Are electric utilities required to report their mercury emissions?
Yes. The electric utility industry routinely discloses its mercury emissions under the CAA. Section 114 of the CAA requires that all electric utility steam-generating units provide information that allows EPA to calculate the annual mercury emissions from each unit. Furthermore, under the agency’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program, electric utilities are required annually to report their chemical releases for the public’s general knowledge. Since 2001, electric utilities, along with all other reporting industries, have been reporting mercury emissions as part of their annual TRI reporting. For more information on the TRI program, visit www.epa.gov/tri.
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