Advance Resource Documents

The Advance Program ran from 2012 to 2025 and consisted of more than 600 programs to support efforts to attain and maintain the NAAQS. This website serves as a historical record of those plans. EPA is no longer updating program content as of June 12, 2025. 

Technical and Energy Efficiency Resources

• Menu of Control Measures: listing of potential emissions reduction measures for direct PM2.5 and precursors of ozone and PM2.5 (pdf) (305.64 KB, April 2012)
• Emissions Inventory Development Resources (pdf) (103.94 KB)
• Emissions Inventory System- Quick Reference (pdf) (329.3 KB)
• Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Combined Heat and Power Policies and Programs (pdf) (581.75 KB, October 2012)
• Supplemental Information for Ozone Advance Areas Based On Pre-Existing National Modeling Analyses (pdf) (483.58 KB, May 2017)