LPPC Comments on 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards: Phase 1 Achievability Concerns

August 7, 2025
Environmental Regulations
EPA
Decarbonization
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LPPC submitted comments stating that EPA’s Phase 1 CO₂ performance standards for new natural gas combustion turbines are unachievable under real-world operating conditions, including fluctuating loads, high ambient temperatures, turbine degradation, and urged EPA to revise the standards to avoid delaying critically needed grid capacity.

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