U.S. Power Sector Offers High Praise For EPA's ESPS At Paris Climate Talks

PARIS – Officials representing the bulk of the United States' power sector are offering strong support for EPA's landmark greenhouse gas rule for existing power plants, the centerpiece of the administration's commitment to a global climate deal here, saying that utilities will “exceed” the rule's GHG reduction targets. The officials, with Edison Electric Institute (EEI), held a Dec. 5 side event at the U.N. talks with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, where they promised to go beyond the rule's requirements. “Not...