Enforcement Provisions of the EPA’s Clean Air Act and How it Affects the Equipment in Your Spray Foam Rig?

Attention Spray Foam Contractors. If you are not using an EPA Certified Tier 4 Final generator in your spray rig, the EPA can initiate or take part in enforcement actions for violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA). This includes seeking administrative orders, civil sanctions, or participating in criminal actions through the Justice Department.

• The CAA authorizes fines of up to $25,000 per day for emissions violations.

• Criminal sanctions include fines of individuals up to $250,000 and up to 15 years in prison.

• Corporations can be fined up to $1 million per incident for knowingly endangering people with emissions and up to $500,000 per incident for negligent emissions.

Not only can you be held liable, but the company or distributor that sold the generator can be in even more trouble. This affects both the spray foam contractor and the equipment distributor.

What Generator Buyers and Operators Need to Know

All spray foam equipment generators must meet current EPA standards, and every EPA-compliant generator must have proper labeling indicating compliance with national standards. The EPA conducts targeted and random inspections to enforce the Clean Air Act, with violations subject to fines of up to $25,000 per day for emissions violations. Severe violations can result in further enforcement through the Justice Department.

New generators must meet EPA standards for the year of manufacture. As of 2015, all nonroad engines must meet Tier 4 regulations. Standby emergency use generators, however, must meet Tier 2 and 3 standards since they only run in an emergency loss of power. 

Buying a Tier 4 generator ensures current standards compliance and long-term assurance, with no foreseeable changes to tier rating increases. Tier 4 generators offer many advantages, including lower operating costs and maintenance requirements.

Benefits of Choosing a High-Tier Generator

A generator with the highest tier rating ensures compliance with the latest standards while offering the newest technologies. The advantages of a Tier 4 generator include increased fuel efficiency, cutting-edge performance technologies, operational noise reduction, smooth operation, less maintenance, and lower operating costs. 

Key Advancements in Tier 4 Final Generator Technology:

Improved engine airflow:
Better turbochargers, combustion chamber design, and valve timing reduce hydrocarbons and particulate matter emissions.

Enhanced fuel injection:
Small fuel injections instead of a single injection blast reduces nitrogen oxide and particulate matter emissions. 

Exhaust gas re-circulation:
Rerouting exhaust to the intake air and reduces nitrogen oxide emissions.

Diesel particulate filters:
These filters effectively reduce particulate matter emissions.

Closed crankcase ventilation:
Recirculating gases into the engine instead of venting into the atmosphere reducing hydrocarbons and particulate matter emissions.

Selective catalytic reduction:
This process converts nitrogen oxide to water and carbon dioxide, drastically reducing nitrogen oxide emissions.

Buying a Tier 4 generator ensures current standards compliance and long-term assurance, with no foreseeable changes to tier rating increases. Tier 4 generators offer many advantages, including lower operating costs and maintenance requirements.

About Pro Power Generators, LLC

Pro Power Generators, LLC was formed in 2024 through a strategic alliance of established companies in the energy and construction segments. Our manufacturing team has over three generations and 50 years of experience building generator sets for the harshest industrial, commercial and marine applications. 

Pro Power Generators, LLC is committed to meeting the EPA’s environmental goals and regulations regarding the clean air act and engine emissions. PPG Tier 4 Final EPA Certified Generators are fully engineered, assembled and tested in the USA.

Contact:

Peter Cantone
[email protected]
www.propowergenllc.com

804 Main St
Baton Rouge, LA