"Clean Energy Bill Would Be Neutral on Sources, Sponsors Say"
View on Bloomberg Environment website"The flexibility allows the U.S. to achieve emissions reductions at the lowest possible cost, Kevin Rennert, an economist and research fellow at Resources for the Future, who advised the lawmakers’ staff on the legislation, said.
"'Having a greater number of options and sources used to meet a standard allows it to be cheaper to achieve the same level of greenhouse gas reductions,' Rennert said . . . The legislation aims to strike a balance between utilities that have taken action to lower emissions and those that still have a mostly fossil-fuel portfolio, Rennert said."
