{"id":16449,"date":"2017-10-06T11:49:10","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T15:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=16449"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:53:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T19:53:52","slug":"climate-and-clean-energy-progress-continues-in-spite-of-clean-power-plan-repeal-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2017\/10\/06\/climate-and-clean-energy-progress-continues-in-spite-of-clean-power-plan-repeal-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate and clean energy progress continues in spite of Clean Power Plan repeal rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-16450\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2017\/10\/epa-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2017\/10\/epa-1.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2017\/10\/epa-1-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2017\/10\/epa-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><em>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.org\/people\/charlie-jiang?_ga=2.37684128.1488093361.1506957949-1123698284.1505500958\">Charlie Jiang<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-epa-carbon-exclusive\/trump-epa-to-propose-repealing-obamas-climate-regulation-document-idUSKCN1C90BY\">news reports<\/a>, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt is planning to start the process of repealing the Clean Power Plan very soon.<\/p>\n<p>This seriously flawed and misguided effort would be a dangerous step backwards for public health and climate protections.<\/p>\n<p>However, as the Trump Administration continues to unravel these protections, the transition to a clean energy future is accelerating. States, cities, and power companies are responding to the ongoing attacks by forging ahead with ambitious actions to slash carbon pollution in order to respond to the threat of climate change and accelerate the clean energy revolution.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Clean Power Plan repeal?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.org\/climate\/a-new-federal-clean-power-plan\">Clean Power Plan<\/a>\u00a0is a common-sense rule to safeguard public health by reducing carbon pollution from power plants to 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>The Clean Power Plan\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/19january2017snapshot.epa.gov\/cleanpowerplan\/fact-sheet-overview-clean-power-plan_.html\">would prevent<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3,600 premature deaths each year<\/li>\n<li>1,700 heart attacks each year<\/li>\n<li>90,000 asthma attacks each year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Administrator Pruitt reportedly intends to propose repealing the Clean Power Plan in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>If so, EPA will likely issue an \u201cAdvance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking\u201d (ANPR) to solicit public input on a replacement rule \u2013 a protracted process that is likely to lead to a far weaker standard.<\/p>\n<p>The ANPR process could lead to years of harmful and unjustified delay in implementing urgently needed limits on carbon pollution from fossil fuel power plants.<\/p>\n<p>[Tweet &#8220;Climate and clean energy progress continues in spite of Clean Power Plan repeal rumors&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forging ahead to a clean energy future<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. power sector has already\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2017\/01\/04\/2016-wrap-up-states-and-power-companies-led-the-way-to-cut-carbon\/\">made enormous strides<\/a>\u00a0in deploying clean energy resources and slashing greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wind and solar comprised more than 60 percent (roughly 16.5 gigawatts) of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/todayinenergy\/detail.php?id=30112\">new utility-scale generating capacity<\/a>\u00a0added in 2016.<\/li>\n<li>In March of this year, wind and solar\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/todayinenergy\/detail.php?id=31632\">exceeded ten percent<\/a>\u00a0of the nation\u2019s electricity generation for the first time in history \u2013 even as coal\u2019s share of the energy mix has declined to historic lows.<\/li>\n<li>The clean energy sector now\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.e2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/E2_CleanEnergyJobs_National.pdf\">employs more than three million Americans<\/a>, and continues to grow rapidly:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_18129\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>American Wind Energy Association<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1.125rem; color: initial;\">Solar Jobs Census 2016<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem; color: initial;\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-size: 1.125rem; color: initial;\">The Solar Foundation, interactive map<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Globally, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/renewables\/\">International Energy Agency<\/a>\u00a0(IEA) reported yesterday that renewables accounted for almost\u00a0<strong><em>two-thirds<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0of new capacity installed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Solar additions worldwide grew faster than any other fuel last year, including coal and natural gas.<\/li>\n<li>Over the next five years, the IEA projects renewable capacity to grow by over 920 gigawatts \u2013 a 43 percent increase by 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Meanwhile, by the end of 2016,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/tools\/faqs\/faq.php?id=77&amp;t=11\">carbon pollution from U.S. power plants<\/a>\u00a0had already declined to 25 percent below 2005 levels \u2013 meaning the power sector is already almost 80 percent of the way to achieving the Clean Power Plan\u2019s 2030 targets.<\/p>\n<p>A new report by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/policyintegrity.org\/files\/publications\/Falling_Cost_of_CPP_Compliance.pdf\">Institute for Policy Integrity<\/a>\u00a0highlights the falling costs of complying with the Clean Power Plan. The report points to several market and policy developments including low natural prices, declining renewable energy costs, the 2015 renewable energy tax credit extensions, and state programs supporting the adoption of clean energy technologies. <div class=\"simplePullQuote right\"><p>By the end of 2016,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/tools\/faqs\/faq.php?id=77&amp;t=11\">carbon pollution from U.S. power plants<\/a>\u00a0had declined to 25 percent below 2005 levels.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p>The Clean Power Plan targets have become a floor for forward-looking states and companies that acknowledge the Clean Power Plan was a first step towards realizing the promise of a low-carbon power sector.<\/p>\n<p>Yet this shift towards clean energy \u2013 driven by market forces and accelerating subnational action \u2013 is no substitute for decisive federal action that will ensure continued and accelerated progress in achieving the emissions reductions required to stem the tide of climate change.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/todayinenergy\/detail.php?id=26752\">U.S. Energy Information Administration<\/a>\u00a0projects that without the Clean Power Plan, carbon emissions from the power sector will increase by 2030 \u2013 reversing the current downward trajectory in the United States and leaving the country behind as the global clean energy revolution continues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>States and cities step up<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To keep us moving forward, state and local officials are stepping up their game by cutting carbon pollution and switching to clean energy in spite of \u2014 and in direct response to \u2014 President Trump\u2019s rollbacks.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fourteen states and Puerto Rico,\u00a0<\/strong>accounting for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/electricity\/state\/\">more than 10 percent<\/a>\u00a0of U.S. carbon emissions from the power sector, pledged as part of the new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usclimatealliance.org\/\">U.S. Climate Alliance<\/a>\u00a0to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement, as well as meet or exceed their Clean Power Plan targets.<\/li>\n<li><strong>381 mayors (and counting)<\/strong>\u00a0representing more than 67 million Americans also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@ClimateMayors\/climate-mayors-commit-to-adopt-honor-and-uphold-paris-climate-agreement-goals-ba566e260097\">pledged to honor<\/a>\u00a0the Paris Agreement goals and work to meet the 1.5\u00b0 Celsius global temperature target.\u00a0<strong>Dozens of cities<\/strong>\u00a0have committed to move to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierraclub.org\/ready-for-100\">100 percent clean energy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper<\/strong>\u00a0signed an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.gov\/governor\/sites\/default\/files\/executive_orders\/climate_eo.pdf\">executive order<\/a>\u00a0in July 2017 committing the state to\u00a0slash\u00a0greenhouse gas emissions to 26 percent below 2005 levels by 2026, consistent with U.S. goals under the Paris Agreement. \u201cThe vast majority of our residents, and indeed the country, expect us to help lead the way toward a clean and affordable energy future,\u201d Governor Hickenlooper said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.gov\/governor\/news\/colorado-commits-state-climate-action\">press release<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nine states comprising the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)<\/strong>\u00a0in August\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/23082017\/rggi-northeast-states-tighten-power-plant-emissions\">announced a proposal<\/a>\u00a0to cut carbon pollution from the power sector an additional 30 percent between 2020 and 2030 \u2013 a 65 percent reduction below the original 2009 pollution cap. The proposal demonstrates bipartisan commitment to combat climate change, with five Republican and four Democratic governors helming the RGGI states (<strong>Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island,\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0Vermont<\/strong>). Meanwhile, both\u00a0<strong>New Jersey<\/strong>\u00a0gubernatorial frontrunners have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/stories\/1060057096\">pledged to rejoin<\/a>\u00a0RGGI after this year\u2019s election.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Virginia<\/strong>\u00a0regulators are\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.richmond.com\/news\/virginia\/virginia-panel-tasked-with-developing-carbon-regulation-gets-to-work\/article_ab85a70c-3ffe-5c51-9c8a-258b10aba42a.html\">working to establish a \u201ctrading-ready\u201d program<\/a>\u00a0to slash power plant carbon emissions in response to an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/governor.virginia.gov\/newsroom\/newsarticle?articleId=20285\">executive order<\/a>\u00a0Governor Terry McAuliffe signed in May 2017. \u201cToday, I am proud to take executive action to cut greenhouse gases and make Virginia a leader in the global clean energy economy,\u201d Governor McAuliffe said when he signed the order.<\/li>\n<li><strong>California\u00a0<\/strong>affirmed its position as a global leader on climate progress with a bevy of actions in the past year. In September 2016, legislators passed\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/la-pol-ca-jerry-brown-signs-climate-laws-20160908-snap-story.html\">SB 32<\/a>, which requires the state to slash greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. In July 2017, the state secured a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/la-pol-ca-california-climate-change-vote-republicans-20170717-story.html\">10-year extension<\/a>\u00a0to its landmark cap-and-trade program and strengthened tools to improve local air quality in a bipartisan effort. \u201cAll over the world, momentum is building to deal seriously with climate change,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2017\/07\/06\/jerry-brown-one-ups-trump-on-climate-change-with-g20-announcement\/\">Governor Jerry Brown<\/a>said in July. \u201cDespite rejection in\u00a0Washington, California is all in.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>At least 20 states and the District of Columbia<\/strong>\u00a0have adopted\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c2es.org\/us-states-regions\/policy-maps\/emissions-targets\">ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets<\/a>, with most aiming for an 80 percent reduction by 2050 below baselines ranging from 1990 to 2006. Twenty-nine states and D.C. have binding\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/energy\/renewable-portfolio-standards.aspx\">renewable portfolio standards<\/a>\u00a0in place, while eight more have set renewable portfolio goals. Twenty states have set mandatory\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ncsolarcen-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Energy-Efficiency-Resource-Standards.pdf\">energy efficiency targets<\/a>, while eight more have set energy efficiency goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Company pledges<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The nation\u2019s largest power companies are similarly pledging to slash carbon pollution and deploy renewable energy resources as they embrace the rapid transition to a clean energy economy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The CEO of\u00a0<strong>American Electric Power<\/strong>\u00a0(AEP), the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mjbradley.com\/sites\/default\/files\/Summary_Slide_Deck_2017.pdf\">country\u2019s largest generator<\/a>\u00a0of electricity from coal,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/06\/04\/531444376\/ceo-of-electric-power-giant-criticizes-trump-decision-to-withdraw-from-paris-cli\">had this to say in response<\/a>\u00a0to President Trump\u2019s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement: \u201cI think it&#8217;s really important for us to stay engaged from an international community standpoint, particularly addressing large issues. And not withstanding that, we&#8217;re continuing on our path of moving to a clean energy economy.\u201d AEP has cut carbon pollution by 44 percent since 2005, and has plans to add more than\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.utilitydive.com\/news\/aep-ceo-clean-power-plan-could-be-the-catalyst-to-transform-utility-indu\/409156\/\">eight gigawatts<\/a>\u00a0of wind and solar in the coming years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duke Energy<\/strong>, the nation\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mjbradley.com\/sites\/default\/files\/Summary_Slide_Deck_2017.pdf\">largest power producer<\/a>, this year\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/greenwire\/2017\/04\/27\/stories\/1060053707\">announced plans<\/a>\u00a0to reduce carbon emissions to 40 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. \u201cOur next major investment platform focuses on generating cleaner energy,\u201d said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/article\/4046839-duke-energy-duk-q4-2016-results-earnings-call-transcript\">CEO Lynn Good<\/a>. \u201cOur retirement of more than 40 older, less efficient coal units, coupled with the addition of clean natural gas plants and renewables, is driving our emissions reduction.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>DTE Energy Co<\/strong>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/eenewspm\/2017\/05\/16\/stories\/1060054642\">announced plans<\/a>\u00a0in May 2017 to curb its carbon emissions more than 80 percent by 2050 by closing coal-fired power plants and adding new gas-fired generation and renewables. \u201cNot only is the 80 percent reduction goal achievable \u2013 it is achievable in a way that keeps Michigan&#8217;s power affordable and reliable,\u201d DTE Chairman and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/eenewspm\/2017\/05\/16\/stories\/1060054642\">CEO Gerry Anderson<\/a>\u00a0said. \u201cThere doesn&#8217;t have to be a choice between the health of our environment or the health of our economy; we can achieve both.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Xcel Energy<\/strong>\u00a0committed in June 2017 to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/at-xcel-we-ll-stay-on-a-clean-energy-path\/428513313\/\">achieving<\/a>\u00a0a 60 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030, relative to 2005 levels. In August, the company announced\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2017\/08\/29\/xcel-energy-pueblo-coal-plants-retiring\/\">plans to retire<\/a>\u00a0two coal-fired units in Colorado, continuing its progress towards a cleaner generating portfolio. In addition, Xcel\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.powermag.com\/press-releases\/xcel-energy-announces-the-nations-largest-multi-state-investment-in-wind-energy\/\">massive new investments<\/a>in renewable energy \u2013including a proposal to add 3,380 megawatts of wind generation across seven states \u2013will help the company generate 40 percent of its energy from renewables by 2021.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Berkshire Hathaway Energy\u00a0<\/strong>subsidiary\u00a0<strong>MidAmerican Energy\u00a0<\/strong>has announced a goal to provide\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.midamericanenergy.com\/our-renewable-energy-vision.aspx\">100 percent renewable energy<\/a>, including a $3.6 billion project to add\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/american-iowa-wind-farm-approval-2016-9\">2,000 megawatts of wind<\/a>, which will expand wind energy to 85 percent of the company\u2019s sales. Said\u00a0<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<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minnesota Power<\/strong>, a division of ALLETE,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/investor.allete.com\/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=1029451\">plans to provide<\/a>\u00a044 percent of its electricity from renewable resources by 2025. Said one executive, \u201cWe look forward to working with our customers and regulators to continue down the path toward a safe, reliable, cleaner and affordable energy future.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The imperative of addressing climate change,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-climatechange-poll\/most-americans-want-aggressive-action-on-climate-change-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN18X198https:\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-climatechange-poll-idUSKBN18X198\">overwhelming public support for climate action<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2017\/09\/01\/new-report-yes-we-can-have-both-clean-air-and-reliable-electricity\/\">clear market trends<\/a>\u00a0towards lower-carbon energy resources are driving states, cities, and power companies to lead the way to a low-carbon future.<\/p>\n<p>If governors, mayors, and power sector CEOs continue to take steps to reduce carbon pollution, they will realize the tremendous benefits of a clean energy economy \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2017\/04\/25\/climate\/todays-energy-jobs-are-in-solar-not-coal.html?_r=0\">thousands of new jobs<\/a>, critical\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2016\/09\/23\/the-clean-power-plan-a-public-health-imperative\/\">public health protections<\/a>, and increasingly\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.stanford.edu\/2017\/09\/01\/climate-change-infrastructure-economic-impacts-hurricane-harvey\/\">resilient communities<\/a>\u00a0and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump Administration\u2019s effort to repeal the common-sense Clean Power Plan \u2013 its latest attack on life-saving safeguards for our children\u2019s health \u2013 will not change the reality of climate change or the accelerating transition to an economy powered by low-carbon energy.<\/p>\n<p>However, without a quick return to meaningful federal progress, the U.S. will fall further behind in the global clean energy revolution\u00a0\u2013\u00a0one that could lead to shared prosperity and enormous opportunities for millions of Americans.<\/p>\n<p><em>This post originally appeared on our <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2017\/10\/05\/climate-and-clean-energy-progress-continues-in-spite-of-clean-power-plan-repeal-rumors\/\">Climate 411<\/a> blog.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Charlie Jiang According to\u00a0news reports, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt is planning to start the process of repealing the Clean Power Plan very soon. 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