NEW NSR SETTLEMENT INCLUDES FIRST-TIME WIND ENERGY REQUIREMENT

A recent new source review (NSR) settlement announced under a long-running EPA enforcement initiative against power plants includes the first provision that could require the settling company to finance new wind energy generation. A state source says the provision reflects growing interest in encouraging renewable energy from the states that negotiated the deal with EPA and the Department of Justice (DOJ). The provision also comes as EPA has been pursuing ways to incorporate renewable energy in enforcement agreements. The agency...