Over 1,000 fossil plants could see changes under Clean Power Plan

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Date

April 29, 2016

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

SNL Financial

"Shawhan said power plants that become subject to a trading program will have an incentive to reduce their emissions because they will have to buy an allowance, or forego selling an allowance, for each ton of carbon they emit. If a state does not adopt a trading program, Shawhan said power plants will have less flexibility to adhere to the emissions limits."

Topics

Clean Energy Regulations

Related People

Daniel Shawhan

Fellow

Daniel Shawhan is a fellow at RFF. His research focuses on predicting and estimating the effects of electricity policies, including environmental ones.

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