Document: RFF Outlines Utilities' Use of Carbon Pricing in Resource Plans

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Date

April 26, 2017

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

Inside EPA

"The think tank Resources for the Future (RFF) has released a new report examining utilities' various approaches to internal carbon pricing as they craft long-term plans that drive resource decisions -- finding that many utilities modeled scenarios more stringent than targets set by EPA's power plant greenhouse gas rule."

Topics

Traditional Carbon Pricing

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