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How Wisconsin can meet its Clean Power Plan targets

How Wisconsin can meet its Clean Power Plan targets

Full Title: How Wisconsin can meet its Clean Power Plan targets
Author(s): Rebecca Gasper, Kristin Igusky, Noah Kaufman
Publisher(s): World Resources Institute
Publication Date: May 1, 2016
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Description (excerpt):

This fact sheet shows how Wisconsin can harness economic opportunities in clean energy and put the state in a strong position to meet or exceed the CPP or other standards in the future. The state has already put clean energy policies in place to promote renewable development and improve energy efficiency. By expanding these successful policies, the state can reduce its power sector emissions while harnessing economic benefits from increased investment in clean energy. In addition, it would allow the state to meet, or even surpass, its 2030 target should the CPP remain intact. On the other hand, weakening clean energy programs—as the Wisconsin legislature did recently by reducing funding for energy efficiency—will reduce nearterm economic benefits to consumers and make it more costly to comply with the CPP and other future carbon pollution reduction efforts.

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