Emergency Generators

Real Estate Tip – Renewable On-Site Power: Who Pays to Charge a Tenant’s Chevy Volt?

In two previous LEED tips, Part 1 and Part 2, we explored how taking steps that result in LEED certification may yield little if any improvement in energy efficiency. Another efficiency-neutral LEED concern is clean on-site...more

New Backup Generator Rule Expands Usage Exemption but Faces Challenge

Backup generators used in a broad range of industries, including medical, agriculture, and oil and gas production facilities, are now subject to new emission standards. New EPA regulations for reciprocating internal...more

EPA Amends Requirements For Stationary Internal Combustion Engines, Including Emergency Generators

On January 30, 2013, EPA published amendments to its regulations at 40 C.F.R. Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ (aka EPA’s RICE Rule) regulating emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from reciprocating internal combustion engines...more