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    The EPA proposed a plan called the Clean Power Plan that sets carbon pollution reduction goals for each state. The goals are a pollution-to-power ratio that states must meet by 2030. Each state's ratio is calculated based on its 2012 carbon emissions from power plants and electricity generation. States have flexibility in how they meet the goals through measures like improving coal plant efficiency, increasing natural gas use, boosting renewable energy and energy efficiency. The plan analyzes strategies states can use to cost-effectively reduce carbon pollution from the power sector.

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    The EPA proposed a plan called the Clean Power Plan that sets carbon pollution reduction goals for each state. The goals are a pollution-to-power ratio that states must meet by 2030. Each state's ratio is calculated based on its 2012 carbon emissions from power plants and electricity generation. States have flexibility in how they meet the goals through measures like improving coal plant efficiency, increasing natural gas use, boosting renewable energy and energy efficiency. The plan analyzes strategies states can use to cost-effectively reduce carbon pollution from the power sector.

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    Clean Power Plan -- Proposed State Goals

    On June 2, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, under President Obamas Clima
    proposed a commonsense plan to cut carbon pollution from power plants.
    The Clean Power Plan proposes a goal for each state. Each goal is a pollution-to-power ratio
    meet in 2030 after implementing the measures they choose.

    The basic formula for the state goal is a rate: CO2 emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plan
    (lbs) divided by state electricity generation from fossil-fuel fired power plants and certain low
    emitting power sources in megawatt hours (MWh).

    Each states goal is different, because each state has a unique mix of emissions and power s
    to each part of the formula.This is a fair and equitable approach because the formula is appl
    all states.

    These state goals are not requirements on individual fossil fuel fired electric generating unit
    lay out a set of required mechanisms a state must use to reduce carbon pollution. Rather, e
    broad flexibility to lower the states pollution-to-power ratio to meet the goal by 2030.

    To set the goals, EPA analyzed the practical and affordable strategies that states and utilities
    using to lower carbon pollution from the power sector to determine the Best System of Emis
    (BSER)

    Because the power sector is interconnected, EPA determined that a set of 4 measures togeth
    system to reduce carbon pollution from fossil fuel fired power plants.

    The best system is made up of four building blocks that are being implemented now by state
    and can be implemented more broadly across the power system :
    (1) measures to make coal plants more efficient,
    (2) increased use of high efficiency, natural gas combined cycle plants,
    (3) generating electricity from low/zero emitting facilities, and
    (4) demand-side energy efficiency.

    Each state has the flexibility to choose how to meet the goal using a combination of measur
    particular circumstances and policy objectives. States are in charge of these programs and c
    wide range of tools not just the building blocks.

    The following table is a summary of the information about states and their proposed state g
    Clean Power Plan where you live map.

    State Data

    State
    Alabama
    Alaska
    Arizona
    Arkansas
    California
    Colorado
    Connecticut
    Delaware
    Florida
    Georgia
    Hawaii
    Idaho
    Illinois
    Indiana
    Iowa
    Kansas
    Kentucky
    Louisiana
    Maine
    Maryland
    Massachusetts
    Michigan
    Minnesota
    Mississippi
    Missouri
    Montana
    Nebraska
    Nevada
    New Hampshire
    New Jersey
    New Mexico
    New York
    North Carolina
    North Dakota
    Ohio
    Oklahoma

    2012 Emissions
    (million metric
    tons)
    68.56
    1.96
    36.71
    36.23
    43.73
    38.45
    6.04
    4.36
    107.60
    57.02
    4.73
    0.64
    87.19
    91.78
    34.67
    31.16
    82.89
    44.52
    1.63
    18.30
    11.91
    63.38
    25.42
    23.50
    70.93
    16.26
    24.64
    14.05
    4.21
    11.83
    15.73
    31.58
    53.13
    30.27
    92.86
    47.86

    2012 Energy
    Output
    (TWh)*
    104.64
    3.20
    55.69
    48.70
    138.04
    49.45
    17.40
    7.79
    197.60
    83.80
    6.77
    4.15
    101.44
    105.23
    49.26
    35.41
    84.69
    66.97
    8.21
    21.57
    28.40
    82.40
    38.13
    45.86
    79.64
    15.97
    27.04
    31.36
    10.26
    27.98
    21.87
    70.85
    71.17
    33.47
    110.65
    76.07

    2012 Fossil Rate


    (lbs/MWh)
    1,518
    1,368
    1,551
    1,722
    900
    1,959
    844
    1,255
    1,238
    1,598
    1,783
    858
    2,189
    1,991
    2,197
    2,320
    2,166
    1,533
    873
    2,029
    1,001
    1,814
    2,013
    1,140
    2,010
    2,439
    2,162
    1,091
    1,119
    1,035
    1,798
    1,096
    1,772
    2,368
    1,897
    1,562

    State
    Oregon
    Pennsylvania
    Rhode Island
    South Carolina
    South Dakota
    Tennessee
    Texas
    Utah
    Virginia
    Washington
    West Virginia
    Wisconsin
    Wyoming

    2012 Emissions
    (million metric
    tons)
    6.96
    105.83
    3.39
    32.57
    3.02
    37.41
    223.15
    27.96
    24.83
    6.68
    65.61
    38.39
    45.36

    2012 Energy
    Output
    (TWh)*
    21.40
    151.46
    8.24
    45.23
    5.86
    43.33
    378.96
    34.00
    42.20
    19.30
    71.64
    46.33
    47.28

    2012 Fossil Rate


    (lbs/MWh)
    1,081
    1,627
    918
    1,791
    2,256
    2,015
    1,420
    1,874
    1,438
    1,379
    2,056
    1,988
    2,331

    *includes existing non-hydro renewable energy generation and approximately 6% of nuclear


    2012 emission rate shown here has not been adjusted for any incremental end-use energy e
    improvements that states may make as part of their plans to reach these state goals.

    Each state goal is based on public, historical data. This includes data from fossil fuel power p
    hourly CO2 emissions, EIA data about renewables and energy efficiency, and data from eGR
    patterns and potential.

    For additional information on how EPA calculated state emission rate goals under the
    Clean Power Plan, download the "Technical Support Document: Goal Computation" d

    http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards/clean-power-plan-proposed-rule-technical-d

    After reviewing the Goal Computation document, you can find the underlying state-le
    calculations for the proposed state goals in spreadsheets at:

    http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards/clean-power-plan-proposed-rule-technical-

    Technical Support Document: Goal Computation - Appendix 1 and 2 contains the agg
    level data, calculations and proposed state emission rate goal. Appendix 7 contains
    plant-level data and unit-level inventory for each state.

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    2012 Fossil,
    Renewable and
    Nuclear Rate
    (lbs/MWh)
    1,444
    1,351
    1,453
    1,640
    698
    1,714
    765
    1,234
    1,200
    1,500
    1,540
    339
    1,895
    1,923
    1,552
    1,940
    2,158
    1,466
    437
    1,870
    925
    1,696
    1,470
    1,130
    1,963
    2,245
    2,009
    988
    905
    932
    1,586
    983
    1,646
    1,994
    1,850
    1,387

    2030 State Goal


    (lbs/MWh)
    1,059
    1,003
    702
    910
    537
    1,108
    540
    841
    740
    834
    1,306
    228
    1,271
    1,531
    1,301
    1,499
    1,763
    883
    378
    1,187
    576
    1,161
    873
    692
    1,544
    1,771
    1,479
    647
    486
    531
    1,048
    549
    992
    1,783
    1,338
    895

    2012 Fossil,
    Renewable and
    Nuclear Rate
    (lbs/MWh)
    717
    1,540
    907
    1,587
    1,135
    1,903
    1,298
    1,813
    1,297
    763
    2,019
    1,827
    2,115

    2030 State Goal


    (lbs/MWh)
    372
    1,052
    782
    772
    741
    1,163
    791
    1,322
    810
    215
    1,620
    1,203
    1,714

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    ch these state goals.

    data from fossil fuel power plants about their


    fficiency, and data from eGRID about dispatch

    sion rate goals under the Proposed


    ent: Goal Computation" document at:

    n-proposed-rule-technical-documents

    nd the underlying state-level data and


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    an-proposed-rule-technical-documents-spreadsheets

    1 and 2 contains the aggregate stateoal. Appendix 7 contains underlying

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