Carbon Dioxide Rules Unlikely to Affect Coop Credit Quality
Posted on Apr 30, 2012 in Climate Change, Environmental, Financing, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on Carbon Dioxide Rules Unlikely to Affect Coop Credit Quality
According to a report from Standard & Poor’s Research (S&P), the proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions from new coal plants are unlikely to affect the credit quality of electric cooperatives. The EPA has proposed new emissions restrictions that will require modification at some coal-fired plants. The S&P report predicts that the new regulations will put coal at even more of an economic disadvantage. Click here for the full story.
