Many companies have relied on demand response (DR) financial incentives by offering their emergency generators output to the electric grid during peak periods. One year ago the court ruled that EPA had been “arbitrary and capricious” to allow backup generators to operate without emissions controls for up to 100-hour per year. EPA had until May […]
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Every Title V permit issued pursuant to the Clean Air Act must contain a requirement for an annual or semi-annual compliance certification. EPA has recently urged state and local regulatory agencies to review facilities’ compliance certification statements with scrutiny. Fully understanding how difficult it is to meet 100% compliance at a complex facility, EPA enforcement […]
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RACT 2 was finally published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on 4/23. The application due date is October 24, 2016 and compliance date is January 1, 2017. If add-on controls or retrofits are required to meet the emission limits, sources can request alternative compliance schedule. Does it impact your facility? If the NOx emissions are above 100tpy […]
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Effective November 17, 2016 EPA will require e-notice for air permitting and e-access to the permit documents. Expect more public comments under CAA, NSR, NNSR, and Title V. Several states and major source permit holders are warning that EPA’s overhaul of the process for petitioning the agency to oppose Clean Air Act Title V permits […]
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in a Notice that it is delaying the implementation of thirty regulations. The final regulations published between October 28, 2016 and January17, 2017. The action is based upon the Presidential directive ‘‘Regulatory Freeze Pending Review.’’ This regulation is effective January 26, 2017. The effective date of each regulation listed […]
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