NR 446.15(3)
(3) Beginning March 1, 2011, and on or before March 1, 2021, owners and operators may request in the annual compliance report required in
s. NR 446.17 (1), that the department certify excess mercury reductions from the previous calendar year as early emission reduction credits. The department shall provide written notice within 60 days of the receipt of a request approving or denying the early emission reduction credit request.
NR 446.15(4)
(4) The department shall certify the emission reductions, in terms of pounds of mercury emissions reduced, as early emission reduction credits if the owner or operator demonstrates to the department that the reductions are actual mercury emission reductions that are not required under any state or federal law, court order or air permit condition.
NR 446.15(5)
(5) Certified mercury emission reduction credits may be used by the owner or operator of a coal-fired EGU to meet the annual mercury emission limitations in
s. NR 446.14 (1) (c) subject to the provisions in
sub. (6).
NR 446.15(6)
(6) For demonstrating compliance with the mercury emission limitations in
s. NR 446.14 (1) (c), an owner or operator shall only be allowed to surrender certified mercury emission reduction credits in an amount that does not exceed 10% of the annual allowable emission total, in pounds.
NR 446.15(7)
(7) The department will maintain an ongoing record of the early mercury emission reduction credits certified and surrendered to achieve compliance with
s. NR 446.14.
NR 446.15 History
History: CR 07-036: cr.
Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08.
NR 446.16
NR 446.16 Electric reliability compliance extension. NR 446.16(1)(1) The owner or operator of a coal-fired EGU subject to
s. NR 446.13, or electing to comply with
s. NR 446.13 or
446.14, may request an extension to achieve compliance with the applicable mercury, NO
x or SO
2 emission limitations.
NR 446.16(2)
(2) The department may grant an extension under this section if, in consultation with the public service commission, the department determines that the information submitted by the owner or operator supports a conclusion that without the extension a major electrical supply disruption is likely to occur. An extension may not be granted beyond January 1, 2017.
NR 446.16(3)
(3) The owner or operator shall submit a written request for extension to the department at the time the emission limitation election in
s. NR 446.17 (2) is provided.
NR 446.16(4)
(4) The request shall provide sufficient information concerning the conditions on which the request is based to demonstrate to the department's satisfaction that an extension is warranted. In addition, the request shall include all of the following:
NR 446.16(4)(a)
(a) The proposed control equipment installation schedule for all coal-fired EGUs the owner or operator has included in the request to meet the requirements of this subchapter.
NR 446.16(4)(c)
(c) The alternative annual emission limitations for mercury, NO
x or SO
2 that will be achieved during the period of the requested extension.
NR 446.16(4)(d)
(d) The reasons why the owner or operator is unable to meet the January 1, 2015 compliance schedule and emission limitations in
s. NR 446.13 or
446.14.
NR 446.16(5)
(5) Within 180 days after the receipt of a completed request, the department shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for denying, approving or conditionally approving any request for an extension.
NR 446.16 History
History: CR 07-036: cr.
Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08.
NR 446.165
NR 446.165 Large coal-fired electric generating unit variance. NR 446.165(1)(1) The owner or operator of a large coal-fired EGU may request a variance from the emission reduction requirements of
s. NR 446.13 or
446.14 by submitting a written request to the department and the commission. The request shall provide sufficient information concerning the conditions or special circumstances on which the variance request is based to demonstrate to the department's satisfaction that a variance from the applicable requirements is necessary. In addition, the request shall include the following:
NR 446.165(1)(a)
(a) Where an alternative compliance schedule is sought, the owner or operator shall submit a proposed schedule which demonstrates reasonable further progress and contains a date for final compliance as soon as practicable.
NR 446.165(1)(b)
(b) Where an alternative reduction requirement is sought, the owner or operator shall submit a proposed reduction requirement.
NR 446.165(1)(c)
(c) Requests for variances shall contain relevant information on the costs and technological feasibility of meeting the reduction requirements as required by the department.
NR 446.165(3)
(3) The department may grant a variance that sets an alternative reduction requirement or schedule, or both.
NR 446.165(4)
(4) The department may grant a variance if the owner or operator demonstrates to the department's satisfaction that the reduction requirements are technologically or economically infeasible.
NR 446.165(5)
(5) The department may grant a variance that sets an alternative schedule if the owner or operator demonstrates to the department's satisfaction that the delay is needed to complete installation and place into operation control technology to achieve compliance with a reduction requirement.
NR 446.165(6)
(6) Within 90 days of the receipt of a completed request, the department shall publish a public notice on each variance request and the department's preliminary determination to grant or deny the request, to provide the opportunity for public comments including, where requested, a public hearing on the variance request. Following the public comment period, the department shall notify the variance applicant in writing of the reasons for denying, granting or for granting in a modified form any request for a variance.
NR 446.165(7)
(7) The department may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, revoke or modify any variance when any term or condition of the variance has been violated.
NR 446.165 History
History: CR 07-036: cr.
Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08.
NR 446.17
NR 446.17 Annual compliance report, emission limitation election and BACT determination. NR 446.17(1)
(1)
Annual compliance report. By July 1, 2017, the owner or operator of a coal-fired EGU subject to this subchapter shall prepare and submit a compliance report for the initial period of April 16, 2016 to April 15, 2017. On or before March 1, 2018, and on or before March 1 of every calendar year thereafter, the owner or operator of a coal-fired EGU subject to this subchapter shall prepare and submit a compliance report for the previous calendar year. The report shall include all of the following:
NR 446.17(1)(a)
(a) The actual mercury emissions and, if subject to NO
x and SO
2 emission limitations under this subchapter, the actual NO
x and SO
2 emissions from each coal-fired EGU for the previous year following the methodology in
s. NR 446.18.
NR 446.17(1)(b)
(b) The designated emission limitations under
sub. (2) for each coal-fired EGU.
NR 446.17(1)(c)
(c) The amount of early reduction emission credits certified under
s. NR 446.15 and currently held by the owner or operator, in pounds, and the amount of certified early reduction emission credits being surrendered.
NR 446.17(1)(d)
(d) A comparison of annual actual emissions minus any surrendered early emission reduction credits to the annual allowable emissions, in pounds, for each coal-fired EGU by the applicable emission limitation requirement established in
sub. (2) using the methods and procedures in
s. NR 446.18.
NR 446.17 Note
Note: The compliance periods and compliance report due dates are specified in order to allow for 12 month emission averaging periods in complying with large EGU emission limitations, and in complying with small EGU emission limitation if appropriate. The initial compliance report due by July 1, 2017 will demonstrate compliance for the period of April 16, 2016 to April 15, 2017. The second compliance report will be due on March 1, 2018 and will demonstrate compliance for the period of January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017. All subsequent reports will be due on March 1 of each year and will demonstrate compliance for the previous calendar year.
NR 446.17(2)(a)(a) No later than December 31, 2010, owners or operators of coal-fired EGUs affected by the requirements of this subchapter shall identify for each unit under their ownership or control the mercury emission limitations in this subchapter for those units including any elections made under
ss. NR 446.12 (2) and
446.14 (1). This identification shall be made to the department in writing.
NR 446.17(2)(b)
(b) Within 90 days after the receipt of the report in
sub. (1), the department shall notify the owner or operator in writing of the emission limitation designations for each coal-fired EGUs subject to this subchapter.
NR 446.17(2)(c)
(c) Designations by the department under
par. (b) shall establish emission limitation requirements under this subchapter.
NR 446.17(3)
(3) Bact determination for small coal-fired electric generating units. NR 446.17(3)(a)(a) No later than June 30, 2011, owners or operators of small coal-fired EGUs subject to
s. NR 446.12 shall provide the department with a preliminary BACT determination.
NR 446.17(3)(b)
(b) Notwithstanding
par. (a), a small coal-fired EGU designated by the department under
sub. (2) to meet the emission limitations in
s. NR 446.13 or
446.14 are not required to provide a preliminary BACT determination.
NR 446.17(3)(c)
(c) The owner or operator shall submit the information required in
par. (a) on the application form required for an operation permit, an amendment to an application, or renewal of the operation permit, as applicable.
NR 446.17(3)(d)
(d) Within 180 days after the receipt of the information in
par. (c), the department shall approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the owner's or operator's preliminary BACT determination.
NR 446.17 History
History: CR 07-036: cr.
Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08;
CR 13-089: am. (1) (intro.) Register July 2014 No. 703, eff. 8-1-14. NR 446.18
NR 446.18 Emission determination and compliance demonstration. NR 446.18(1)(1)
Monitoring requirements. Owners and operators of a coal-fired EGU affected by this subchapter shall monitor emissions, heat input, electricity generation and process thermal energy, as required to demonstrate compliance, according to the following methods and specifications:
NR 446.18(1)(b)
(b) For mercury, hourly mass emissions using continuous emission monitoring. By December 31, 2013, the department shall promulgate rules that specify the requirements for continuous emission monitoring for purposes of this paragraph.
NR 446.18 Note
Note: On February 8, 2008, the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated rules the department had intended to rely on related to continuous emission monitoring for mercury emissions. (See
New Jersey, et. al. v. Environmental Protection Agency, D.C. Ct. App. No
05-1097, February 8, 2008.)
NR 446.18(1)(d)
(d) For gross electric output, hourly megawatt-hours using continuous monitoring.
NR 446.18(1)(e)
(e) For process thermal energy input, hourly mmBtus delivered to the process using continuous monitoring.
NR 446.18(2)
(2) Determining annual actual emissions. Owners and operators of a coal-fired EGU affected by this subchapter shall determine annual mass of actual emissions for each pollutant as the sum of monitored emissions according to Equation 1.
where:
Pactual is the mass of mercury, NOx or SO2 emitted during the compliance year
Pmonitored is the mass of mercury, NOx or SO2 emissions monitored and determined for each hour i the EGU is operated during the compliance year
n is the number of hours the EGU is operating during the compliance year
NR 446.18(3)
(3) Determining annual fuel mercury content. Owners and operators of a coal-fired EGU affected by this subchapter shall determine the annual mass of mercury contained in all combusted fuels, as required to demonstrate compliance, according to the following procedures:
NR 446.18(3)(a)
(a) Calculate the mass of mercury contained in each fuel for each month, according to Equation 2, as the mercury concentration in fuel combusted each month as determined following the procedures in
s. NR 446.07 (1),
(2) and
(3) according to solid and non-solid types of fuel, multiplied by the amount of fuel, in mmBtu, combusted each month as determined following the procedures in
s. NR 446.07 (4).
where:
Fuel Hgfm is the mass of mercury contained in fuel f, in month m
HIfm is the heat input of the combusted fuel f, in month m
Hg Cfm is the mercury concentration for fuel f, in month m
NR 446.18(3)(b)
(b) Calculate the annual mass of mercury, according to Equation 3, as the sum of mercury contained in all fuels combusted for all months during the compliance year.
where:
Fuel Hgannual is the mass amount of mercury contained in all fuels combusted during the compliance year
Fuel Hgi is the mercury mass content for fuel i, combusted in month m, during the compliance year determined in par. (a)
f is number of fuels combusted during the compliance month
NR 446.18(4)
(4) Determining annual gross output. Owners and operators of a coal-fired EGU affected by this subchapter shall determine the annual gross energy output in gigawatt-hours, as required to demonstrate compliance, according to the following procedures:
NR 446.18(4)(a)
(a) Calculate the annual gross electric output in gigawatt-hours, according to Equation 4, as the sum of gross electric output measured in megawatt-hours for each hour the EGU is operating.
where:
EGWh is the total annual gross electric output in GWh
MWhi is the gross electric output in MWh for each hour i the EGU operated during the compliance year
1,000 is the factor to convert MWh to GWh
n is the number of hours the EGU operated during the compliance year
NR 446.18(4)(b)
(b) Calculate the annual amount of useful thermal energy in mmBtu, according to Equation 5, as the sum of the process thermal energy input for each hour the EGU is operated multiplied by the process energy efficiency.
where:
UTEannual is the annual amount of thermal energy, in mmBtu, utilized in the cogeneration process
PTEIi is the amount of thermal energy input, in mmBtu, made available to the cogeneration process for each hour i the EGU operated during the compliance year
PEE is the process energy efficiency, expressed as a percent, measured for the EGU. A value of 50% may be assumed.
n is the number of hours the unit operated during the year of compliance
NR 446.18(4)(c)
(c) Calculate the annual gross energy output in mmBtu, according to Equation 6, as the sum of the annual gross electric output and the annual applied thermal energy converted to electric output.
