Promoting Innovative and Clean Energy Technology Deployment in Conjunction with GHG Regulation of Stationary Sources under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act

This paper outlines regulatory strategies that could be implemented under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to help states and emissions sources accelerate the deployment of new and innovative clean energy technologies to achieve air, energy, and climate goals. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and states already possess the statutory authority to exercise the tools detailed here, which could help minimize barriers to new technology deployment under CAA policies. The appropriate pathway for development and implementation of those tools may vary by strategy, but such technology-stimulating reforms could be deployed in conjunction with the EPA’s establishment of a regulatory program to address greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources.