EPA Approves New York Plan to Curb Airport Boiler Pollution
Published Date: 11/17/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
The EPA is giving a thumbs-up to New York’s plan to cut pollution from six emergency boilers at the Calpine JFK Energy Center near JFK Airport. This update helps keep the air cleaner by controlling smog-causing nitrogen oxides (NOX) and meets all clean air rules. If you want to share your thoughts, make sure to comment by December 17, 2025!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New NOX Limits and Monitoring at JFK
The EPA proposes to approve New York's source-specific plan that sets new NOX limits for six emergency boilers at the Calpine JFK Energy Center: a total cap of 24 tons per year on a rolling 12-month basis, maximum NOX rates of 0.15 lb/MMBtu when firing natural gas and 0.25 lb/MMBtu when firing distillate oil, monthly tracking, annual reporting due 30 days after the reporting period, and NOX emission testing once every five years.
EPA Finds Some Controls Not Cost‑Effective
The EPA proposes that certain control options for the six boilers—fuel switching, low‑NOX burners, and flue gas recirculation—are not cost‑effective and therefore do not need to be implemented for this Facility under the approved RACT determination.
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