AIR > Overview

A typical power plant has several activities that affect air quality and that are regulated by regulations. The primary activity is operating fossil-fuel fired boilers. Other activities include operating turbines, emergency generators, diesel storage tanks - as well as air pollution control equipment. Air quality is regulated the under the Clean Air Act/IPPC and other legislation.

While the air pollution control requirements are rather complex, you can consider that for a power plant’s boilers, they fall under the following select categories:

• Meeting air emissions standards
• Permitting for air emissions sources

Continue on through this EVC section to learn more about air pollution control requirements associated with operating boilers at a campus power plant.