Model NSPS for New Natural Gas Generation
Partial carbon capture in the near term, and 90% carbon capture by the early 2030s.
LPDD Recommendation: “EPA could modify the NSPS for new coal-fired units by requiring full CO2 capture (i.e., 90%) beginning in the early 2020s.”
LPDD Recommendation: “EPA could strengthen the NSPS for new NGCCs to require at least partial CO2 capture beginning in the mid-2020s.”
LPDD Recommendation: “EPA should in the near term tighten the NSPS under the CAA for new coal-fired and NGCC units to levels only achievable with CCS or partial CCS.”
LPDD Recommendation: “EPA should revise its climate pollution BACT guidance to reflect NSPS requirements for partial CCS on coal-fired generators.”
LPDD Recommendation: “If EPA does not tighten NSPS in the near term, EPA should adopt regulations that encourage CCS retrofits in addition to CCS deployment at new builds.”