Projected Power Sector CO₂ Emissions (2026–2045)
EPA 111(b)/(d) Compliance
Deregulation Rollback
Cumulative Excess CO₂
4.25
Gt CO₂
Added atmosphere burden by 2045
Estimated Health Damages
$310
Billion
Premature deaths & PM2.5 delta
Projected 2035 Emissions
1.48
Gt/yr
Under active rollback scenario
Coal Plant Lifetime Extension
8
Years
Delay in uneconomic retirements
Context (The Verge / EPA Clean Air Act Sec. 111): The EPA's greenhouse gas standards mandated that baseload coal plants running past 2039 install 90% carbon capture or retire. Throwing out these rules postpones 48+ GW of dirty fleet retirements, inflating cumulative emissions and grid mortality costs.