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New Regulations will Prevent Disastrous Building Failures in Future – Minister Hogan

Posted by admin on April 5th, 2013



New Regulations will Prevent Disastrous Building Failures in Future – Minister Hogan

04/04/13

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan, T.D., today (April 4, 2013) announced strict new measures for the control of building projects.

The Building Control Amendment Regulations 2013 set out to prevent the future reoccurrence of poorly constructed dwellings, pyrite damage and structures breaching fire regulations left as a legacy of a poorly regulated housing boom. 

“This is all about restoring consumer confidence in construction as an industry,” said the Minister today. “The new Building Control Regulations are a major step forward and will for the first time give home-owners clarity, traceability and accountability at all stages of the building process. They will provide consumers with the protection they need and deserve.”

Assigned Certifiers, who can be registered architects, engineers or building surveyors, will inspect building works at key stages during construction.  The Assigned Certifier and the builders will both certify that a finished building complies with the requirements of the building regulations.
 
“This new continuum of design, inspection and construction by registered professionals and competent builders will guarantee that Irish consumers are delivered the high quality homes and buildings that they expect and deserve,” the Minister said.

In summary, the new Building Control Amendment Regulations require:

Submission of compliance drawings and documentation to local building control authorities;

Setting out and executing an inspection plan by the Assigned Certifier;

Signing of mandatory certificates of compliance by the designer prior to construction and by the Assigned Certifier and the Builder when a building is complete. 

“The mandatory certificates will be clear, unambiguous statements on statutory forms stating that each of the key parties to a project certifies that the works comply with the building regulations and that they accept legal responsibility for their work,” stated the Minister, adding that this new statutory certification is a key consumer protection measure, and an important element in the pursuit of an improved culture of building control.

Compliance will be improved in future by the two main factors:

1. If anyone signs a statutory certificate for a building which subsequently proves to be non-compliant, they can be held legally liable for the consequences; and

2. Greater onus is now placed on professionals to provide consumers with a more comprehensive service and failure to do so incurs the risk of being censured, suspended or ultimately removed from their professional body.

The Assigned Certifier will be contracted by the owner/developer. While this is likely to add to the overall cost of building projects, the consumer will ultimately benefit, as at every stage of the project, they in effect will have a rolling set of guarantees from those who can be held responsible for any issues that might arise.

Each local authority, when it receives the final certificate of compliance, will retain all drawings and particulars relevant to buildings/works and include the final Certificate of Completion on its statutory register. The documentation will be accessible to anyone who subsequently acquires an interest in the building concerned. 

“The new approach establishes a clear chain of responsibility for building works prior to commencement through to completion, in a system where lack of such a chain led to disastrous failures with  dire consequences for the lives of homeowners and families,” Minister Hogan said today. “As soon as these regulations become operational, homeowners who encounter a problem with a building will be in a radically better place. They will be able to immediately access information which can lead them towards a solution to the problem.   Consumer protection is all about maintaining and controlling information, this is the first time we’ve had such protection in this area.”

“I am also keen that the issue of insurance for construction projects is addressed before the new regulations come into effect next year,” said Minister Hogan. “I am therefore undertaking a review of construction project related insurance in conjunction with Minister Bruton before the new regulations commence.”

In response to concerns about the registration of Architects, in particular the limited number of applications to date from practically-trained architects, the Minister has also asked Mr Garret Fennell, Solicitor, who is currently serving as Chair of the Admissions Board relevant to the register of Architects, to carry out an independent review of the experience to date in relation to the operation of the register with a view to identifying any further improvements that can be made at this point.  The Minister has particularly asked for the report to give recommendations or views on how the registration of practically trained architects can be further encouraged.  Further information from: Architecture and Building Standards section, Department of Environment.

Notes for Editors:
Inspection and Oversight of Building Activity:
The new regulations will also facilitate and support local Building Control Authorities in enhancing their capacity to provide real and meaningful oversight of building activity as follows:
• Design and Inspection by registered professionals and construction by competent persons, operating to clearly defined roles and  responsibilities  as outlined in the Code of Practice for Persons Inspecting and Certifying Building Works, will foster a culture of compliance in the sector.  
• Building Control Authorities will concentrate on applying a risk-based approach to inspection and compliance checking, having regard to comprehensive and high quality information that must now be lodged prior to commencement of building works, along with their evolving experience of industry activity within their functional area. 
• Local Authorities are now working towards a unified system of building control administration that, notwithstanding constraints on resources, will serve to enhance their capacity to monitor building activity. This will include: electronic administration of building control documentation (including the submission of regulatory notices and drawings and technical documentation in electronic format); greater reliance on regional and shared service models of service delivery as envisaged under the wider Local Government reform programme under which building control is regarded as a priority; adoption of common protocols and templates for the administration of building control activities; and judicious investment in practical technology to support building control activity.   This will result in greater consistency in the interpretation and application of building control across local authorities and will act as an essential driver of a nationwide culture of compliance. 
• Building Control administration will be streamlined through the introduction of the Assigned Certifier on every site who will
o  become a single point of contact to coordinate the compliance documentation submitted,
o  provide a professional response to local authority information requests, and
o Inspect during construction for compliance with building regulations..

Future Focus:
In addition to the above reforms the Minister also announced the following measures which are currently being progressed with a view to further strengthening of consumer protection and the Building Control System:
 
• The Construction Industry Federation, in response to an earlier invitation from the Minister, is devising proposals in collaboration with the Department on a voluntary scheme of registration for builders and contractors with the intention of transitioning this to a statutory scheme over time when it is proven to be a quality registration scheme and operating effectively in practice
• The Minister, in line with recent recommendations of the Report of the independent Pyrite Panel, has also written to his colleague Richard Bruton, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation,  and to relevant public bodies, seeking participation at an early date in a review by his Department of the scope for project based insurance cover for buildings during and after construction, as a means of securing effective remedy for consumers if and when building failures occur   
• In response to concerns about the registration of Architects, in particular the limited number of applications to date from practically-trained architects, the Minister has asked Mr Garret Fennell, Solicitor, who is currently serving as the Chairperson of the Admissions Board relevant to the register of Architects, to carry out an independent review of the experience to date in relation to the operation of the register with a view to identifying any further improvements that can be made at this point.  The Minister has particularly asked for the report to give recommendations or views on how the registration of practically trained architects can be further encouraged.  

 

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Minister Hogan signs New Household Food Waste Regulations –Diversion of household Food Waste from disposal to resource recovery.

Posted by admin on March 7th, 2013



Minister Hogan signs New Household Food Waste Regulations –Diversion of household Food Waste from disposal to resource recovery.

07/03/13

7/3/13

Mr Phil Hogan T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has signed the European Union (Household Food Waste and Bio -Waste) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 71   of 2013).
The regulations are designed to promote the segregation and recovery of household food waste.  They will increase the amount of food waste that is recovered through the production of energy, compost and digestate, thereby creating opportunities for added jobs and value. In particular, the regulations will facilitate the achievement of the targets set out in Directive 99/31/EC on the landfill of waste for the diversion of biodegradable municipal waste from landfill sites, by directing source-segregated household food waste to composting and to other forms of treatment; and the new regulations were signalled in the recently published national waste management policy:
 “A Resource Opportunity –Waste Management Policy in Ireland”
The regulations will also meet requirements of the recently-transposed Waste Framework Directive, Directive 2008/98/EC. Along with the Waste Management  (Food Waste) Regulations  2009 ( S.I. No. 508 of 2009), they  complete Ireland’s requirements in relation to ( in particular) the application of the waste hierarchy and of the bio-waste and other recovery requirements of that directive.
The Household Food Waste Regulations impose obligations on:

• Waste collectors – who must provide a separate collection service for household food waste,
• Households that produce food waste – who must segregate such waste and keep it separate from other non-biodegradable waste, and have it separately collected by an authorised waste collector.

Householders may alternatively:

• Compost the food  waste at home, or
• Bring the food waste to authorised treatment centres, for recovery in an environmentally acceptable way, such as civic amenity sites, anaerobic digestion sites or for incineration.

Households are not allowed to:
• macerate waste and dispose of it in a drain or sewer, or
• dispose of food waste in the residual waste collection( the black bin)

In accordance with the regulatory impact assessment prepared for these regulations, the roll-out of the brown bin will be phased in over the following timetable:

• 1st July 2013 for agglomerations > 25,000 persons;  
• 31st December 2013 for agglomerations > 20,000 persons;
• 1st July 2014 for agglomerations > 10,000 persons;
• 1st July 2015 for agglomerations > 1,500 persons, and
• 1st July 2016 for agglomerations > 500 persons.

Information on current roll-out of brown bins (i.e. up to 2010, the latest date for which figures is available) is contained in Annex 3 of the regulatory impact assessment.

The Regulatory Impact Assessment can be located at the Department’s web site at the following link:

http://www.environ.ie/en/Legislation/Environment/Waste/WasteManagement/#d.en.18104
    Draft Waste Management (Household Food Waste Collection) Regulations – Regulatory Impact Assessment (pdf, 1,838 kb)
          
Notes for editors:

1. The Regulations impose obligations on the householders to segregate their food waste, and make it available for separate collection.
2. Alternatively householders may subject the waste to home composting or bring the waste directly themselves to authorised treatment facilities. 
3. Where a source-segregated collection for food waste is available, the Regulations include a general prohibition on the deposition of food waste in the residual waste collection service-the black bin.
4. In addition, obligated householders are prevented from shredding or hydrating food waste by mechanical devices to facilitate its discharge to the sewerage infrastructure.
5. The Regulations have practical application from differing phase in periods and over a period to 1st July 2016 brown bins will be rolled out to most towns and cities with only very small population areas being exempt or small islands or areas where it is simply not technically, environmentally or practical to separately collect such waste.
6. The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Waste Report 2010 noted that the amount of biodegradable waste collected at kerbside from households only slightly increased in 2010-at 63,837 tons-over 2009 but this was expected to increase in 2011 and beyond.
7. By the end of 2010, 28 out of 34 local authority areas had kerbside organic bin collections.
8. An amount of 21,422 tons of household organic waste was separately collected at civic amenity sites in 2010. EPA estimates that organics comprise about 23% by weight of the gross household bin waste stream.
9.  Home composting was estimated at 36,855 tons.
10. 35% of households with a collection service have a three-bin service (residual “black bin”, dry recyclables “green bin” and organics “brown bin”). 
11. The quantity of biodegradable waste sent to landfill decreased by 19% in 2010 relative to 2009 to 860,000 tons and Ireland thus met its first Landfill Diversion target. 

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350.org: Canadian and US Scientists and Policy Experts Call Canada’s Climate Bluff; Politicians Misleadingly Tout Canada’s Climate Regulations for Political Gain

Posted by admin on February 23rd, 2013

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Feb. 22, 2013) -

**Press Call Monday at 1:00pm EST**
Number: 866.952.7525, Passcode: CLIMATE
International dialers: 785.424.1830

Though Canadian politicians are touting their climate record (http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/02/17/keystone-xl-protest-washington-dc.html) as a way to inoculate against attacks that Keystone XL is “game over” for climate, this political rhetoric could not be further from the truth. Climate scientists in Canada and the US are expressing concern about Canada’s lack of climate progress and its attempt to look environmentally progressive as a way to secure Keystone approval.

Canadian and US climate scientists will host a press call on Monday, February 25 at 1:00pm EST to address Canadian politicians’ misleading rhetoric and express their concerns that Canada’s much-touted oil and gas regulations will fail to do anything meaningful on climate change given the federally-allowed expansion of tar sands development and the long history of broken promises on climate action.

WHO: Dr. John Abraham, University of St. Thomas School of Engineering
Dr. John Stone, adjunct Professor at Carleton University
Dr. Daniel Harvey, Department of Geography, University of Toronto
Mark Jaccard, professor of environmental economics at Simon Fraser University
Tzeporah Berman, BA, MES, Author and Canadian environmentalist
Bill McKibben, 350.org (http://350.org/) Founder
WHAT: Scientist press call about Canada’s failing climate policy
WHEN: Monday, February 25 at 1:00pm EST
HOW: Number: 866.952.7525, Passcode: CLIMATE
International dialers: 785.424.1830

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Changes to Environmental Permitting Regulations

Posted by admin on February 7th, 2013

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Proposed changes to give more flexibility so waste businesses won’t need relevant planning permission before an environmental permit is issued.
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DCLG: Policy – Providing effective building regulations so that new and altered buildings are safe, accessible and efficient

Posted by admin on January 21st, 2013

Issue

Building regulations contain the rules for building work in new and altered buildings to make them safe and accessible and limit waste and environmental damage. People carrying out building work must usually arrange for their work to be checked by an independent third party to make sure that their work meets the required standards. In some cases the installer can certify themselves that their work complies.

Building practices, technology and construction techniques are constantly evolving. We need to make sure that building regulations are fair, efficient, up to date and effective.

Actions

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has enacted a package of deregulatory changes to the building regulations in 2012 to make sure they continue to be up to date and effective.

DCLG also carries out many ongoing actions to provide effective building regulations. These include:

Background

The first set of national building standards were introduced in the Building Regulations 1965. These were a set of prescriptive standards that had to be followed.
The Building Act 1984 brought fundamental changes to the building regulations regime. It introduced:

  • functional performance standards, set in terms of what was adequate, reasonable or appropriate, supported by statutory guidance in the Approved Documents
  • competition into the building control sector through the addition of private sector approved inspectors

These changes were introduced to:

  • make the standards more flexible
  • support innovation
  • make the system more efficient and effective

Over time, there have been further changes to the legislation and the supporting guidance. These have sought to:

  • improve the overall quality of buildings
  • improve the effectiveness of the building regulations system
  • reduce any unnecessary burdens on those who use the system

Who we’ve consulted

The department published on 18 December 2012 a combined summary of responses (PDF 1.11MB) to the building regulations consultation package issued on 31 January 2012. The consultation contained a range of proposals to improve the building regulations regime in England.

Alongside this DCLG process, the Cabinet Office’s Red Tape Challenge has also looked at the potential to reduce the amount of regulation in this area. Following this challenge, DCLG launched a review of the building regulations framework and voluntary housing standards in October 2012. The review aims to achieve further deregulation where this would reduce unnecessary cost and complexity in the house-building process. Ministers will consider the findings from this review and publish a plan of action and initial consultation by late spring 2013.

Legislation

Building Regulations 2010 and Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010

The Building Regulations 2000 and the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2000, and all amendments to both, were revoked from 1 October 2010, and are no longer in effect.

The Building Regulations 2010 and the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010 consolidated the Building Regulations 2000 and the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2000, and incorporated all of the amendments made since 2000. The regulations were also renumbered and reordered to make them easier to use and with a more logical structure.

Further amendments that should be read in conjunction with Building Regulations 2010 and the Building (Approved Inspectors etc) Regulations 2010 are:

The department has published the following circulars which help to explain the above regulations:

  • circular 02/2012 explains the amendments made by the Building Regulations etc (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and the Building (Repeal of Provisions of Local Acts) Regulations 2012
  • circular 02/2011 explains the amendments made by the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2011
  • circular 07/2010 explains the 2010 regulations

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Research and Markets: Ghana Power Market Outlook to 2030 – Business Propensity Indicator (BPI), Market Trends, Regulations and Competitive Landscape

Posted by admin on January 4th, 2013

DUBLIN–()–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/djtnh5/ghana_power)
has announced the addition of GlobalData’s new report “Ghana Power
Market Outlook to 2030 -Business Propensity Indicator (BPI), Market
Trends, Regulations and Competitive Landscape” to their offering.

“Ghana Power
Market Outlook to 2030 -Business Propensity Indicator (BPI), Market
Trends, Regulations and Competitive Landscape”

This report examines the country’s power market structure and provides
historical and forecast numbers for generation, capacity and consumption
up to 2030. Detailed analysis of the market’s regulatory structure,
import and export trends, competitive landscape and power projects at
various stages of the supply chain is provided. This report also
includes a detailed analysis of the country’s power sector across 6
broad parameters. Each parameter has a weight assigned, and a weighted
average score is calculated to obtain the final country ranking in that
region.

Scope

– Analysis of the current investment climate in the country’s power
sector across various parameters

– Relative ranking of the key countries in the region according to the
investment opportunities in the country

– Statistics for installed capacity, power generation and consumption
from 2000 to 2011, forecast forward to 2030

– Break-up by technology, including thermal, hydro, renewable, and
nuclear

– Data on key current and upcoming projects

– Information on grid interconnectivity, distribution losses and power
exports and imports

– Policy and regulatory framework governing the market

– Detailed analysis of top market participant, including market share
analysis and SWOT analysis

– Data sourced from proprietary databases and primary interviews with
key participants across the value chain

Reasons to buy

– Identify opportunities and plan strategies by having a strong
understanding of the investment opportunities in the country’s power
sector

– Identification of key factors driving investment opportunities in the
country’s power sector

– Facilitate decision-making based on strong historic and forecast data

– Develop strategies based on the latest regulatory events

– Position yourself to gain the maximum advantage of the industry’s
growth potential

– Identify key partners and business development avenues

– Identify key strengths and weaknesses of important market participants

– Respond to your competitors’ business structure, strategy and prospects

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/djtnh5/ghana_power

Source: GlobalData

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Minister Kent to Propose a Regulatory Amendment to the Renewable Fuels Regulations

Posted by admin on December 31st, 2012

Minister Kent to Propose a Regulatory Amendment to the Renewable Fuels Regulations. GATINEAU, Qc. — December 31, 2012 — The Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment, today announced his intention to propose an amendment to the Renewable Fuels Regulations that would see a permanent national exemption from the 2% renewable content requirement in home heating oil, as well as a 6-month extension to the exemption from the 2% renewable content requirement for diesel fuel for Canada’s Maritime Provinces.
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Research and Markets: Stringent Emission Regulations Cannot Downplay the Importance of Coal in the Global Power Mix

Posted by admin on November 22nd, 2012

DUBLIN–()–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dd62pt/stringent)
has announced the addition of GlobalData’s new report “Stringent
Emission Regulations Cannot Downplay the Importance of Coal in the
Global Power Mix” to their offering.

“Stringent
Emission Regulations Cannot Downplay the Importance of Coal in the
Global Power Mix”

Growing concerns about global warming have led to an increased push for
the use of efficient and less carbon-intensive resources, while
downplaying coal. However, as the global economy keeps growing, in order
to meet the high energy demand, it will not be possible to immediately
replace coal-fired power.

For the same reason, there have been significant developments in
establishing the use of emission control technologies, such as
Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC), and Carbon Capture and
Sequestration (CCS) in the coal-based plants in order to reduce the
impact of stringent emission control policies. Technological evolution
with the use of fuel-flexible IGCC enabling the co-firing of biomass
energy resources will result in further reductions of carbon emissions.

Scope:

– Market prospects of coal fired power in the global power mix

– Key factors supporting the vital role of coal in providing energy
security

– Future and current market potential offered by fuel flexible coal
based gasification technology

– Regulatory support for clean coal technologies for enhancing the role
of fuel-flexibility in power generation

Reasons to Buy:

– Identify the key growth and investment opportunities in coal fired
power generation

– Gain insights on the growing need for multi-fuel flexibility in power
generation.

– Developing strategies to develop and deploy fuel-flexibility for
improved plant economics

– Facilitate decision-making based on upcoming industry developments
with clean coal technologies in thermal power generation

Key Topics Covered:

1. List of Tables & Figures

2 Summary

3 Stringent Emission Regulations Cannot Downplay the Importance of Coal
in the Global Power Mix

3.1 Coal Playing a Vital Role in the Diversified Energy Mix to Provide
Energy Security

3.2 Coal Forms an Affordable Source of Energy

4 Appendix

4.1 Abbreviations

4.2 Sources

4.3 Methodology

4.4 Contact Us

4.5 Disclaimer

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dd62pt/stringent

Source: GlobalData

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Public consultation on proposed new regulations on trade in scrap metal at waste facility sites

Posted by admin on November 21st, 2012



Public consultation on proposed new regulations on trade in scrap metal at waste facility sites

19/11/12

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D., today (Monday 19th November 2012) published for public consultation proposed new regulations on the trade in scrap metal – the Waste Management (Facility Permit and Regulation) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. These regulations would impose new obligations on operators of waste facility sites.

In introducing the public consultation, the Minister noted the cost to society of the recent widespread incidence of metal theft.  The Minister commented: “While the scourge of metal theft raises issues beyond what can be addressed under the Waste Management Act, I believe that appropriate checks at waste facility sites will greatly help in resolving this problem. The measures I am proposing today are designed, above all, to enhance the traceability of purchases of scrap metal at these sites”.

In particular, the proposed measures aim to:
(a) Prohibit cash payments in respect of material received,
(b) Prohibit the sale of metals which have been damaged by fire;
(c) Require proof of identity and current address of the person supplying the material,
(d) Require records to be kept pertaining to the delivery vehicle, materials sold and amount paid;
(e) Require a signed statement by the person supplying the material that they are the lawful owner (or that they have the owner’s consent).
The draft regulations are downloadable on the Department’s website http://www.environ.ie/en/Environment/Waste/PublicConsultations/ and the consultation will be open for four weeks, until Friday 14th December 2012. “I would encourage all interested parties to make their views known, so that we can proceed rapidly to address an issue that is of great concern to many communities”, the Minister concluded. 

Ends

Press  Office
Tel: (01) 888 2638  (direct)
(01) 888 2000
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.environ.ie

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New Analysis Finds EPA Regulations Would Cost 1.5 Million Jobs Over Next Four Years

Posted by admin on October 26th, 2012

WASHINGTON–()–A new analysis of EPA regulations that would impact the coal-based electricity industry projects that seven rules would reduce U.S. employment by 1.5 million jobs over the next four years. The analysis was conducted by National Economic Research Associates (NERA) on behalf of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity and described in a 129-page report, “Economic Implications of Recent and Anticipated EPA Regulations Affecting the Electricity Sector.”

“If the EPA is allowed to continue its aggressive anti-coal agenda, the American economy will lose another 1.5 million jobs in the next four years”

“If the EPA is allowed to continue its aggressive anti-coal agenda, the American economy will lose another 1.5 million jobs in the next four years,” said Mike Duncan, president and CEO of ACCCE. “The EPA does not consider the economic consequences of their actions, which in this case will not only erase American jobs; it will raise annual costs to families by hundreds of dollars, the equivalent of a monthly grocery bill.”

Key findings of the NERA analysis include:

  • The regulations will cause employment losses totaling 1.5 million jobs over just the next four years, with a quarter million of those job losses occurring in the Midwest. Employment losses will continue beyond that timeframe, averaging 544,000 to 887,000 jobs annually.
  • Electricity consumers will spend as much as $ 67 billion more for electricity.
  • The average family’s income will drop by $ 200 to $ 500 annually, which is equivalent to a family’s monthly grocery bill.
  • An unprecedented number of coal-fueled power plants will be forced to shut down. Between 54,000 to 69,000 megawatts of coal-fueled electricity generation will be shut down, mostly because of the EPA regulations. This is roughly equivalent to the combined electricity supplies of Ohio, Virginia and Iowa. This is also more than the total electricity supply of either Pennsylvania or Florida.
  • The electric sector faces enormous compliance costs. Electricity generators would be required to spend $ 15 billion to $ 16.7 billion annually on compliance costs over the next two decades.

A summary of NERA’s report is available on the ACCCE website at: http://www.americaspower.org/sites/default/files/NERA-Analysis-Highlights-Oct26.pdf

About ACCCE
The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) is a non-profit, non-partisan partnership of companies involved in producing electricity from coal. Because coal is America’s most abundant energy resource, ACCCE supports energy policies that balance coal’s vital role in meeting our country’s growing need for affordable and reliable electricity with the need to protect the environment. ACCCE also advocates for the development and deployment of advanced clean coal technologies that will produce electricity with near-zero emissions. For more information, visit www.cleancoalusa.org or www.americaspower.org.

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