Seeing FIP's Limitations, Utilities Urge States To Craft Initial ESPS Plans

EPA's proposed federal implementation plan (FIP) for its existing power plant greenhouse gas rule is significantly narrower than any potential state-developed compliance plan, utility industry sources say, leading them to press states to at least submit an initial plan by next fall rather that completely resist writing a plan as ideological opponents of the rule are seeking. As utilities weigh the limitations of the federal plan, many are urging states to begin work on an initial state compliance plan, even...