Comment on the Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units

This public comment analyzes the proposal’s effects, including on overall greenhouse gas emissions, electricity prices, and ratepayer electricity costs.

Date

Aug. 7, 2025

Authors

Karen Palmer, Brian C. Prest, Joshua Linn, Kevin Rennert, Aaron Bergman, Alan Krupnick, Nicholas Roy, and McKenna Peplinski

Publication

Testimony and Public Comments

Reading time

1 minute

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Comment on the Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units

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Authors

Karen Palmer

Senior Fellow; Director, Electric Power Program

Karen Palmer is a senior fellow at Resources for the Future and an expert on the economics of environmental, climate and public utility regulation of the electric power sector.

Brian C. Prest

Fellow; Director, Social Cost of Carbon Initiative

Brian Prest is an economist and fellow at Resources for the Future specializing in climate change, oil and gas, and energy economics.

Joshua Linn

Senior Fellow

Josh Linn is a senior fellow at RFF. His research centers on the effects of environmental policies and economic incentives for new technologies in the transportation, electricity, and industrial sectors.

Kevin Rennert

Fellow; Director, Federal Climate Policy Initiative

Kevin Rennert is a fellow at RFF. He also serves as director of the Comprehensive Climate Strategies Program and the Federal Climate Policy Initiative.

Aaron Bergman

Fellow

Aaron Bergman

Alan Krupnick

Senior Fellow; Director, Industry and Fuels Program

Alan Krupnick is a senior fellow at RFF.

Nicholas Roy

Research Associate

Nicholas Roy is a research associate at Resources for the Future, where he analyzes policies that include clean energy tax credits, renewable energy standards, and emissions pricing.

McKenna Peplinski

Senior Research Associate

McKenna Peplinski

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