Following on Part 1 about the new Executive Orders supporting coal use …
The EO Regulatory Relief For Certain Stationary Sources To Promote American Energy acts on EPA’s notice that the President was considering regulatory exemptions for companies subject to nine NESHAPs regulations promulgated last year. This EO – which will likely be the first of nine granting these regulatory exemptions – makes good on EPA’s intent:
“…certain stationary sources subject to the [National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review, 89 FR 38508] … are exempt from compliance with the Rule for a period of 2 years beyond the Rule’s compliance date — i.e., for the period beginning July 8, 2027, and concluding July 8, 2029 (Exemption). The effect of this Exemption is that, during this 2-year period, these stationary sources are subject to the compliance obligations that they are currently subject to under the MATS as the MATS existed prior to the Rule.”
Finally, the EO Strengthening The Reliability And Security Of The United States Electric Grid prevents
“an identified generation resource in excess of 50 megawatts of nameplate capacity from leaving the bulk-power system or converting the source of fuel of such generation resource if such conversion would result in a net reduction in accredited generating capacity…”
In addition to “drill, baby, drill”, looks like we’ll see “dig, baby, dig” and “burn, baby, burn”. That’s enough for one day…
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