Tag: Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS)

EIA electricity generator data show power industry response to EPA mercury limits

Operators invested $6.1 billion from 2014 to 2016 to comply with MATS, environmental regulations New data from the US Energy Information Administration shows that power generators are spending billions to comply with environmental regulations in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Coal-fired generating capacity in the US dropped from 299 gigawatts at the end of 2014 to […]