Lawmakers Developing Proposals For Utility Sector Clean Energy Standard

Capitol Hill lawmakers are fleshing out proposals to create a clean energy standard (CES) for the utility sector that would reward a wide range of technologies that reduce greenhouse gases, including nuclear plants and carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, even as the route to enacting such a program remains murky. The introduction of specific CES bills may be weeks away, sources suggest, but increased public discussion of the policy option highlights pressure on lawmakers of both parties to respond...