my name is todd parfitt. i am the director of the wyoming department of environmental quality. i thank the committee for inviting the state of wyoming to share its perspective on the clean power plan. state of wyoming has provided extensive comments to the environmental protection agency on its proposed rule. in wyoming we take great pride in how we manage our natural resources providing for environmental stewardship and energy production. as our governor has stated it is a false question to ask do we want energy production or environmental stewardship. in wyoming we must and do have both. wyoming sends electricity to both the eastern and western power grids. reaching from iowa to washington. wyoming generated 49.6 million mega watt hours of electricity in 2012 with 66% of this electricity consumed beyond our borders. this electricity generation includes 88% coal and 9% wind. epa's proposal impacts states differently. each state has unique characteristics in energy portfolios that drive the application of each of the four building blocks. for wyoming the proposed-goal is proble

todd par fit is the director of the wyoming department of environmental quality. you are recognized. i am the director of the wyoming department of environmentalmr. parfitt: i thank the quality. committee for inviting the state of wyoming to share its perspective of the clean power plan. the state of wyoming has provided extensive comments to the environmental protection agency on its proposed rule. we take great pride and how we manage our natural resources providing for environmental stewardship in energy production. as our governor has stated, it is a false question to ask, do we want energy production or environmental stewardship? we must have both. wyoming sends electricity to both the eastern and western power grids, reaching from iowa to washington. wyoming generated 49.6 million megawatts hours of electricity in 2012 with 66% of the electricity consumed beyond our borders. this electricity generation includes 88% coal and 9% wind. the epa's proposal impacts states differently. each state has unique characteristics that drive the application of the building blocks. for wyoming, the proposed goal is unrealistic to achieve. each state has unique cha