Analysis of the Proposed Cross-State Air Pollution Update Rule

On November 16, 2015, EPA proposed the Cross-State Air Pollution Update Rule.  EPA's power sector analysis for this proposal uses IPM v.5.14 and IPM v.5.15.

Supplemental Documentation for the Proposed Cross-State Air Pollution Update Rule

To learn more about several modeling assumptions used as part of EPA's power sector analysis for this proposal using the EPA v5.15 Base Case Documentation Supplement to Support EPA’s Clean Power Plan (pdf) (142.22 KB, 08/2015) . The assumptions described in this supplemental documentation were also used for the analysis of the proposed CSAPR Update Rule.

This supplemental documentation complements more comprehensive modeling documentation available at EPA's Base Case v.5.14 using IPM and EPA's Base Case v.5.15 using IPM.

IPM Run Files

Download IPM run files for the proposed CSAPR Update Rule using the links in the table below. Click on the IPM run name in the first column of the table below to download a file. The files are posted in one of two formats, a zipped archive or an excel spreadsheet, and contain the following:

• More detailed information on the modeling framework, specific scenarios, assumptions, and other important details of the analysis can be found in the Proposed CSAPR Update Rule - Regulatory Impact Analysis (pdf) (2.92 MB)
  This Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) presents the health and welfare benefits and climate co-benefits of the proposal to update CSAPR, and compares the benefits to the estimated costs of implementing the proposed rule for the 2017 analysis year. This RIA also reports certain estimated impacts of the proposed rule, such as its effect on employment and energy prices. that accompanies the proposed CSAPR Update Rule.
• Detailed IPM input and output files (i.e., .DAT, System Summary Report, .RPE, .CAR, and TAC files) for the listed runs. Review the guide of IPM input and output files for IPM v.5.14 and IPM v.5.15.