The Operation and Benefits of Competitive Electricity Markets in Pennsylvania
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Nuclear Power – Performance, Outlook, and Energy Policy Recommendations
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"The State of Utility Infrastructure in Pennsylvania"
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Testimony Before the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure & Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committees
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Interagency Task Force Report to Congress on State of Electric Competition
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EPGA and EPSA Point to Results of New Report Showing Benefits of Competitive Electricity Market in Pennsylvania
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Proposed state rules are based on inaccuracies
BY DOUGLAS L. BIDEN, President of the Electric Power Generation Association
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Environmental Quality Board - Standards for Contaminants – Mercury
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Mercury “Hot Spots”— Emissions and Deposition Patterns
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Electric Generators Disappointed in IRRC Action on DEP Mercury Reduction Plan
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Real Mercury Reductions Needed That Do Not Threaten Electric Reliability, Jobs, Electric Prices
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Final EQB Letter and Alternative Proposal
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DEP Mercury Rule Imposes Twice the Cost on Customers and Electric Generators with No Added Benefits
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"High Cost and No Benefit - DEP's Proposed Mercury Emissions Reduction Rule" Testimony of Douglas L. Biden, President EPGA, Before the House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee (September 12, 2006).
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DEP Mercury Rule Imposes Twice the Cost on Customers and Electric Generators with No Added Benefits
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Testimony of Victor Fiore, President - Local 29, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Before the EQB (July 25, 2006)
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Testimony of Robert Ashbaugh, Business Representative Local 459, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Before the EQB (July 25, 2006)
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DEP Mercury Rule Could Reduce Available Electric Generating Capacity to Respond to Heat Waves
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Comments by the Electric Power Generation Association on Changes to Chapter 123 – Regulating Mercury Emissions from Power Plants
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EQB Testimony of Frank Burke, CONSOL Energy, Inc., on Behalf of the Pennsylvania Coal Association (July 25, 2006)
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Comments by the Electric Power Generation Association on Changes to Chapter 123 – Regulating Mercury Emissions from Power Plants
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Labor, Business Coalition Applauds Senate Action to Reduce Mercury Emissions
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Sen. White: Committee Approves Bill to Reduce Mercury Emissions
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Labor, Business Coalition Supports Senate Bill 1201, Expresses Concerns About DEP Rule to Senate Committee
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Reality Check #4 - DEP's Own Data Shows "Hotspots" Caused by Local Power Plants Don't Exist
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DEP Data Shows Power Plant Mercury Emissions Do Not Cause Local “Hotspots”
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Questions You Need to Ask About Any Plan to Reduce Mercury Emissions from Power Plants
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Reality Check #3 - Is the Health of Pennsylvania's Children At Risk from Mercury in Power Plant Emissions?
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PUC Expresses Concerns With DEP Mercury Rule, EQB Asks for Comments
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Sen. Mary Jo White: Senator White to DEP: Stop the dishonesty
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Labor, Business Groups Support 86% Reduction in Mercury from Power Plants
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Coalition Letter to Members of the Environmental Quality Board On Reducing Mercury Emissions from Power Plants
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Reality Check #2 - Will "Cap and Trade" Significantly Reduce Mercury Emissions in PA?
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Testimony of Gene Barr, Vice President, Political and Regulatory Affairs, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry
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Testimony of George Ellis, President, Pennsylvania Coal Association Before the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee
May 2, 2006
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Sen. Mary Jo White: Letter to editor on Mercury Rising editorial
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Pennsylvania Coal Association sets record straight; Calls DEP testimony untrue
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Statements by Pennsylvania Environmental Protection Secretary McGinty "outrageous, misleading and offensive" UMWA President Roberts says
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Testimony of Douglas L. Biden President Electric Power Generation Association before the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
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In letter to Governor Rendell, mine workers outline opposition to proposed Pennsylvania-specific mercury rules
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Reality Check #1 - Labor and Coal Industry Positions on DEP Mercury Regulation
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Senators White, Musto Introduce Bi-Partisan Legislation to Reduce Mercury Emissions
State Senators Mary Jo White (R-Venango) and Raphael J. Musto (D-Luzerne) today introduced bi-partisan legislation in the state Senate to reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants.
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Business, Labor, Coal Industry Coalition Supports Bipartisan Move to Cut Mercury Emissions from Power Plants by 86%
A coalition of business, labor and coal industry groups announced its support for bipartisan legislation in the Senate and House that would dramatically reduce mercury emissions from power plants in a way that protects public health and does not threaten Pennsylvania jobs.
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Electric Power Generation Association testifies on mercury emissions management in Pennsylvania
In testimony before the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Environmental Resources and Energy Committee today, Douglas Biden, President of the Electric Power Generation Association (EPGA), outlined the electric industry’s views on mercury management in Pennsylvania.
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Letter to Governor Ed Rendell
From Donald C. Siegel,
International Vice President
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
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Testimony of Douglas L. Biden
President
Electric Power Generation Association
before the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
Tuesday, December 6, 2005
Pennsylvania Energy Strategy
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“Regulating Mercury in Pennsylvania”
By Senator Ray Musto
In mid-May, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) acknowledged that it was recommending to the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) the development and adoption of regulations to control the emissions of mercury from coal- fired power plants. DEP’s regulations would include not only electric generating units, but also other sources of mercury; a method for assessing mercury “hotspots”; the development of clean coal technologies; and an approach that considers the capacity and reliability of our electric grid infrastructure.
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Eat More Fish!
Commentary
By Willie Soon and Robert Ferguson
The Wall Street Journal
August 15, 2005
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Mercury Science Fact Sheet
From the Center for Science and Public Policy
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Get the Facts About Mercury and Power Plants
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