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| http://hartzler.house.gov/press-release/hartzler-public-statement-epa%E2%80%99s-proposed-rule-source-performance-standards-new-power | Hartzler Public Statement - EPA’s Proposed Rule on Source Performance Standards for New Power Plants | 2013-11-05 | 2013 | 2013-11 | Republican | House | MO | Vicky Hartzler | H001053 | hartzler.house.gov | legacy | “Missouri is a unique and diverse state, and the economy has been built on hard work, proper use of the state’s natural resources, and affordable, reliable energy. The EPA’s proposed rule on source performance standards for new power plants has raised serious concerns among ratepayers, utilities, and small businesses in my district. My main concern with these proposed regulations remains focused on Missouri’s need to produce affordable and reliable electricity. “As we continue on the path toward economic recovery, I am very concerned these regulations, would create a de facto ban on building any new coal fired power plants in the U.S. by requiring the use of Carbon Capture and Storage technology. This technology has not been commercially proven in any state, and the small pilot projects that have taken place are in states and parts of the world with drastically different geological formations than the state of Missouri. It is crucial for the EPA to set realistic expectations and standards that can be met by all states in a way that is not economically damaging to local ratepayers and small businesses. “Missouri utilities and electric cooperatives have remained committed to working with the EPA, local stakeholders, and university researchers to decrease sulfur and other air pollutant emissions, diversify renewable energy sources, and invest heavily in energy efficiency upgrades on the supply and demand side of the business. For example, the Missouri Electric Cooperatives has recently brought online 600 megawatts of wind energy and will add another 150 megawatts by the end of 2014; Ameren UE has been working to earn a DOE grant with various stakeholders to develop commercially viable Small Modular Nuclear Reactors by 2025; and the University of Missouri recently installed the largest 100 percent biomass-fired boiler on a university campus in the U.S., which reduced the University’s fossil fuel use by more than 25 percent. “While Missouri utilities continue to diversify their energy portfolios to include more renewable sources like wind, solar, and nuclear, the state continues to derive over 80 percent of its energy from coal. States will need regulatory flexibility to meet these standards, and utilities should be credited for recent steps taken to decrease emissions and restructure their energy. “I would encourage the EPA to work with utilities across the U.S. to provide standards based on realistic expectations and provide states with the maximum amount of flexibility when meeting the final standards. Flexibility should include but not be limited to exempting biomass emissions from the standard, allowing a utility to average their requirement emissions across their entire fleet, and ensuring the technologies required are proven and commercially viable. “In conclusion, it is vitally important that these new regulations are reasonable and implemented over a workable time period so impacts of ratepayers and small businesses will be minimal. It is small businesses in my district that create the jobs that are lifting us from this recession and the middle class Americans struggling to make ends meet that will feel the greatest impact from any onerous and over prescriptive regulation. With the fragile recovery, Missouri cannot afford additional costly regulation.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |