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The Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives who represent Indiana are asking the United States Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider its recent power plant rule due to its expected impact on Hoosiers.

The Indiana Republicans, including U.S. Rep. Greg Pence, R-Ind. District 6, U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Ind. District 8, U.S. Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Ind. District 9, U.S. Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind. District 3, U.S. Rep. Jim Baird, R-Ind. District 4, U.S. Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Ind. District 2 and U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., District 5, recently sent a letter to the United States Environmental Agency surrounding the agency’s proposed power plant rule.

According to a news release from Pence’s office, the letter expressed the lawmakers’ concerts regarding the new rule and how it could impact the availability of reliable, affordable and dispatchable electricity in the state of Indiana.

“The electric grid is critical to life in Indiana. It keeps the lights on, provides us with communication services, heats our homes in the winter, powers life-saving medical equipment, allows us to store food in the refrigerator, and much more,” Pence said in the release. “Yet, as the Biden administration continues to push harmful rush-to-green energy policies, our nation’s electric grid is on the brink of failure. However, despite energy experts sounding the alarms, the EPA has proposed a power plant rule that could weaken Indiana’s electric grid even more, while at the same time increase energy costs on the ratepayers. Don’t just take my word for it – Hoosier businesses, grid operators, and constituents alike have consistently reached out to me with concerns regarding the impact this rule could have on our state.”

Other lawmakers, including Bucshon and Baird, also challenged the new rule, stating that its “unrealistic timelines and costly mandates” could pose a “grave threat to the affordability of power for Hoosiers.”

“I am concerned this flawed proposal will jeopardize Indiana’s grid reliability and rapidly raise energy prices for Hoosier families,” Bucshon said. “I join my colleagues in calling for its reversal to ensure Indiana’s state authorities have the freedom to continue meeting common goals of environmental sustainability while simultaneously powering economic growth.”

“Indiana needs reliable and affordable energy now more than ever, not one-size-fits-all mandates from Washington,” Baird added in a statement on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.