Summary of EPA's Final Affordable Clean Energy Rule and Repeal of the Clean Power Plan

On June 19, 2019, EPA released the final Affordable Clean Energy rule and repeal of the Clean Power Plan. The final rule includes three actions:

• Repeal of the Clean Power Plan;
• Finalization of best system of emission reduction (BSER) based on heat rate improvement (HRI) measures at coal-fired power electric generating units (EGUs) that states must consider in establishing standards of performance for carbon dioxide emissions; and 
• Finalization of revised regulations for this, ongoing, and future actions under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 111(d) that provide direction to EPA and states on the development and implementation of emission guidelines. 

The rule becomes effective sixty days following its publication in the Federal Register.

M.J. Bradley & Associates has also conducted an analysis of the Regulatory Impact Analysis for the final rule, available here.