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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 16, 2010

EIA Analyzes Impacts of the American Power Act

Energy Market and Economic Impacts of the American Power Act of 2010, released today by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, responds to a request to analyze the American Power Act of 2010 (APA), as released by Senators Kerry and Lieberman on May 12, 2010.

APA regulates emissions of greenhouse gases through market-based mechanisms, efficiency programs, and economic incentives. EIA prepared a range of analysis cases for this report to demonstrate the sensitivity of the results to areas of uncertainty, including the role of emission "offsets" and the timing, cost, and public acceptance of low- and no-carbon technologies in the electricity sector.

Energy Market and Economic Impacts the American Power Act of 2010 can be found at:
http://www.eia.gov/oiaf/servicerpt/kgl/index.html

The product described in this press release was prepared by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the statistical and analytical agency within the U.S. Department of Energy. By law, EIA's data, analysis, and forecasts are independent of approval by any other officer or employee of the United States Government. The views in the product and press release therefore should not be construed as representing those of the Department of Energy or other Federal agencies.

EIA Program Contact: J. Alan Beamon, joseph.beamon@eia.gov, (202) 586-2025

EIA Press Contact: National Energy Information Center, (202) 586-8800

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