The new Clean Air Act and its impact on the cogeneration industry

Journal Article · · Journal of Energy and Development; (United States)

OSTI ID:6805611

Shanker, H M ^[1]

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1. Dewey Ballantine, Washington, DC (United States)

In 1970 amendments to the Clean Air Act in 1963 act mandated national ambient air quality standards and set specific timetables for their realization. Additional provisions were added in 1977. On November 15, 1990 the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (the Amendments) were enacted. These Amendments offer a myriad of reforms affecting both mobile and stationary sources, such as cogeneration facilities, throughout the country. This article discusses the provisions of the Amendments that will most likely impact on the cogeneration industry. While some of these impacts can be anticipated, the application of the Amendments will depend, in large measure, on the specific type and location of each such facility and on regulations and guidance to be developed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the individual states over the coming months and years. The Amendments are divided into elevent titles, each of which addresses separate, but often related, controls for various regions, sources, and contaminants. As is discussed in greater detail, Titles 1, 3, 4, and 5 of the Amendments pertain particularly to the regulation and permitting of emissions from stationary sources such as cogeneration facilities. 45 refs., 1 tab.

• OSTI ID: 6805611
• Journal Information: Journal of Energy and Development; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Energy and Development; (United States) Vol. 16:1; ISSN 0361-4476; ISSN JENDD2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290800* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Heat Utilization-- (1980-)
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
AMENDMENTS
COGENERATION
DEUS
DUAL-PURPOSE POWER PLANTS
LAWS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION LAWS
POLLUTION SOURCES
POWER GENERATION
POWER PLANTS
REGULATIONS
STATIONARY POLLUTANT SOURCES
STEAM GENERATION
US CLEAN AIR ACT
US NATIONAL ENERGY ACT
US PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT