Tag: Clean Power Plan (CPP)

Clean Power Plan cuts coal production in all US supply regions – EIA

Clean Power Plan cuts coal production in all US supply regions – EIA

Coal production in Interior region increases by 86 million tons while Appalachian coal declines 50 million tons by 2040 US coal production is projected to decline by about 26 per cent, or 230 million tons, between 2015 and 2040 according to EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2016 (AEO2016) Reference case. It assumes the implementation of the Clean Power Plan. In a […]

Clean Power Plan choices by states will change electricity generation mix

Clean Power Plan choices by states will change electricity generation mix

Demand-side energy efficiency plays a major role in holding down growth in electricity demand When designing the Clean Power Plan, the Environmental Protection Agency provided states with generation fuel and technology options to meet their emissions targets, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Given the options available to states, EIA has produced several scenarios as […]