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# Integrated Planning Model (IPM) You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA's About PDF page to learn more about PDF, and a link to the free Adobe A crobat Reader. This Web portal provides information and documentation on EPA's application of the Integrated Planning Model (IPM) to anal yz e the impact of air emissions policies on the U.S. electric power sector. EPA has used multiple iterations of the IP M model in various analy ses of regulations and legislative proposals. Please use the links below to find more modeling details specific to each anal ys is:

 IPM Anal ys is of the proposed EGU GHG NSPS  IPM Anal ys is of the Cross - State Air Pollution Rule  IPM Anal ys is of the p roposed Transport Rule  IPM Anal ys is of the Final Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS)  IPM Anal ys is of the proposed Toxics Rule  IPM Anal ys es of Climate Change Legislative Proposals  IPM Anal ys es of Multi - Pollutant L egislative Proposals  Comprehensive Modeling Documentation of EPA's IPM Base Case 2006 (v3.0)  In formation on NODA and EPA's IPM Base Case v.4.10 

### General Purpose of IPM Modeling EPA uses the Integrated Planning Model (IPM) to anal yz e the projected impact of environmental policies on the electric power sector in the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia. Developed b y IC F Consulting, Inc. and used to support public and private sector clients, IPM is a multi - regional, dyn amic, deterministic linear programming model of the U.S. electric power sector. It provides forecasts of least - cost capacity expansion, electricity dispatch, and emission control strategies for meeting energy demand and environmental, transmission, dispatch, and reliability constraints. IPM can be used to evaluate the cost and emissions impacts of proposedp olicies to limit emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), nitrogen oxides (NO x ), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ),

and mercury

(Hg) from the electric power sector. The IPM was a key anal ytical tool in developing the proposed Transport Rule. Among the factors that make IPM p articularl y well suited to model multi - emissions control programs are (1) its ability to capture complex interactions among the electric power, fuel, and environmental markets; (2) its detail - rich representation of emission control options encompassing a b road array of retrofit technologies along with emission reductions through fuel switching, changes in capacity mix and electricity dispatch strategies; and (3) its capability to model a variety of environmental market mechanisms, such as emissions caps, al lowances, trading, and banking. IPM's ability to capture the dy

namics of the allowance market and its provision of a wide range of emissions reduction options are particularl y important for assessing the impact of multi - emissions environmental policies lik e the proposed Transport Rule.


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