New study predicts price increases from EPA emissions proposal, proponents argue efficiencies will negate costs

WISCONSIN - A new study from a conservative-leaning Madison-based think tank predicts the EPA carbon emission proposal would lead to higher energy prices. Opponents of the proposal will use the study to show how much the plan could cost Wisconsinites, but clean air advocates disagree.

The Clean Power Act would require Wisconsin to cut more than a third of carbon emissions based on 2005 levels by 2030. The regulations would target coal plants in Wisconsin.

Gary Radloff is the Director of Midwest Energy Policy Analysis at UW-Madison. He published a presentation discussing the EPA's Clean Power Act in early January. Radloff says coal generated 51 percent of Wisconsin's power in 2012, compared with a national average of 37 percent.

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