National Grid U.S. Continues Support for EPA's Clean Power Plan Despite Supreme Court Ruling

WALTHAM, Mass. – National Grid issued a statement today responding to the Supreme Court’s decision to stay the Clean Power Plan while litigation proceeds. In a 5-4 decision, the court halted enforcement of the plan until after legal challenges are resolved.

“Despite the Supreme Court’s decision, National Grid still strongly supports EPA’s Clean Power Plan,” said Dean Seavers, president of National Grid, U.S. “We stand by our belief that the CPP is not only reasonable and achievable, but imperative to meeting the nation’s greenhouse gas reduction commitment established at COP21.”

“As we continue to stress with our customers and industry partners, tomorrow’s power grid and energy supply chain must look different than today’s,” Seavers went on to say. “Climate change is a global imperative, and we must find ways to transition our energy industry into a decarbonized future. That means every player—including system operators, generators, distributors, and policy makers—must collaborate at a level our country has never seen before.”