If you have not already done so, please click the link in the announcement below to register to speak at the "Virtual Hearing" on Longview I Greenhouse Gas Permit.

I attach the draft permit, the DEP's Engineering Evaluation, and some comments from a Sierra Engineer who has examined the permit.

But if you don't have time to read all this, One simple message to WV-DEP:

"We must reduce greenhouse gas emissions, please do not allow Longview to increase them, as proposed in this draft permit."

Thank you.

Jim Kotcon, Sierra Club & MVCAC

P.S. Invite a friend!

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Friday, October 9, 2020 @ 9:04 AM

AIR QUALITY PERMIT NOTICE AND PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULED

Notice of Intent to Approve

On June 1, 2020, Longview Power, LLC applied to the WV Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality (DAQ) for a permit to establish a carbon dioxide emission standard for an electricity generation facility located at 1375 Fort Martin Road, Maidsville, Monongalia County, WV, at 39.7090 latitude and -79.9589 longitude. A preliminary evaluation has determined that all State and Federal air quality requirements will be met by the proposed facility. The DAQ is providing notice to the public of its preliminary determination to issue the permit as R13-3495.

This permitting action will establish a weighted carbon dioxide standard on a calendar year basis using the established load bin limits below and the hours of operation in each load bin during the year.

Load Bin        Load Bin Range
(MWh G) Normal Operation
Level 1 Limit*
(lb CO2/MWh Net)        Impaired Operation
Level 2 Limit**
(lb CO2/MWh Net)
LB-0    0-313   9,864G N/A
LB-1    >313-407        2,230   2,453
LB-2    >407-501        2,108   2,319
LB-3    >501-595        2,050   2,255
LB-4    >595-689        2,002   2,202
LB-5    >689    1,958   2,154

G = Gross generation in terms of MWh gross electricity generation.
* = Normal Operations above the minimum stable load of the emission unit.
** = Impaired Operations above the minimum stable load that has been approved by the Director for a specified duration of time. Impaired Operation means that the unit can operate below normal efficiency due to unavoidable equipment failure.

After the initial compliance year, the above limits will be increase by 0.4% annually due to unit degradation with a recovery rate that decreases the limit by 0.7% once every five years. In the year 2046, these limits will be fixed thereafter at the following limits:

Load Bin        Load Bin Range
(MWh G) Normal Operation
Level 1 Limit*
(lb CO2/MWh Net)        Impaired Operation
Level 2 Limit**
(lb CO2/MWh Net)
LB-0    0-313   10,523G N/A
LB-1    >313-407        2,379    2,617
LB-2    >407-501        2,249    2,474
LB-3    >501-595        2,187    2,406
LB-4    >595-689        2,136    2,349
LB-5    >689    2,089    2,298

The DAQ has scheduled a public meeting for 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. The public meeting will be held virtually to prevent the spread of COVID-
19 in accordance with the Governor’s Safer at Home Order and the WVDEP COVID-19 Policy. Instructions for providing written comments and for providing oral comments at the virtual public meeting are provided below.

The purpose of the public review process is to accept public comments on air quality issues relevant to this determination. Only written comments or comments presented orally at the scheduled public meeting, will be considered prior to final action on the permit. All such comments will become part of the public record.

Written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 9, 2020:
•       Email written comments to Edward.S.Andrews@wv.gov with “Longview
Power Comments” in the subject line, or
•       Mail hard copy comments to Edward Andrews, WV Department of
Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality, 601 57th Street, SE, Charleston, WV 25304.

Public meeting participation:
•       Members of the public can participate online or listen via
telephone. Participant pre-registration is required by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2020.