UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
AIR, PESTICIDES & TOXICS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

61 Forsyth St., S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303

FACT SHEET

A ction : Preliminary Determination and Draft Greenhouse Gas Air

Permit

, PSD

- EPA

- R401 4 , for Tampa Electric Company

, Po lk

Power Station 2

- 5 Combined Cycle Conversion Project

Public Notice & September 2 4 to October 2 5 , 2013 ; Public Hearing requests

Comment Period: must b e received by October 8 , 201 3

. Publication in The (

Lakeland ) Ledger

.

Public hearing : October 2 5 , 2013

, 3 :00 pm until 7:00 pm (if significant public Spook Hill Elementary School

i nterest) 321 Dr JA Wiltshire Ave. Lake Wales, FL 33853

Project: Tampa Electric Company (TECO) is proposing a major modification which will result in modernizing the existing P olk Power Station (PPS) by using higher

- efficiency, lower

- emission, combined cycle technology (Project). This Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit includes the modification of four existing simple cycle combustion turbines to add combined cycle operation in a 4

- on

- 1

co nfiguration

. Natural gas will be the primary fuel source with ultra

low sulfur diesel fuel oil as backup. Th e scope of thi s PSD permit is limited to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Project Location: The existing PPS facility is located approximately 13 miles

southwe st of the city of Bartow , in Polk County, Florida. The existing PPS site is situated within approximately 2

, 837 acres of land owned by TECO . The Project will be located within the existing P PS

boundaries.

Authority: The EPA Region 4 is the agency responsible for implementing and enforcing C lean Air Act requirements for GHG sources in Florida

. Sources are required to obtain an air quality permit before beginning

construction. The draft permit incorporates the applicable requirements for GHG emission s from the federal PSD program

. A separate permitting action addressing other pollutants is under the jurisdiction of the Florida Department of Environmental P rotection.Emissions: The maximum potential annual emissions in tons per year (TPY)

from the Pr oject are summarized in the fo llowing table:

Pollutant PTE

(TPY) Net Emissions

(TPY) Significant Emission Rate

(TPY) PSD Review Required

SO 2 192.3 192.3 40 No

PM 188.3 188.3 25 No

PM 10 309.0 309.0 15 No

PM 2.5 308.6 308.6 10 No

NO X 744.9 744.9 40 No

CO 935.0 935.0 100 No

VOC (as methane) 137.6 137.6 40 No

Sulfuric Acid Mist 42.7 42.7 7 No

Lead 0.18 0.18 0.6 No

GHGs ( as CO 2 e) 4,455,135 4,455,135 75,000 (subject

- to

regulation threshold) Yes

Control Technology: Th is PSD permit for the Project requires the use of Best Available Control Technology (BACT) to limit emissions of GHG s , to the greatest extent feasible

.

BACT for this project will include the use of an energy efficient

4

- on

- 1 combined cycle configuration , which will rely primarily upon

lower GHG

- emitting natural gas and limited use of fuel oil as backup , and limited simple cycle operation. BACT requirements for

the emergency generator will include work practice standards to ensure proper operation and mai ntenance

. BACT for the circuit

breakers ( to control SF 6 emissions) is the use of modern enclosed systems with low

- pressure alarms and periodic inspection.

Additional Information: The draft permit and preliminary determination document that explains the derivation of the permit conditions are available on the EPA Region 4’s website at: http://www.epa.gov /region4/air/permits/ghgpermits/ghgpermits.html

EPA Contact: For quest ions or comments on the draft permit and public hearing

contact:

Art Hofmeister

Air Permits Section Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division U.S. EPA Region 4 61 Forsyth Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30303

404

- 562

- 9115

Email: R4GHGPermits@epa.gov