EPA Renews Power Plant Emissions Paperwork
Published Date: 7/23/2026
Notice
Summary
The EPA is asking to keep collecting info on greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants to help fight climate change. This renewal affects electric utilities building new plants and keeps paperwork flowing smoothly without extra costs. You’ve got until August 24, 2026, to share your thoughts before the EPA finalizes the plan.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Continued mandatory reporting for new EGUs
The EPA is renewing its information collection that requires owners/operators of certain fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (EGUs) to keep filing initial notifications, performance tests, periodic reports, and records of startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions. The rule applies to units that began construction or modification after January 8, 2014 or reconstruction after June 18, 2014 but on or before May 23, 2023, and only to units capable of combusting more than 250 MMBtu/h and serving a generator that supplies more than 25 MW net to the grid.
Reporting burden and annual cost to respondents
EPA estimates 56 respondents subject to this collection, with a total annual burden of 1,550 hours and total annual cost of $212,000. The agency states there are no annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs and that the total estimated burden and labor cost decreased due in part to a smaller number of respondents in EPA's ECHO database.
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