#EnergyChat: Dissecting the EPA's Historic Carbon Regulations

On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled an historic proposal to cut carbon dioxide emissions from the nation's power plants to 30% below 2005 levels by 2030. The ambitious and flexible proposed regulations would see each state develop it's own plan to cut power sector carbon emissions using a variety of options, from improving power plant efficiency or capturing CO2 at smokestacks to "beyond the fence" measures to increase the use of clean energy, improve end-use energy efficiency, or even join or create interstate markets for carbon trading. On Thursday June 5th at 1:00p…