Puget Sound Energy Fredonia Generating Station - Permitting Information
1. Facility Information
Puget Sound Energy Fredonia Generating Station
2. Location
Skagit County, Washington near town of Mt. Vernon. 48ø27'17" N latitude, 122ø26'14"W longitude.
3. Distance from US/Canada Border
30 miles
4. Facility Type and Size
Puget Sound Energy proposes to install two 54 MW simple cycle natural gas-fired Pratt & Whitney FT-8 twin pac turbines at its existing 228 MW power generation peaking facility near Mt. Vernon. No. 2 fuel oil is available as a backup fuel.
5. Sources of Emissions
Combustion turbines.
6. Type of Fuel
Primary - natural gas, Backup - No. 2 fuel oil.
7. Type and Quantity of Emissions
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8. Emission Control Technology
For two new gas fired combustion turbines (108 MW combined), maximum permitted potential to emit (8760 hours / yr) considering controls:
| Pollutant | Quantity of Emissions Firing Gas (tons / yr) |
Quantity of Emissions Firing Oil (tons / yr) |
Emission Control Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM10 | 30 | 53 | Good combustion practices |
| SO2 | 15 | 224 | Good combustion practices |
| NOx | 102 | 102 | Good combustion practices, water injection, & SCR |
| VOC | 42 | 35 | Good combustion practices, oxidation catalyst |
| CO | 124 | 124 | Good combustion practices, oxidation catalyst |
| H2 SO4 | 69 | 69 | Good combustion practices |
| HAP | 9 | 9 | Good combustion practices, oxidation catalyst |
9. Date Permit Application Received
May 4, 2001, October 5, 2001.
10. Stack Height and Diameter
Stack 1:
Height: 50 feet
Diameter: 11 feet
Stack 2:
Height: 50 feet
Diameter: 11 feet
11. Permit Agency Contact
State of Washington Department of Ecology
Air Quality Program
Attn: Tapas Das
P.O. Box 47600
Olympia, WA 98504-7600
Phone: 360.407.6803
Northwest Air Pollution Authority
Attn: Lester Keel
1600 South 2nd Street
Mount Vernon, WA 98273-5202
Phone: 360.428.1617, ext 209