Environmental

EPA Announces Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants


Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2015. In this action, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is establishing final emission guidelines for states to follow in developing plans to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (EGUs). Specifically, the EPA is establishing:

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emission performance rates representing the best system of emission reduction (BSER) for two subcategories of existing fossil fuel- fired EGUs—fossil fuel-fired electric utility steam generating units and stationary combustion turbines; state- specific CO2goals reflecting the CO2 emission performance rates; and guidelines for the development, submittal and implementation of state plans that establish emission standards or other measures to implement the CO2 emission performance rates, which may be accomplished by meeting the state goals. This final rule will continue progress already underway in the U.S. to reduce CO2 emissions from the utility power sector.

The Federal Register notice providing details of this action can be found here: Clean Power Plan Final Rule (PDF)

Source: www.epa.gov

 


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