Thursday, March 5, 2015

EPA Rules Kick Up Wind Wars in the West (Politico)

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EPA's upcoming climate rule for existing power plants has created a big divide on who gets the credit for green electricity - the state that produces it or the state that uses it? The debate has major stakes for populous, electricity-hungry states like California, already a major buyer of renewable and fossil-fuel power produced elsewhere. But it's just as important for states like Wyoming, which is both the nation's largest coal producer and its 12th-largest generator of wind power.