What you must do

Find out how to comply with regulations relating to power stations.

Environmental permitting

EPR 1.01 Combustion activities (PDF, 774KB)
Details on how to comply with your environmental permit.

Operation of Large Combustion Plants (LCPs)

Any Large Combustion Plants (LCPs), which were first permitted before 1 July 1987, have been required to comply with the Large Combustion Plants Directive (LCPD) since 1 January 2008.

Guidance on Best Available Techniques (BAT) as a regulatory framework for the control of emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulates from large combustion plants (PDF, 140KB)

Emissions

Emissions and operating hours 2011: Sulphur dioxide (S02), oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and operating hours (Nov 2011) (Excel, 55KB)
Emissions and operating hours 2010: Sulphur dioxide (SO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and operating hours (Excel, 55KB)
Emissions and operating hours 2009: Sulphur dioxide (SO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and operating hours (Excel, 55KB)
Emissions and operating hours 2008: Sulphur dioxide(SO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and operating hours (Excel, 46KB)

National Emissions Reduction Plan (NERP) trading scheme

We administer the NERP trading scheme for the whole of the UK and a wide range of industry, not just power stations.

Find out more about the NERP trading scheme

What you must do

Environmental permitting

Operation of Large Combustion Plants (LCPs)

Emissions

National Emissions Reduction Plan (NERP) trading scheme

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