Unions Urge Congress To Adopt CES ‘Wires Charge’ To Address Job Losses

As officials weigh adoption of a clean energy standard (CES) to decarbonize the power sector by 2035, labor unions are urging Congress to ensure any legislation codifying such a standard imposes a “wires charge” on retail power sales to provide revenue to help displaced workers make a “just transition” from fossil fuels. In a March 22 memo obtained by Inside EPA , the labor officials tell key lawmakers that the plans currently under consideration for a CES will not do...