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PSC member: new EPA plan will drive up power costs

By Janet McConnaughey
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Top elected officials in Louisiana objected Monday to the Obama administration’s plan to limit carbon dioxide pollution from electric power plants, with one member of the Public Service Commission recommending a lawsuit to block it.

Clyde Holloway, who called for the PSC lawsuit, said the plan would drive up the cost of electricity in Louisiana, which had the nation’s lowest average retail rate in 2012.

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