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2015 , .4. MOE Min POWER IN ADVOCACY •••o••• MI." NUM CLEAN POWER PLAN _ • The Clean Power Plan final rule that the EPA • Members of Congress introduced maxi MIME MINK . issued in 2015 contained many positive disapproval resolutions under the Congres- allal== •• changes from the proposed rule,and reflected sional Review Act to overturn the EPA's inTIN • some APPA recommendations.But it still tries rules. om_ . to do too much too fast in many states. • In response to the Federal Plan Require- : The final rule could create stranded costs and ments and Model Trading Rules that the • curtail the remaining useful life of electric EPA proposed to implement the Clean DISTRIBUTED . generating units.This could increase operating Power Plan,APPA said the EPA should costs,add new infrastructure costs,and raise adopt rate and mass based plans, GENERATION • electricity bills for millions of consumers. establish price and reliability safety valves, and other measures to make the plan APPA worked with congressional offices to : • APPA and the Utility Air Regulatory Group easier to comply with. • Emphasize that distributed generation : petitioned the U.S.Court of Appeals for the issues must be left to state and local • D.C.Circuit to review the EPA's Clean Power Public power utilities continue to • Plan final rule,and asked for a stay of the reduce greenhouse gas emissions decision making. : rule during review, through greater use of renewable,nuclear,and • Raise awareness about public power's • On Feb.9,2016 the Supreme Court granted other low-and non-emitting generation increasing distributed generation offerings. . motions filed by states and industry— sources,and increased energy efficiency and • Assert that federal interference with public • including APPA—to put the final rule on demand response programs. power decisions is unwarranted. . hold while the courts hear legal challenges. ICI BONDS • Municipal bonds have funded more than$1.9 trillion worth . of infrastructure construction in communities across America. • • APPA rallied to protect public power customers from : rate increases that would result from a change in tax-exempt • bond funding. . APPA joined forces with the Municipal Bonds for America Coalition in comments : HYDRO that warned against repealing or altering the tax exemption for municipal bonds. : LICENSING APPA supported the Obama Administration's proposals to simplify some federal tax laws relating . to municipal bonds and suggested further changes to make it easier for public power utilities to • A federal appeals court ruled that the invest. : municipal preference for hydroelec- • tric licensing under the Federal Power Act : does not have a geographic limitation.The • decision overturned FERC orders built on such . limitation.APPA supported affected members . litigating this case. 213