5.5 ERMUSR 03-17-2015 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

I,,I,IwV select a baseline period that provides an accurate picture MMUA Position of our coal generation in a typical year. As proposed, EPA's Clean Power Plan presents very serious problems for Minnesota. In the final rule EPA Cross-state ownership of renewables must recognize and take into account the very real The CPP treats all renewables located in a state as greenhouse gas emission reductions that Minnesota essentially"belonging"to that state. But ownership of and other early adopter states have achieved and will renewable energy projects isn't that simple.Minnesota continue to achieve prior to 2020. Minnesota must be power suppliers have developed or contracted with allowed to select a base period that provides an accurate renewable projects in other states in order to meet picture of our coal generation in a typical year. EPA the requirements of our renewable energy standard. must exercise great care in determining how renewable Conversely, utilities from other states have developed energy projects are to be allocated among states that renewable projects in Minnesota. EPA will have to have legitimate reasons to claim the output under the clarify how renewable energy projects are to be allocated CPP. among states that have legitimate reasons to claim the output under the CPP.Any decision the EPA makes will We urge the members of Minnesota's Congressional produce winners and losers, and will have a significant delegation to tell EPA that Minnesota needs relief in impact on Minnesota's ultimate obligations under the the final rule from these troublesome and ill-designed CPP. aspects of the proposed CPP. ,,,,,,... ..,,,,,4-„,...,,* 'N*...• ` - -. *:;,:wirs 4 r .' i- or alp y - -ate A �1 '�' '/- 4,„... to ./ . .„..:. ,.„,.q s - r•i 4: "a' S. > F- ,, ,ems !+r it ;r } t *fi r.-' 14. A? ? , r,iky 7,„ `�3-i:r._ ' - ti•4 '"' fib' { 2' it* ''.5 .y is' °.? ` ... *IA f il'4 #6. Y st . 'r , � _'._ -'r- r- Wind Speed ti. w :i rills toe:410a ,....os .t . ' .0,,_,.,..., '''C w-.4-' t t+ate ;;ii 5.0 4.0 . cd0 Source:Wind resource estimates devetoped by AWS True r, f LLC for windNain atorg.Web.hlt alwwwwlndnavr ator.00m ' ° NREL ht1p:/A vw aws1ruepower.cam.Spatial resolution or wind resource •:;" data:2-5 km.Projection:Albers Equal Area VUGS84. - Recognizing the greater wind resource to the west,Minnesota utilities have built significant wind resources there.However, the Clean Power Plan credits those resources to North and South Dakota,not Minnesota. 2015 Federal Position Statements/6