Graham expresses concern with EPA’s Power Plan

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and 22 Republican Senate colleagues expressed deep concern about the impact the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed power plan would have on electricity prices and power grid reliability. In a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, the senators called for the rule’s withdrawal, citing unrealistic interim targets, a severely constrained timeline for implementation, and complications related to multi-state resources among the many concerns raised by stakeholders. “As proposed, the rule would have sweeping impacts that would not only raise Americans’ electricity prices, but also jeopardize the reliability of our nation’s power grid,” the Senators wrote in the letter. “Our nation’s families and businesses depend upon affordable, reliable electricity. Unfortunately, EPA’s ESPS proposal will constrain Americans’ energy choices and inflict significant economic harm without producing any tangible environmental benefits.”