Proposed regulations for coal-fired electricity generation
Posted Aug 20, 2011 05:44:21 AM.
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ESTEVAN, Sask. – Ottawa has outlined proposed regulations for coal-fired electricity generation that it says will let Canadians breathe easier. Environment Minister Peter Kent says the rules will include a performance standard for new coal-fired plants and older units that have reached the end of their life.
The standard will be based on emissions levels from high-efficiency natural gas generation. Kent says the proposals, combined with other measures, should cut greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation by 31 megatonnes by 2020.
A draft is to be published in the Canada Gazette on August 27th for a 60-day public consultation period. Kent says the regulations are scheduled to come into effect July 1st, 2015.
