As a follow-on effort to Andover Technology Partners’ “Analysis of PM and Hg Emissions and Controls from Coal-Fired Power Plants,” this analysis examines the cost of complying with substantially lower mercury emissions limits at coal-fired power plants. It also calculates the incremental costs of achieving these standards once the sources have already met more stringent particulate matter emissions rates. The analysis finds that the incremental costs of compliance with more stringent mercury standards are a small fraction of the costs when considered independently of the particulate matter emissions limit, well within the range of annual compliance costs under other Clean Air Act rules.
Author: Andover Technology Partners (James Staudt)
This resource was commissioned by or produced by staff of the Center for Applied Environmental Law and Policy before the organization rebranded as Ridgeline Center for Law and Policy in 2026.