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Electric Utility Generating Units: Repealing the Clean Power Plan

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Rule Summary

The Clean Power Plan established emission guidelines for states to follow in limiting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from existing power plants.  EPA repealed the CPP in June 2019 and replaced it with the Affordable Clean Energy rule

Rule History

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