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Crisson: EPA rule "effectively kills coal," may lead to higher electric rates Page 1 of 1 <br />Public Power Daily <br />Thuradey, March 29, 2012 <br />Crisson: EPA rule "effectively kills coal," may lead to higher <br />electric rates <br />APPA "is extremely disappointed" with the proposed New Source Performance Standazd announced <br />by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on March 27, President and CEO Mark Crisson said <br />yesterday. <br />"In our view, this proposed rule effectively kills coal going forwazd as a resource for electricity <br />generation and contradicts the Obama Administration's claim that it will pursue an'all of the above' <br />fuel strategy for meeting the nation's energy needs," Crisson said. "This will limit our future resource <br />options and could likely lead to higher electricity rates in the coming years." <br />Through this rule, "the EPA is also inexplicably mandating that the nation's utilities utilize cazbon <br />capture and sequestration (CCS) technology to reduce emissions when this technology has not even <br />been proven to be commercially viable and, according to several studies conducted by APPA <br />(h_ptt •//www nublicpower org/files/htm/ccs html), will not be anytime soon," Crisson said. EPA <br />Administrator Lisa Jackson herself recently admitted to reporters that CCS technology would take up <br />to 10 yeazs to be commercially available, he said. <br />"This will therefore effectively force utilities to switch fuels to natural gas or face heavy fines for non- <br />compliance with the rule," Crisson said. APPA staff and legal counsel will review the rule more <br />closely in the coming days and may have additional comments on the proposed rule after they <br />complete their review, he said. -JEANNINE ANDERSON <br />Copyright ®2012, American Public Power Association <br />http://www.naylornetwork.corn/app-ppd/articles/print-V2.asp?aid=171903 3/29/2012 <br />