US plan to cut power plant emissions ‘could boost wind and solar’

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed more stringent rules for power plant emissions that may force utilities to close some coal plants and adopt more wind and solar instead, a renewables industry group believes.

by Ros Davidson
Under the newly proposed EPA rules, coal plants that plan to still be operating in 2040 must start to capture 90% of their emissions by 2030 (pic credit: Cavan Images/Getty Images)
Under the newly proposed EPA rules, coal plants that plan to still be operating in 2040 must start to capture 90% of their emissions by 2030 (pic credit: Cavan Images/Getty Images)

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