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WEBINAR SERIES
Clean Power Plan Update
Abby Fox, Policy Manager
Kristi Swartz, EnergyWire Reporter
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Activelylistening
Developingrelevant
resources
Empowering stakeholders
Surveying the
landscape
SEEA’s Approach to EPA’s Clean Power Plan
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Upcoming SEEA Webinars
Thursday, December 10th
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST
Southeastern States in ACEEE's 2015 Scorecard
The Clean Power Plan and EM&V
Thursday, December 17th
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST
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What We’ll Cover
• Clean Power Plan implementation timeline and upcoming milestones
• Comments made at Atlanta public hearings
• Key energy efficiency issues in CPP documents out for comment
• Regional trends and state activity highlights
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Our Presenters
Kristi SwartzReporter
E&E’s EnergyWire
Abby FoxPolicy Manager
SEEA
CPP Timeline and Milestones
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Implementation Timeline
▪ September 6, 2016: All states submit final plans, or initial submittal with an extension request.
▪ September 6, 2017: States that receive an extension submit progress update.
▪ September 6, 2018: Deadline to submit final state plans, for states with maximum two-year extension.
▪ 2020-2021: Clean Energy Incentive Program.
▪ 2022-2029: Interim stepped compliance periods.
▪ 2030: Start of final compliance period.
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Let the Commenting Begin!
Proposed Federal Plan and
Model Rules
Draft EM&V Guidance
Clean Energy Incentive Program
January
December
Atlanta Hearings
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Key Focuses
▪ Public health impacts
▪ Reliability concerns/need for flexibility in Federal Plan
▪ General endorsement of the Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP)
▪ Energy efficiency not discussed in depth
Key Energy Efficiency Issues
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Proposed Federal Plan
▪ Ineligibility of energy efficiency and combined heat and power (CHP)
▪ ERC generation under a rate-based approach
▪ Set-asides or other mechanisms used to incentivize energy efficiency under a mass-based approach
▪ SEEA comments: http://www.seealliance.org/seeainitiatives/emerging-initiatives/clean-air/
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Draft EM&V Guidance
▪ Prescriptiveness/stringency of guidance?
▪ Definition of “low-income” and eligibility criteria
▪ Highly targeted programs vs. overall accessibility of credits?
Clean Energy Incentive Program
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