SUGAR LAND, TX — (Marketwire) — 03/06/12 — Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) — A strengthening U.S. economy and still-emerging clarity about environmental regulations will be the main drivers for project spending in the in 2012, according to the North American edition of Industrial Info–s .
The U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew 1.7% last year, continuing its slow recovery from the Great Recession, which officially ended in mid-2009. Owners of coal- and oil-fired generation received greater clarity about the level of emissions reductions they will need to make in sulfur dioxide (SO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), mercury and other emissions after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Washington, D.C.) issued two important rules last year: the and the . CSAPR was temporarily stayed late last year by a federal court, which is scheduled to hear oral arguments on the case next month.
Against this backdrop, the North American power generation and transmission business will spend about $75.9 billion on capital and maintenance projects this year, about $1 billion less than what it spent last year, according to Industrial Info.
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