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New Source Review (NSR) Permitting

Lordstown Energy Center - Permitting Information

1. Facility Information

Lordstown Energy Center

2. Location

Henn Parkway, Lordstown, Ohio

3. Distance from US/Canada Border

68 m

4. Facility Type and Size

a nominal 940 MW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) facility

5. Sources of Emissions

2 combustion turbine generators, 2 heat recovery steam generators with supplemental duct firing, 1 steam turbine generator, 1 emergency diesel generator, one auxiliary boiler, 1 emergency fire pump, 1 mechanical draft cooling tower, storage tanks

6. Type of Fuel

Pipeline Quality Natural Gas, Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel

7. Type and Quantity of Emissions

Summary of Proposed BACT/BAT Emission Limits and Associated Control Technologies for the Combustion Turbines

Pollutant Emission
Rate
(lb/MMBtu)
Emission
Rate (ppmv)
at 15% O2
Control
Technology
Represents
NOx
CTG only
CTG w/ DB

0.0076
0.0077

2.0
2.0
DLN and
SCR
BACT/BAT
VOC
CTG only
CTG w/ DB

0.0014
0.0027

1.0
2.0
Good combustion
controls and
oxidation catalyst
BACT/BAT
CO
CTG only
CTG w/ DB

0.0047
0.0047

2.0
2.0
Good combustion
controls and
oxidation catalyst
BACT/BAT
PM10/PM2.5
CTG only
CTG w/ DB

0.0068
0.0049

n/a
n/a
Low sulfur fuel BACT/BAT
SO2
CTG only
CTG w/ DB

0.0015
0.0015

n/a
n/a
Low sulfur fuel BAT
H2SO4
CTG only
CTG w/ DB

0.0011
0.0011

n/a
n/a
Low sulfur fuel BACT/BAT
GHG 833 lb CO2e/MW-hr (at full load ISO conditions without duct firing) n/a High efficient
combustion
technology
BACT/BAT

Summary of Proposed BACT/BAT Emission Limits and Associated Control Technologies for the Auxiliary Boiler

Pollutant Emission Rate
(lb/MMBtu)
Control Technology Represents
NOx 0.02 Flue Gas Recirculation (FGR) and low NOx burner BACT/BAT
VOC 0.006 Good combustion controls BACT/BAT
CO 0.055 Good combustion controls BACT/BAT
PM10/PM2.5 0.008 Low sulfur fuel BACT/BAT
SO2 0.0015 Low sulfur fuel BAT
H2SO4 0.00011 Low sulfur fuel BACT/BAT
CO2e (GHG) 119 Good combustion controls
and Natural gas combustion
BACT/BAT

Summary of Proposed BACT/BAT Emission Limits and Associated Control Technologies for the Emergency Fire Pump

Pollutant Emission
Rate
(g/kW-hr)
Emission
Rate
(g/hp-hr)
Control
Technology
Represents
NOx 3.5 -- State-of-the-art
combustion design
BACT/BAT
VOC 0.5 -- State-of-the-art
combustion design
BACT/BAT
CO 5.0 -- State-of-the-art
combustion design
BACT/BAT
PM10/PM2.5 0.3 0.15 State-of-the-art
combustion design
BACT/BAT
SO2 -- 0.0048 Low sulfur fuel BAT
H2SO4 0.000132 -- Low sulfur fuel BACT/BAT
CO2e (GHG) 41 tpy   Efficient Design BACT/BAT

Summary of Proposed BACT/BAT Emission Limits and Associated Control Technologies for the Emergency Generator

Pollutant Emission
Rate
(g/kW-hr)
Emission
Rate
(g/hp-hr)
Control
Technology
Represents
NOx 5.2 3.88 State-of-the-art
combustion design
BACT/BAT
VOC 0.1 0.09 State-of-the-art
combustion design
BACT/BAT
CO 0.6 0.43 State-of-the-art
combustion design
BACT/BAT
PM10/PM2.5 0.2 0.15 State-of-the-art
combustion design
BACT/BAT
SO2 -- 0.0048 Low sulfur fuel BAT
H2SO4 0.000132 -- Low sulfur fuel BACT/BAT
CO2e (GHG) 683 tpy   Efficient Design BACT/BAT

8. Emission Control Technology

Dry low NOx burners, Catalytic Oxidation Systems #1 and #2, Selective Catalytic Reduction Systems #1 and #2 and High Efficiency Drift Eliminator

9. Date Permit Application Received

September 16, 2014

10. Stack Height and Diameter

  • Auxiliary Boiler:  160 ft, 2 ft
  • Emergency Generator:  14.9 ft, 1.52 ft
  • Emergency Fire Pump:  10 ft, 0.42 ft
  • Turbine #1:  160 ft, 22.5 ft
  • Turbine #2:  160 ft, 22.5 ft
  • Cooling Tower:  54 ft, 28 ft

11. Permit Agency Contact

Mike Hopkins
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Lazarus Government Center
122 S. Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 644-3611