New Report. Can US Power Reduce Carbon Emissions by 2040? No.

Who issued the report? U.S. Energy Information Administration

2 Reasons why US Power generation cannot make significant carbon reductions by 2040:

• low natural gas prices means, lower cost generation
• retiring nuclear plants

What does the EIA report not account for?

• technological advances
• innovation like battery storage

Utility Dive | Can the US power sector significantly reduce carbon emissions by 2040? Not according to EIA