States Face ESPS Dilemma Over Whether To Comply With EPA Or FERC

State and industry sources are warning of a dilemma facing some states over choosing whether to comply with EPA’s climate rule for utilities and risk violating Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reliability mandates, or to adhere to FERC’s requirements but risk major penalties with a climate plan that falls short of EPA’s rule. “Will [states] go with EPA or FERC? We’re hearing EPA,” said a North Dakota regulator at the Environmental Council of the States’ (ECOS) recent fall meeting. “But...