce power plant emissions. Although the state has halted official work on the Clean Power Plan and is challenging it in court, these emissions reductions could help the state comply with the rule &#8212; and spur economic development, as highlighted in a recent <a href=\"http:\/\/scsbc.org\/knapp-clean-energy-growing-not-crippling-s-c-economy\/\">op ed<\/a> by Frank Knapp, President of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce.<\/li>\n<li>This summer the<strong> National Association of Clean Air Agencies<\/strong> released a comprehensive <a href=\"http:\/\/www.4cleanair.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Documents\/Press_Release_06_01_2016-FINAL.pdf\">report<\/a> designed to help states develop implementation plans to comply with EPA\u2019s Clean Power Plan. The report includes a complete model state plan submittal that states can adapt or build on as they wish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(EDF Fellow Charlie Jiang co-authored this post) Oral argument in litigation about the Clean Power Plan is rapidly approaching. In two weeks \u2013 on Tuesday, September 27th &#8212; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear argument en banc about the historic measure to limit climate pollution from American power plants. 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