Sentences with phrase «existing electric power plants»

The proposed rule on carbon emissions from existing electric power plants released by the Environmental Protection Agency for public comment on June 2 «has a fundamental flaw,» according to Prof. Robert Howarth at Cornell University.

A torrent of regulations followed, «culminating» in EPA's recent proposal to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing electric power plants.

Not exact matches

Some analysts expect that existing grid capacity may be enough to power U.S. electric cars in the near future, yet they do not rule out the possibility of new coal or nuclear plants coming on line if renewable energy sources are not developed

Upgrading India's electric - power distribution system, Benedick says, could double the effective energy output of existing coal - fired power plants.

Suppose that electric utilities, in order to meet the new rules, decide to close some existing power plants and invest in new, lower - emission capacity.

In a Harrisburg Pennsylvania newspaper article the claim was made that (32) «Unfortunately, the largest contributor to the problem, the electric utility industry, continues to get a free ride on its mercury pollution... other sources are reducing emissions, not such requirements exist for coal - fired power plants.»

Existing U.S. nuclear power generating plants operate under increasingly competitive market conditions brought on by relatively low natural gas prices, increasing electricity generation from renewable energy sources, and limited growth in electric power demand.

The huge projected expansion in solar water and space heating in industrial countries could close some existing coal - fired power plants and reduce natural gas use, as solar water heaters replace electric and gas water heaters.

The monthly survey Form EIA - 860M, «Monthly Update to Annual Electric Generator Report» supplements the annual survey form EIA - 860 data with monthly information that monitors the current status of existing and proposed generating units at electric power plants with 1 megawatt or greater of combined nameplate cElectric Generator Report» supplements the annual survey form EIA - 860 data with monthly information that monitors the current status of existing and proposed generating units at electric power plants with 1 megawatt or greater of combined nameplate celectric power plants with 1 megawatt or greater of combined nameplate capacity.

Enron had banked on trading permits for carbon dioxide emissions, which would have been based upon the existing permit system for sulfur dioxide emissions from coal - burning electric power plants.

First, there's EPA's effort to regulate power sector emissions — with carbon pollution guidelines proposed for existing power plants, on top of the already proposed guidelines for new electric utility generating units.

On September 27, 2016, the entire United States District Court for the District of Columbia will hear oral arguments in West Virginia, et al. v EPA, to which E&E Legal is party, challenging the EPA's «Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units» rule under section 111 (d) of the Clean Air Act, over the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) regulation that will cripple, and in many cases, shut down coal - fired power plants.