“The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) today released a BPC staff report, Environmental Regulation and Electric System Reliability, the product of an extensive effort by the BPC to examine reliability and cost issues associated with forthcoming EPA regulations…Overall, the report finds that the impacts on the reliability of the electric system due to EPA regulations are manageable and that there are tools available at the Federal, state, and local levels to address localized reliability risks. Nevertheless, the electric power sector and its regulators face significant planning challenges if the aim is to avoid localized reliability problems and minimize impacts on electric rates. Further, while recognizing the political difficulties, the report finds that there may be an opportunity to enact a legislative fix that could guarantee the environmental benefits of the Clean Air Act and provide a lower cost transition for the power sector.”