Ed Whitfield actually said...

When they first came out with utility MACT or finalized that rule, they said that less than 5,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity would be retired and so far over 25,000 megawatts has been retired.

Context

Whitfield criticizes the EPA's underestimation of the impact of utility MACT regulations.

07/15/2012

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