More than two dozen lawmakers demanded the EPA explain what prompted regulations it announced in a new clean power plan critics say risks the electric grid.
FIRST ON FOX: Twenty-six House lawmakers penned a letter to Environmental Protection Agency chief Michael Regan warning him and the agency against implementing their 'Clean Power Plan 2.0.' Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., led the letter to the administrator, predicting rules outlined in the plan will endanger electrical grid reliability for 65 million Americans from New Jersey to North Carolina.
The letter said most of the affected area falls under the PJM, which coordinates the grid among many Atlantic coast states via 88,000 miles of transmission lines. The lawmakers cited increases in electricity usage due to artificial intelligence, electric vehicles and manufacturing projects, predicting the growth demand for power will soon double.
We strongly urge you to reconsider these rules given their catastrophic impact on the PJM Interconnection service area.' One Democratic lawmaker also criticized the new EPA plans in prior comments. Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., suggested EPA regulators’ goal is to 'stop the use of fossil fuels to produce reliable energy in the U.S. by forcing the premature closure of coal plants and blocking new natural gas plants.' Manchin’s fellow Mountaineer, Rep. Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va.
They also asked whether the Biden administration thought rule changes that push the U.S. away from reliable coal and gas might affect its plans for 'national electrification of the transportation and home heating sectors.' In exclusive comments later Friday, Smucker elaborated on the purpose of his letter, remarking 'energy security is national security.
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