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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Air and Radiation

Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants Outreach to Design a Program for Existing Sources. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Air and Radiation. Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants. President’s Directive to EPA:

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Air and Radiation

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  1. Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power PlantsOutreach to Design a Program for Existing Sources U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Air and Radiation

  2. Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants President’s Directive to EPA: • Develop carbon pollution standards, regulations or guidelines, as appropriate, for: • New power plants—111(b) • Proposed on September 20, 2013 • Modified and reconstructed power plants—111(b) • Proposal: June 2014 • Final: June 2015 • Existing power plants—111(d) • Proposed Guidelines: June 2014 • Final Guidelines: June 2015 • State Plans due: June 2016

  3. Approaches for New and Existing Power Plants • On September 20, 2013, EPA announced the first steps to reduce carbon pollution from power plants under the President’s Climate Action Plan • These steps follow the distinct approaches for setting standards for new and existing sources that are laid out in the Clean Air Act Outreach to Design Program for Existing Sources • Structured engagement with stakeholders leading up to June 2014 proposed guidelines More information at: http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards 4

  4. Clean Air Act Section 111 • Lays out different approaches for new and existing sources • New sources under section 111(b) • Federal standards for new, modified and reconstructed sources • Existing sources under section 111(d) • State programs for existing sources that are equivalent to federal guidelines

  5. Clean Air Act Section 111(d) • Opportunity to build emissions controls into a source’s design is greater for new sources than for existing sources • President directed EPA to collaborate with diverse group of stakeholders to set flexible carbon pollution guidelines for existing power plants • Set through a federal-state partnership that includes federal guidelines and state plans • Focus on these elements to design the guidelines • Stakeholder engagement on program design • Flexibilities in the program design • Costs • Continued importance of relying on a range of energy sources • Other regulations that affect the power sector • Guidelines for currently operating sources are expected to be different from, and less stringent than, the standards the agency is proposing for future plants. • Stakeholders • States • Leaders in the power sector • Labor leaders • Non-governmental organizations • Tribal officials • Members of the public

  6. Outreach on Existing Sources PURPOSE • Engage a wide variety of stakeholders • Gather ideas and look at solutions • Better understand the range of views about how this program could be designed ELEMENTS OF OUTREACH • Overview presentation – posted on the Web • 11 Public outreach sessions hosted by EPA • Participation in workshops with state regulators, power companies, environmental groups, others • Individual discussions

  7. Discussion Questions • What is state and stakeholder experience with programs that reduce CO2 emissions in the electric power sector? • How should EPA set the performance standard for state plans? • What requirements should state plans meet, and what flexibility should be provided to states in developing their plans? • What can EPA do to facilitate state plan development and implementation?

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