Republicans Warn of Blackouts Under Toughest ‘Green’ Power Plant Standards

Republicans Warn of Blackouts Under Toughest ‘Green’ Power Plant Standards
The natural gas-fired CPV Valley Energy Center in Wawayanda, N.Y., on Oct. 24, 2022. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times
Nathan Worcester
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House Republicans have warned that implementing the toughest U.S. rules for power plant emissions may imperil Americans’ access to affordable and reliable electricity.

“We’re starting down a path to severe grid reliability challenges throughout the country,” said Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals, during a June 6 hearing.

Nathan Worcester
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Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]
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