United States Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Carbon Dioxide Emissions Limits For New Power Plants

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On September 20, 2013, the United States Environmental Protection Agency proposed national limits on carbon dioxide emissions for new natural gas-fired stationary combustion turbines and fossil fuel-fired electric utility steam generating units.

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Jeffrey L. Salinger,Jason Pratt,Laura Mulry

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On September 20, 2013, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed national limits on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for new natural gas-fired stationary combustion turbines and fossil fuel-fired electric utility steam generating units. The proposed rule would establish a "New Source Performance Standard" for CO2 and is known as the "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units." The proposed rule is a revision of an earlier EPA rule, now rescinded, which would have established a single standard of 1,000 lb/MWh for both coal and natural gas-fired plants.

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