By Todd Snitchler, President and CEO, Electric Power Supply Association New Jersey leaders face a game-changing choice: will they let regional competition drive the best outcomes for consumers, the grid and the environment as it has for two decades, or will they choose a path that slows progress and drives up costs? New Jersey has embarked on a process that could shape the state’s energy and environmental landscape for decades to come. By Read More
Coalition Applauds FERC Decision to Hold Carbon Pricing Discussion
Federal Energy Regulator Kicks Off Conversation on How Carbon Pricing in Competitive Power Markets Could Spur Cost-Effective Emissions Reductions Washington, D.C. – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Wednesday seized a timely opportunity to facilitate a conversation on how competitive power markets can cost-effectively achieve carbon emissions reduction goals, says the Carbon Price Coalition, a diverse group of power generators, trade associations and think tank experts that Read More
How We Passed the Clean Power Plan Target a Decade Early
By Todd Snitchler, president and CEO, Electric Power Supply Association Congratulations America, We Did It! The Carbon Tax Center (CTC) recently shared great news: emissions from the U.S. power sector fell below the targets set in the Obama Administration’s ambitious Clean Power Plan (CPP). What is even more impressive is that emissions dropped 33% from 2005 levels a decade sooner than required by the CPP. This is a significant achievement—and it occurred despite changing political Read More
Power Generators, Industry Groups and Think Tanks Ask FERC to Examine Carbon Pricing to Reduce Emissions
Broad Coalition Jointly Requests Technical Conference or Workshop to Discuss Carbon Pricing in Wholesale Electricity Markets Washington, D.C. – As U.S. policy makers look for cost-effective ways to tackle climate change, a diverse coalition of power generators, trade associations and think tank experts this week asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to examine the policy options and implications of carbon pricing policies in competitive wholesale electricity markets. The Read More
