OEC’s President CEO, Pat O’Loughlin testified in support of Senate Resolution 296 (SR 296), which urged the U.S. EPA to withdraw the new harmful regulations on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), recently made final. SR 296 passed the Senate on May 8 with bi-partisan support. The Ohio House is also pursuing a similar measure to push back on the harmful rule.
Additionally, U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson is leading the Congressional effort to stop the U.S. EPA GHG rule from going into effect. He will be introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that, if passed, will prevent the rule from taking place. If both the House and Senate pass the resolution, it is still subject to a potential Presidential veto.
EPA’s power plant greenhouse gas rule jeopardizes co-ops’ ability to keep the lights on. It mandates unproven technologies and unachievable emissions limits on an unworkable time frame in violation of the law and Supreme Court decisions. The rule will force the premature closure of always available power plants while also making it harder to build critical new power plants, just as Americans increase their dependence on electricity.
