EPA Likely To Include Multiple 'Interim' Compliance Periods In Final ESPS

In addition to delaying the start of the “interim” compliance period for its final greenhouse gas (GHG) rule for existing power plants, EPA appears likely to include several early compliance periods in the rule, an effort intended to provide a smoother glide path to final compliance in 2030 and greater certainty that GHG cuts will occur in the program's early years, sources say. The two changes taken together appear aimed at addressing state and industry concerns that the proposed rule...