I had seen a news item about that petition last month (Deleware argues that the Harrison Power plant contributes to their air quality violations) but had trouble understanding why Deleware could be so specific about one plant that already has low-NOx boilers and SCR. This news article indicates that Harrison frequently operates without using the SCR, which would dramatically increase NOx emissions and down-wind ozone.
This could exacerbate the costs of operating Harrison, at a time when it is already under fire for costing more to operate than FE had projected.
Anybody know if this has a bearing on Pleasants?
JBK
________________________________ From: Nachy Kanfer nachy.kanfer@sierraclub.org Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 7:34:27 AM To: Bill Price; Bridget Lee; James Kotcon Subject: how did i miss this??
Was it reported in the news?
http://news.delaware.gov/2016/08/09/dnrec-files-another-clean-air-act-petiti...
-- Nachy Kanfer Deputy Director, East Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign (614) 625-3894
Using sophisticated optical modeling, states (and Sierra Club) can pinpoint contributions from individual sources to downwind non-attainment areas. We've done similar modeling and it may even have been our modeling that bolstered Delaware's case for doing this.
Bridget can you work with Josh Berman to export a list of WV coal plants and their contributions to downwind NAAs? I wonder where Pleasants will fall on that list. I also wonder how the recent release of CSAPR 2.5 (or whatever we are calling the latest version) affects EPA's likely response to these petitions.
On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 8:30 AM, James Kotcon jkotcon@wvu.edu wrote:
I had seen a news item about that petition last month (Deleware argues that the Harrison Power plant contributes to their air quality violations) but had trouble understanding why Deleware could be so specific about one plant that already has low-NOx boilers and SCR. This news article indicates that Harrison frequently operates without using the SCR, which would dramatically increase NOx emissions and down-wind ozone.
This could exacerbate the costs of operating Harrison, at a time when it is already under fire for costing more to operate than FE had projected.
Anybody know if this has a bearing on Pleasants?
JBK
*From:* Nachy Kanfer nachy.kanfer@sierraclub.org *Sent:* Wednesday, September 28, 2016 7:34:27 AM *To:* Bill Price; Bridget Lee; James Kotcon *Subject:* how did i miss this??
Was it reported in the news?
http://news.delaware.gov/2016/08/09/dnrec-files-another- clean-air-act-petition-with-epa-to-reduce-upwind-sourced- pollution-emissions-this-time-targeting-coal-fired-west- virginia-power-plant/
-- Nachy Kanfer Deputy Director, East Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign (614) 625-3894
According to data on EPA's Clean Air Markets web page, Harrison's three boilers had NOx emissions rates of 0.298 to 0.349 lb/MMBTU. Pleasants Unit 2 was at 0.38 and the other Pleasants units are not far behind All have Low NOx boilers and SCR. This compares to rates in the neighborhood of 0.07 for Longview and 0.1 or less for the John Amos plant. As far as I can tell, Fort Martin has Low-NOx boilers but NOT SCR and its emission rates are lower than Harrison.
It looks to me like FirstEnergy could be doing better.
Jim Kotcon
________________________________ From: Nachy Kanfer nachy.kanfer@sierraclub.org Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 9:04:29 AM To: James Kotcon Cc: Bill Price; Bridget Lee; ec@osenergy.org Subject: Re: how did i miss this??
Using sophisticated optical modeling, states (and Sierra Club) can pinpoint contributions from individual sources to downwind non-attainment areas. We've done similar modeling and it may even have been our modeling that bolstered Delaware's case for doing this.
Bridget can you work with Josh Berman to export a list of WV coal plants and their contributions to downwind NAAs? I wonder where Pleasants will fall on that list. I also wonder how the recent release of CSAPR 2.5 (or whatever we are calling the latest version) affects EPA's likely response to these petitions.
On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 8:30 AM, James Kotcon <jkotcon@wvu.edumailto:jkotcon@wvu.edu> wrote:
I had seen a news item about that petition last month (Deleware argues that the Harrison Power plant contributes to their air quality violations) but had trouble understanding why Deleware could be so specific about one plant that already has low-NOx boilers and SCR. This news article indicates that Harrison frequently operates without using the SCR, which would dramatically increase NOx emissions and down-wind ozone.
This could exacerbate the costs of operating Harrison, at a time when it is already under fire for costing more to operate than FE had projected.
Anybody know if this has a bearing on Pleasants?
JBK
________________________________ From: Nachy Kanfer <nachy.kanfer@sierraclub.orgmailto:nachy.kanfer@sierraclub.org> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 7:34:27 AM To: Bill Price; Bridget Lee; James Kotcon Subject: how did i miss this??
Was it reported in the news?
http://news.delaware.gov/2016/08/09/dnrec-files-another-clean-air-act-petiti...
-- Nachy Kanfer Deputy Director, East Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign (614) 625-3894tel:%28614%29%20625-3894
-- Nachy Kanfer Deputy Director, East Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign (614) 625-3894
Those NOx rates are exceedingly high for SCR-equipped units, and -- tellingly -- have increased steadily over time. Pleasants is not as high as Harrison but still quite high.
On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 10:34 AM, James Kotcon jkotcon@wvu.edu wrote:
According to data on EPA's Clean Air Markets web page, Harrison's three boilers had NOx emissions rates of 0.298 to 0.349 lb/MMBTU. Pleasants Unit 2 was at 0.38 and the other Pleasants units are not far behind All have Low NOx boilers and SCR. This compares to rates in the neighborhood of 0.07 for Longview and 0.1 or less for the John Amos plant. As far as I can tell, Fort Martin has Low-NOx boilers but NOT SCR and its emission rates are lower than Harrison.
It looks to me like FirstEnergy could be doing better.
Jim Kotcon
*From:* Nachy Kanfer nachy.kanfer@sierraclub.org *Sent:* Wednesday, September 28, 2016 9:04:29 AM *To:* James Kotcon *Cc:* Bill Price; Bridget Lee; ec@osenergy.org *Subject:* Re: how did i miss this??
Using sophisticated optical modeling, states (and Sierra Club) can pinpoint contributions from individual sources to downwind non-attainment areas. We've done similar modeling and it may even have been our modeling that bolstered Delaware's case for doing this.
Bridget can you work with Josh Berman to export a list of WV coal plants and their contributions to downwind NAAs? I wonder where Pleasants will fall on that list. I also wonder how the recent release of CSAPR 2.5 (or whatever we are calling the latest version) affects EPA's likely response to these petitions.
On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 8:30 AM, James Kotcon jkotcon@wvu.edu wrote:
I had seen a news item about that petition last month (Deleware argues that the Harrison Power plant contributes to their air quality violations) but had trouble understanding why Deleware could be so specific about one plant that already has low-NOx boilers and SCR. This news article indicates that Harrison frequently operates without using the SCR, which would dramatically increase NOx emissions and down-wind ozone.
This could exacerbate the costs of operating Harrison, at a time when it is already under fire for costing more to operate than FE had projected.
Anybody know if this has a bearing on Pleasants?
JBK
*From:* Nachy Kanfer nachy.kanfer@sierraclub.org *Sent:* Wednesday, September 28, 2016 7:34:27 AM *To:* Bill Price; Bridget Lee; James Kotcon *Subject:* how did i miss this??
Was it reported in the news?
http://news.delaware.gov/2016/08/09/dnrec-files-another-clea n-air-act-petition-with-epa-to-reduce-upwind-sourced-pollu tion-emissions-this-time-targeting-coal-fired-west-virginia-power-plant/
-- Nachy Kanfer Deputy Director, East Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign (614) 625-3894
-- Nachy Kanfer Deputy Director, East Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign (614) 625-3894
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