### Oral Comments to the: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency About proposed rules for: The Clean Power Plan for Existing Sources Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602

Monique Hanis Concerned Citizen Arlington, Virginia J u ly 30, 2014Monique Hanis, 6226 23 rd Street North, Arlington, Virginia Oral Comments, EPA Hearing, July 30, 2014, Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602

Good afternoon and thanks for this time to share my comments in support of EPA's proposed rules to reduce emissions from existing power plant sources. My name is Monique Hanis and I am a concerned citizen from Arlington, Virginia. I am here today to register my strong support for these new EPA rules and their speedy implementation by states, including Virginia, where I have lived and raised my family for nearly 25 years. During this time, as a citizen I have tried to do my best to protect and improve our environment. I take public transportation, ride my bike and drive a hybrid car. In fact, I rode my bike in to be here today. Over the years, my husband and I have increased the energy efficiency of the homes we have owned by installing insulation, programmable thermostats, more efficient lighting as well as highly rated windows and air conditioners. And eight years ago, we also installed solar water heating and solar electric PV systems on our current residence to generate our own power. Since then, I have seen first-hand that solar energy really works, saving nearly 40 percent of our family's energy bills and reducing our dependence on coal and natural gas. But it's not enough.

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Oral Comments, EPA Hearing, July 30, 2014, Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602 I support these EPA rules because effective public policy is needed to drive larger structural changes to make a significant impact on how we generate and use energy everywhere we live, work, learn and play. By setting achievable targets to reduce our carbon emissions, the EPA rules will help us reduce dangerous pollution and address climate change so that our communities and our families will have a cleaner, safer future. This is similar to past EPA rules that have successfully reduced emissions from our vehicles, protected our water and cut other pollution from power plants like sulfur and nitrogen dioxides. As a concerned citizen, I feel the proposed rules don't go far enough but I support them as a balanced, reasonable way to improve our environment while growing our economy and creating new, domestic jobs. I feel by setting targets, the EPA gives our states and power companies great flexibility to comply with a range of options to increase energy efficiency and expand use of solar and other renewable, clean and abundant energy sources so that we can reduce our dependence on polluting fossil fuels. These rules will drive state policymakers and utility companies to seek effective market solutions on behalf of our communities and energy customers in all sectors.

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Oral Comments, EPA Hearing, July 30, 2014, Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602 Also, I feel it is imperative that our nation signal to others globally that we are going to do our fair share to reduce emissions that pollute and contribute to climate change. We need to lead on this issue and that begins with taking meaningful action. In my professional career, I have worked in banking, renewable energy and sustainable forestry. I learned that companies and markets are remarkably effective at adjusting to new circumstances. So are people. I also learned that these companies and local economies can grow when we do the right thing to protect our environment. But we need government guidance to spur us into greater action. That is why I fully support these new proposed EPA rules. I encourage power companies — and mine in particular, Dominion Power - to embrace these rules and see them as an opportunity to develop new sustainable business models that serve the interests of customers, the communities they serve, shareholders and our environment. So let's get started. Thank you.

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