IMPLEMENTATION OF SENATE BILL X1 28.ppt

IMPLEMENTATION OF SENATE BILL X1 28 UPDATE OF POWER PLANT SITING GUIDANCE Workgroup Meeting August 3, 2001 Purpose of Today’s Meeting Discuss ARB’s approach for Electrical Generation Retrofit Regulation and Guidance update Solicit members for workgroup Highlight important dates for regulation/guidance Set workgroup meeting dates Focus for Today Statewide regulation and schedule for retrofitting electrical generating facilities Update “Guidance for Power Plant Siting and Best Available Control Technology” Presentation Overview Retrofit Regulation: Background Scope of regulation Power Plant Guidance Update: Current Guidance BACT emission levels Areas of possible change Low emission measurement Regulation/Guidance Workgroup: Workgroup’s role Tentative regulation workgroup schedule Statewide Retrofit Regulation: Background Power Plant Inventory Total Capacity (MW) Hydroelectric 386 14,116.53 Geothermal 46 2,561.70 Gas/Oil 340 27,733.42 Coal 15 549.50 Wind 104 1,814.68 Waste-to-Energy 104 1,087.67 Nuclear 2 4,310.00 Solar 14 412.63 Grant Total: 1,011* 52,586.11 *Plants of 0.1 MW and larger Power Generation Emissions Comparison (Courtesy of SCAQMD) Statewide Retrofit Regulation:Scope Scope of Regulation Applicability 1 MW and greater Supplies power to the grid Includes: Prime reciprocating engines Peakers Boilers Qualifying Facilities (Q.F.’s) Renewables Other Scope of Regulation(continued) Pollutants: All criteria pollutants - NOx, CO, VOC, PM10, SOx Emission limits: Based on class/category of source (i.e., combined-cycle turbine, natural gas-fired boiler, wood-fired boiler, landfill gas-fired ICE) Incentives for zero emission technologies Scope of Regulation(continued) Banking criteria TBD Timelines for implementation of retrofits TBD Exemption for repowers Retrofit Starting Points ARB guidance RACT/BARCT emission limits currently in place BACT emission control