Mercury emissions would be reduced by 69 percent, from current emissions of 48 tons to caps of 26 tons in 2010 and 15 tons in 2018.
Between 2010 and 2018 mercury emissions will drop by 69 percent.
This estimate of 10 GWe of scrubber retrofits by 2005 was determined from the difference between the boilermaker labor hours available from the boilermaker membership working in the electric utility industry and the labor hours needed to complete control technology retrofits and other electric utility projects.