How the EPA rollback of carbon emission rules could play out in Georgia’s coal-fired power plants

By: Grant Blankenship, GPB News

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: September 17, 2026

Words: 733

Last Updated: 21 hours, 52 minutes ago

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The federal Environmental Protection Agency has rolled back rules restricting climate warming emissions at electrical power plants, including those in Georgia.

The rules the EPA ended this week date from the Biden administration and would have required coal and natural gas-fired power plants to restrict carbon emissions starting in 2030.

That was about the same time Georgia Power had planned to shutter its two largest coal plants — Plant Bowen, which is north of …

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