The Clean Power Plan aims to curb carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by paving the way for cleaner energy sources. It establishes state-by-state emission reduction targets to be achieved by 2030 through three building blocks: improving efficiency in coal plants, increasing natural gas use over coal, and bringing more renewable sources online. The smart grid can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by improving reliability, facilitating renewable integration, enabling distributed energy resources, reducing losses, and promoting conservation through consumer feedback. A webinar on how the smart grid can help reach Clean Power Plan goals at no cost will be held on September 30.

1. ReachingClean PowerPlan Goals at ‘No’ Cost:
Securing the Smart Grid’s Potential

2. Clean Power Plan Rule
Whatdoes itmean?
Aims to curb carbon dioxide emissions from power plants
Paves the way for cleaner and renewable energy sources
State-by-state plan to reduce emissions
Flexible implementation process
Reasonable emission control targets set for states

3. Implementation Schedule for the
Clean Power Plan
September 6, 2016 –
Date for states’
submission of a final
plan, or an initial plan
with an extension
request.
September 6, 2018 –
Final date for submission
of states’ plans. A federal
plan will be imposed on
states that have failed to
draft a final plan and no
further extensions will be
solicited.
Compliance with the
plans submitted is to
commence in 2022 to
achieve the state targets
set for 2030.

4. ThreeBuildingBlocks
Building Block 1 - Employ
more efficient systems in
coal plants such as heat
rate improvements
Building Block 2
- Focus on
running natural
gas plants more
than coal plants
Building Block 3 –
Bringing up more
sources of
renewable energy
in states

5. How Can Smart Grid Contribute Towards
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
By improving reliability, energy efficiency
and information flow
By facilitating the integration of renewable
generation sources
By increasing permeation of distributed
energy resources
By reducing electrical losses
By promoting energy conservation through
communication and feedback to consumers

6. For more on Smart Grid & Clean Power Plan register for our upcoming Webinar.
Reaching Clean Power Plan Goals at No Cost: Securing the Smart Grid’s Potential
-By Paul Alvarez
September 30, Wednesday 10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
Instructor Profile:
Paul Alvarez has 25 years’ experience in product management and product development with
Motorola, Baxter Healthcare, Searle (now Pfizer) Pharmaceuticals, and Xcel Energy. He spent
the last 14 years in the electric utility industry, building significant experience in demand-side
management program design, benefit measurement, marketing, and regulation.
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