The Environmental Protection agency is set to release the first-ever federal limits on carbon emissions from power plants on Monday. Inside Energy’s Leigh Paterson reports
The Clean Power Plan is a key part of President Obama’s climate agenda and will likely force a lot more natural gas, wind, and solar to come online. Critics say the plan will raise electricity rates and kill coal mining jobs. But Sarah Propst of the InterWest Energy lliance says it could actually present economic opportunities.
"Western economies in states like Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming have some coal plants and fossil fuels emissions there but they also have some of the best wind, solar and renewable resources in the country,” Propst said.
Today, 41 businesses sent a letter to Colorado’s Governor in support of the plan.