GHG NSPS/Emission Guidelines Sample Clauses

GHG NSPS/Emission Guidelines. On December 30, 2010, the EPA published a Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement of a Clean Air Act citizen suit in New York, et al. v. EPA, a challenge to its 2006 final new source performance standards (“NSPS”) for electric utility steam generating units (“EGUs”), which did not establish standards of performance for GHG emissions. The settlement, as subsequently modified, requires the EPA to issue a proposed NSPS for control of GHG emissions from new and modified EGUs, as well as proposed emission guidelines for control of GHG emissions from existing EGUs. On April 13, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 22391), the EPA issued proposed carbon pollution standards for new EGUs. The EPA has not yet proposed carbon standards for existing EGUs.

GHG NSPS/Emission Guidelines. On December 30, 2010, the EPA published a Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement of a CAA citizen suit in New York, et al. v. EPA, a challenge to its 2006 final new source performance standards (NSPS) for electric utility steam generating units (“EGUs”), which did not establish standards of performance for GHG emissions. The settlement, as subsequently modified, requires the EPA to issue a proposed NSPS for control of GHG emissions from new and modified EGUs, as well as proposed emission guidelines for control of GHG emissions from existing EGUs, by September 30, 2011 and to finalize the standards by May 26, 2012. B. State Many states have considered, will consider, are considering, or are in some stage of implementing state-only (including regional) requirements intended to reduce emissions of GHGs from stationary sources, including power plants, as a means of addressing climate change. Any state in which one of our electric generating facilities operates may in the future impose GHG emission reduction requirements. Examples of state GHG regulatory efforts affecting our generating facilities include, but are not limited, to the following.