Con Edison Defends Strong State Auto Emission Standards
December 03 2019 - 11:15AM
Con Edison and a coalition of other major power companies have
filed a petition to challenge the Trump Administration’s climate
policies for the second time in three months.
The filing contests the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and
National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration’s rule
eliminating California, New York, and other states’ stricter
greenhouse gas and zero-emission vehicle standards.
Con Edison believes that the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient
Rule Part One: One National Program (SAFE Rule) will undermine
efforts to achieve significant and cost-effective reductions in
carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas emissions for New
Yorkers. Transportation accounts for 37 percent of CO2 emissions in
the United States with passenger cars responsible for the largest
source of them at 41 percent.
Con Edison promotes the adoption of electric vehicles (EV) by
offering customers programs such as: the Electric Vehicle
Marketplace to help drivers choose the right EV; SmartCharge NY
incenting off-peak charging; Fast Charging incenting EV fast
charger installation; and a Business Incentive Rate for businesses
that install EV charging stations for public use.
Beyond the passenger EV market, Con Edison is participating in a
cutting-edge demonstration project exploring the commercial and
technical feasibility of supporting emission-free electric school
buses with vehicle-to-grid technology. The buses transport children
to school, and when not in use, their batteries can support the
grid.
The SAFE Rule withdraws a waiver granted by the federal
government enabling California and other states to set higher
vehicle emission standards than federal standards. New York and 12
other states’ automobile emission standards are linked to
California’s. This rule hamstrings Con Edison’s efforts to advance
the electrification of transportation to reduce greenhouse
gases.
Prohibiting the stronger California standards will increase CO2
and criteria pollutant emissions from the transportation sector,
making it more difficult to achieve New York’s regional greenhouse
gas reduction goals and attain the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards.
The coalition filing this petition includes Calpine Corp., Los
Angeles Department of Water & Power, National Grid USA, New
York Power Authority and Seattle City Light. These companies are
leaders in clean energy generation and support the electrification
of the transportation sector as a critical strategy to reduce
emissions and combat climate change.
In September the Power Companies Climate Coalition filed a
petition in the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals to
challenge EPA’s rollback of the Clean Power Plan (CPP).
Changes to these regulations put Con Edison’s efforts to make
meaningful reductions in greenhouse gas emissions at risk. These
efforts include:
- Significant investments in renewable energy; the promotion of
utility-owned renewable generation
- Offshore wind initiatives
- Clean heating alternatives
- Innovative battery storage and energy efficiency programs
- Renewable gas
- Natural gas efficiency programs and methane emission
reductions
- Customer-friendly policies for residential solar
generation
For additional information about Con Edison’s multi-pronged
approach to mitigate, the impacts of climate change visit us at
https://www.coned.com/en/our-energy-future/our-energy-vision/our-clean-energy-vision.
Consolidated Edison, Inc. is one of the nation's largest
investor-owned energy-delivery companies, with approximately $12
billion in annual revenues and $56 billion in assets. The company
provides a wide range of energy-related products and services to
its customers through the following subsidiaries: Consolidated
Edison Company of New York, Inc., a regulated utility providing
electric, gas and steam service in New York City and Westchester
County, New York; Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., a regulated
utility serving customers in a 1,300-square-mile-area in
southeastern New York State and northern New Jersey; Con Edison
Clean Energy Businesses, Inc., which through its subsidiaries
develops, owns and operates renewable and energy infrastructure
projects and provides energy-related products and services to
wholesale and retail customers; and Con Edison Transmission, Inc.,
which through its subsidiaries invests in electric and natural gas
transmission projects.
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