By mid-December, the EPA is planning to enact the Utility MACT rule, which would place unnecessary burden on America’s economic recovery. This week, Behind the Plug will feature five facts about the Utility MACT rule that show the EPA needs to slow down and assess these regulations before they’re enacted. You can take a stand on Utility MACT. Write your legislator here. Read facts #1, #2, #3 and #4.
Twenty-five states have already indicated that the proposed Utility MACT rule could be harmful to their economies.
States with both Democrat and Republican governors filed a motion with the U.S. District Court to delay the Utility MACT rule’s finalization. States are concerned that the EPA is making a rash decision and is not fully considering how increasing electricity prices and threatening reliable electricity would impact the states’ economies and recovery.
Write your elected official and let them know that you support these states in delaying the Utility MACT rule.
With higher compliance costs, higher electricity rates are a real possibility for many states. In some states, electricity rates could increase by double digits. Regions covering all or part of 30 states plus the District Columbia will experience increases exceeding 10 percent, with some as high as 19 percent.
This is just simply not something that half the country’s states and their residents can afford.
The clock is ticking. There are only 42 days until Utility MACT is finalized. Write your congressman, the EPA must make major changes to this rule before it’s too late.
The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) is committed to the idea that America can have the affordable, reliable electricity we need, with the clean environment we want. ACCCE’s Behind the Plug blog is the place for up-to-date news and analysis on clean coal technology developments and energy policy progress.
Why are you trying to scare people about this regulation. I want cleaner air for my family’s health and lower carbon emission to guarantee we have a liveable planet for my grandchildren. Stop this attack on sensible regulation.