Clean Air Act Standards and Guidelines for Electric Utilities

April 25, 2024 - EPA  issued final rules to limit carbon dioxide and air toxics from power plants.

Carbon Pollution Standards

Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

The following are the stationary sources of air pollution for the electric utilities industries, and their corresponding air pollution regulations. To learn more about the regulations and guidelines for each industry, just click on the links below.

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants – NESHAP

New Source Performance Standards - NSPS

Emission Guidelines - EG

Regulation Regulation/Guideline Type Type
Electric Utilities
New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units (EGUs) NSPS
Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired EGUs EG
Standards for GHG Emissions from New, Modified and Reconstructed Electric Utility Generating Units NSPS
Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (Boilers) NSPS
Coal- and Oil- Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (Mercury and Air Toxics Standards) NESHAP

Stationary Sources of Air Pollution

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Last updated on April 15, 2025