EPA Lobbies For Greater Use Of Cogeneration.(to facilitate building of combined heat and power facilities)(Brief Article)

Chemical Market Reporter, October, 2001 by Hess, Glenn

THE ENVIRONMENTAL Protection Agency (EPA) last week encouraged US industry to make greater use of cogeneration technology, issuing draft guidance clarifying Clean Air Act requirements that would make it faster and easier for companies to build combined heat and power (CHP) facilities. The chemical industry, which has invested more than $20 billion in cogeneration facilities since 1978, stands to benefit from the changes, according to officials at the American Chemistry Council (ACC).

EPA says the guidance is intended to speed up the permitting process and provide "regulatory certainty" to spur construction of new cogeneration plants. The agency also outlined how new cogeneration plants will be treated under the "new source review" provisions of...

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