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New Source Review (NSR) Permitting

Erie Renewable Energy - Port Erie Power - Permitting Information

1. Facility Information

Erie Renewable Energy - Port Erie Power

2. Location

East 12th Street and Downing Avenue, City of Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania

3. Distance from US/Canada Border

40 kilometers

4. Facility Type and Size

100 gross MW, independent power producer

5. Sources of Emissions

2 circulating fluidized bed boilers

6. Type of Fuel

Tire derived fuel

7. Type and Quantity of Emissions

NOx = 354.12 tons per year
SO2 = 179.36 tons per year
Particulate Matter = 229.95 tons per year
CO = 689.85 tons per year
VOCs = 27.59 tons per year
Lead = 65.31 pounds per year
Sulfuric Acid Mist = 10.12 tons per year
HCl = 13.8 tons per year Y.

8. Emission Control Technology

Regenerative Selective Catalytic Reduction System
Pulse Jet Baghouse
Turbosorp scrubbing system
Limestone addition to the circulating bed

9. Date Permit Application Received

December 6, 2007

10. Stack Height and Diameter

300 feet high, 8.5 feet

11. Permit Agency Contact

George A. Monasky, P.E.
Chief, New Source Review Section
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Northwest Regional Office - Air Quality
230 Chestnut Street
Meadville, PA  16335
814-332-6636