In early February of 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan (CPP), freezing the rule’s implementation until final review by the courts. In response to petitions from more than two dozen states and many industry groups, this was the Supreme Court’s first stay of an administrative rule reversing the D.C. Circuit’s earlier denial. Full judicial review on the merits has begun before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Oral arguments are to be held on September 27.
Energy & Environment
TPPF Releases New Research on ERCOT’s 765-kv Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan
AUSTIN– Today, TPPF’s Life:Powered campaign released new research outlining the cost and impact of ERCOT’s 765kv Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan or STEP. The paper finds that the STEP does not meaningfully reduce the need for new generation, nor does it reduce prices for consumers. In fact, the STEP would impose nearly $100 billion in lifetime...
June 2, 2026