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Staff White Paper on Guidance Principles for Clean Power Plan Modeling Docket No. AD16-14-000

Staff White Paper on Guidance Principles for Clean Power Plan Modeling Docket No. AD16-14-000

Full Title: Staff White Paper on Guidance Principles for Clean Power Plan Modeling Docket No. AD16-14-000
Author(s):   U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Publisher(s): U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Publication Date: January 1, 2016
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Description (excerpt):

On August 3, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the Clean Power Plan (CPP)1 under Clean Air Act 111(d). The CPP limits carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric power plants by providing state specific goals for carbon dioxide emissions from affected electric generating units. As part of the CPP, EPA considered the potential impacts of the CPP on electric system reliability. Specifically, the CPP requires each state to demonstrate in its final state plan submittal that it has considered reliability issues in developing its plan.2 Separately, on August 3, 2015, EPA, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Commission agreed to coordinate certain activities to help ensure continued reliable electricity generation and transmission during the implementation of the CPP.3

While the CPP assigns no direct role to the Commission, it is possible that the Commission may be called upon, through the EPA-DOE-FERC Coordination Document4 or for other reasons, to address concerns about reliability as the CPP is implemented. In that case, the use of appropriate modeling tools and techniques will be helpful to the Commission in carrying out its responsibilities for reliability.5

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