Clean Power Plan Toolbox for States
Resources to Help Develop State Plans
On February 9, 2016, the Supreme Court stayed implementation of the Clean Power Plan pending judicial review. The Court.s decision was not on the merits of the rule. EPA firmly believes the Clean Power Plan will be upheld when the merits are considered because the rule rests on strong scientific and legal foundations. For the states that choose to continue to work to cut carbon pollution from power plants and seek the agency.s guidance and assistance, EPA will continue to provide tools and support.
As co-regulators, states will develop plans to meet the guidelines in the Clean Power Plan (CPP). The federal resources below provide information on state plan development and can help states determine the most cost-effective approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector. Please note that inclusion of a measure in the toolbox does not mean that a state plan must include that measure. In addition, inclusion of these measures does not necessarily imply the approvability of an approach or method for use in a state plan. States will need to demonstrate that any measure included in a state plan meets all relevant criteria and adequately addresses elements of the plan components.
Clean Power Plan
Documents and
Resources
Technical Resources
for Reducing CO2
from Power Plants
Policies and Programs
for Reducing CO2
from the Power Sector
- Existing state programs
- Energy and Environment Guide to Action: State Policies and Best Practices
- ENERGY STAR Resources for States
- Utility incentives for energy efficiency (PDF)(116 pp, 1.2 MB)
- Market-based mechanisms: design and operation
- Market-based mechanisms: key insights
- Energy Primer: A Handbook of Energy Market Basics (PDF) (134 pp, 5.39 MB)
- U.S. DOE - State, local and tribal technical assistance gateway
Estimating Potential
Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
(EE/RE) Impacts
- AVoided Emissions & geneRation Tool (AVERT)
- Assessing the multiple benefits of EE/RE
- Combined Heat and Power Partnership
- U.S. DOE data, tools, and best practices
- State & Local Energy Efficiency Action Network
- Industrial energy efficiency resources for state & utility programs
- Energy efficiency for water and wastewater utilities
- WaterSense