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Economic and Other Impacts

Data updated July 2003 - Unless otherwise noted, the data presented throughout this website reflect EPA’s 2003 modeling and analysis of the Clear Skies Act, introduced in Congress in February 2003. The analysis reflects changes in the legislation and is based on the most up to date modeling of emissions monitoring and air quality data available.

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  • Using a variety of models and other analytical tools, EPA has evaluated the compliance costs and related impacts of the emissions caps on affected sources.

    The annual compliance costs are projected to be approximately $3.69 billion in 2010 and $6.49 billion in 2020. Related impacts -- including detailed information on pollution control retrofits, factors affecting the installation of controls, marginal costs, electricity prices, average emissions rates, generation, fuel use, and coal production -- are described in the files below.

    2003 Technical Support Package for Clear Skies:

     

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