MIDCONTINENT POWER SECTOR COLLABORATIVE’S COMMENTS TO THE U.S. EPA ON THE DRAFT FEDERAL PLAN AND MODEL RULES

January 21, 2016 in Reports & Whitepapers

January 21, 2016 The Midcontinent Power Sector Collaborative (formerly Midwestern Power Sector Collaborative) is a diverse stakeholder group formed in 2012 to engage EPA and states on the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions from power plants in the Midcontinent region. Participants include state officials, investor-owned utilities, generation and transmission cooperatives, merchant generators, public power producers and environmental organizations from the Midcontinent region or with a significant presence in the region.  The Collaborative is facilitated and staffed by the Great Plains Institute. Continue reading »

Implementation Options for EPA’s Proposed Clean Power Plan: Highlights from a Midcontinent States Regional Workshop

July 28, 2015 in Reports & Whitepapers

Stakeholders, government officials, and policy experts from across the Midcontinent region and the nation gathered in Detroit, Michigan, on June 5, 2015, to discuss implementation options for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Clean Power Plan. The one-day workshop was organized by the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) and the Great Plains Institute (GPI). The goal was to provide a forum for policy discussion within the region and to help inform two regional groups working on Clean Power Plan issues: the Midcontinent States Environmental and Energy Regulators (MSEER) and the Midwestern Power Sector Collaborative. Continue reading »

Choosing a Policy Pathway for State 111(d) Plans to Meet State Objectives

April 13, 2015 in Reports & Whitepapers

Document GraphicIn mid-summer 2015, EPA is expected to issue its final Clean Power Plan regulations, which aim to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired power plants under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act.  The final rule will require states to develop and submit state plans as early as mid-summer 2016, to achieve the federally prescribed state emissions goals.   Continue reading »

e21 Phase I Report

December 18, 2014 in Energy Systems, Reports & Whitepapers

This report is written primarily for Minnesota’s electric utility regulators, policymakers,
organizations representing ratepayers, and others who have a stake in the direction of
Minnesota’s future energy system, and includes specific recommendations for statutory
changes and regulatory action. Continue reading »