Senate Democrats Propose Requiring 80 Percent Carbon Dioxide Emission Free Electricity By 2030
Kevin Stone
August 18, 2021
A plan being developed by the Senate Democratic caucus would provide incentives for energy producers that meet clean energy goals, while penalizing those that do not meet a proposed 80 percent carbon dioxide emission free electrical generation rate by 2030.
The Clean Energy Standard (CES) plan would require vast changes to the power sector as part of the Biden administration’s stated goal of achieving carbon-free generation by 2035 and meeting Paris climate agreement pledges.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the CES plan will be included in the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget proposal.
Details of the CES, such as how to treat gas and nuclear power plants under the plan, are still being hashed out and will be developed in Senate committees.
Complicated Path to Passage
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