Acid rain control legislation: costs to Maryland electric utilities and implementation issues. Final report

Technical Report · Sun Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5845185

Kete, N; Roig, R A; Brown, D H

The report is one of a series of studies PPSP is conducting to determine the source and extent, environmental impacts, and costs of controlling acid rain in Maryland. The report estimates the potential costs to Maryland's four major utilities, and hence their rate payers, of implementing one possible national acid-deposition control strategy. This was done by examining present and projected Maryland sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions, reviewing and analyzing legislation introduced during the 97th and 98th Congresses, developing a hypothetical acid-deposition control strategy based on the legislative analysis, and having each of Maryland's four major utilities determine its costs of complying with the hypothetical scenario.

• Research Organization: Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources, Annapolis (USA). Power Plant Siting Program
• OSTI ID: 5845185
• Report Number(s): PB-86-163102/XAB; PPES-86-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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