Transmission Operators Warn CSAPR Plan Will Damage Grid Reliability

Electric grid operators and some electric utilities are warning EPA that its proposed expansion and tightening of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), the agency’s flagship intestate air emissions reduction program, will threaten the reliability of the electric grid by forcing expensive control technology upgrades and a wave of power plant closures. In comments submitted to EPA ahead of a June 21 deadline, several grid operators and some other groups echo the warnings made earlier by the Midwest Ozone Group...