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New Source Review (NSR) Permitting

Oregon Energy Center

1. Facility Information

Oregon Energy Center

2. Location

700 N Wynn Road
Oregon, Ohio 43616
Lucas County

3. Distance from US/Canada Border

Approximately 48 km (Sunset Beach [near Amherstburg], Ontario)

4. Facility Type and Size

955-megawatt natural gas-fired combined cycle combustion turbine electric generating facility

5. Sources of Emissions

The facility consists of two combined cycle combustion turbines (3,055 mmBtu/hr heat input turbine at ISO conditions and 221.3 mmBtu/hr heat input duct burner) with dry low NOx combustors, selective catalytic reduction (SCR), and catalytic oxidation, a 37.8 mmBtu/hr natural gas fired auxiliary boiler with low-NOx burners and flue gas recirculation, a 1,000 kWe (1,140 kW mechanical) emergency diesel-fired generator, a 300 hp emergency diesel-fired fire pump, and a 10-cell wet cooling tower equipped with a high efficiency drift eliminator.

6. Type of Fuel

Natural gas for the turbines and boiler and diesel fuel for the emergency generator and fire pump.

7. Type and Quantity of Emissions

Pollutant Tons/Yr

CO

275.1

NOx

241.3

PM10

135.0

PM2.5

132.6

SO2

43.0

VOC

101.4

H2SO4 31.5
GHGs expressed as CO2e 3,383,956

8. Emission Control Technology

The combined cycle combustion turbines will be equipped with dry low NOx combustors, selective catalytic reduction (SCR), and catalytic oxidation.  The auxiliary boiler will be equipped with low-NOx burners and flue gas recirculation.  The wet cooling tower will be equipped with a high efficiency drift eliminator.

9. Date Permit Application Received

The permit application associated with this permit was received on 1/14/2020.  Note this permit will replace the permit issued on 9/27/17 that expired; the associated permit application was received on 6/24/16, with an application modification received on 5/26/17.

10. Stack Height and Diameter

Turbine Stack #1: vertical unobstructed, 185 ft high, 21 ft diameter

Turbine Stack #2: vertical unobstructed, 185 ft high, 21 ft diameter

Auxiliary Boiler Stack: vertical unobstructed, 185 ft high, 2.5 ft diameter

Emergency Generator Stack: vertical unobstructed, 12.6 ft high, 1.0 ft diameter

Fire Pump Stack: vertical unobstructed, 13.5 ft high, 0.5 ft diameter

10 Cooling Tower Cell Stacks (each): vertical unobstructed, 43.5 ft high, 35.6 ft diameter

11. Permit Agency Contact

 
Michael E. Hopkins, P.E.
Assistant Chief, Permitting Section, DAPC
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Lazarus Government Center
50 West Town Street, Suite 700
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, OH 43216
(614) 644-3611