RICE NESHAP

EPA Issues Final Rule Impacting Emergency Generators, Including Those In Use For Demand Response Programs

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has finalized amendments to its rules governing reciprocating internal combustion engines, including those used at many commercial and industrial facilities as a backup power...more

Emergency Engines – Promised EPA Rule Relaxes Allowance for Emergency Engines to Operate Under Demand Response Programs, But...

On January 14, 2013, EPA signed final revisions to the RICE NESHAP (and related NSPS for consistency) allowing for expanded use of emergency engines in non-emergency situations. The action bans peak shaving by emergency...more

EPA Finalizes Emission Standards After Stakeholder Input

The Environmental Protection Agency finalized the 2010 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE NESHAP) on January 14. The standards regulate stationary...more