According to the Trump administration, the EPA’s repeal of the Obama-era Clean Power Plan will bring back the fossil fuel industry and relax emissions standards for reducing greenhouse gases.

While annual inspections are mandatory to receive a certificate of operation, commercial boilers and auxiliary boiler equipment should to be properly maintained to ensure safe operation and long service life despite the legal mandate.

Every year winter results in increased demands for steam. While the weather comes as no surprise, what is surprising is the number of facilities and steam plant managers who fail to adequately prepare their boiler systems and simply cross their fingers, hoping that this won't be the year they have problems.

With the future of EPA compliance assurance and enforcement in a state of flux based on recently proposed budget cuts and agency downsizing, the demand for low and ultra low NOx emissions will likely remain a requirement in many cases for boiler operators.

Without proper rust inhibitors and maintenance, stand-by propane vaporizers are at risk for failure due to heat transfer fluid corrosion. Learn what you need to know to keep your system at peak preparedness.