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EPA Air Emissions Rulemaking: Another Update
Peter Spinney
Market and Technology Assessment
NeuCo, Inc.
MATS Compliance Period Has Commenced
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) final Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) took effect two weeks ago, commencing the three-year compliance period mandated under the Clean Air Act.  It affects electric generating units that burn coal or oil and requires reductions in emissions of heavy metals, including mercury and arsenic and acid gases.

As we’ve come to expect with all EPA rulemakings affecting air emissions for stationary sources, several groups filed suit prior to the filing deadline for legal challenges on April 16th, including the Utility Air Regulatory Group (UARG), Colorado's Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (TSGTA), and the American Public Power Association...
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Boston Headquarters Moves to a New Neighborhood
Robin L. Tam
Marketing Associate
On April 23, the Boston office moved to the Post Office Square neighborhood of the city.  Our new office is located on the corner of Congress and Water Streets, closer to Downtown Crossing and South Station and conveniently located close to all major highways and public transportation.  

According to President & CEO Peter Kirk, "We’re really excited about the upcoming move.  The new office is bigger than our current space which allows NeuCo to continue to grow and expand our team.  Our door is always open to customers and partners to visit anytime.”  

Please make note of the new addresses:
12 Post Office Square, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
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Update on EPA Air Emissions Rule-Makings for Fossil Power Generation
Peter Spinney
Market and Technology Assessment
NeuCo, Inc.
It's been a few weeks since I last blogged, as the day job can be kind of a hindrance, so let me bring you up to speed on the three most significant EPA rule makings as they affect fossil power generation.  I've addressed the status and implications of each rule, in decreasing order of certainty, with respect to what is currently known.

The Utility MACT Rule
The  Utility MACT rule sets maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards for coal and oil generating stations for removing mercury, acid gasses and a variety of toxic metals from the flue gases for coal- and oil-fired utility boilers.  The EPA projects that the Rule’s annual incremental compliances cost will be $9.6 billion. This rule-making has been finalized and...
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The Utility MACT: It's Now a Fact
Peter Spinney
Market and Technology Assessment
NeuCo, Inc.
As stated in my recent CSAPR post, the New Year has been a tumultuous period for power generators, with respect to both emissions regulations and other industry developments.  In this post, I want to focus on the recently finalized US EPA Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rule, as well as a few additional developments that have the effect of upping the ante for optimized boiler operations.

The Utility MACT was issued December 21, 2011.  It was required by a court-ordered Consent Decree which arose from the litigation resulting from its predecessor, the Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR), which was vacated in 2008. The  Utility MACT rule sets maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards...
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