UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

AIR, PESTICIDES & TOXICS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

61 Forsyth St., S.W.

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

FACT SHEET

Action: Preliminary Determination and Draft Greenhouse Gas Air 

Permit, PSD-EPA-R4016, for New Hope Power Company,

Okeelanta Cogeneration Plant Boiler D Project

Public Notice & January 23, 2014 to February 24, 2014; Public Hearing requests 

Comment Period: must be received by February 7, 2014

Publication in the The Sun, The Clewiston News and The Glades 

Democrat.

Public hearing: February 26, 2014, 3:00 pm until 7:00 pm

(if significant public Belle Glade Library/Civic Center

 interest) 725 North West 5th Street

 Belle Glade, Florida 33430

Project: New Hope Power Company (NHPC) is proposing a major 

modification which will result in the addition of one natural gas 

boiler (Project) at the existing Okeelanta Cogeneration Plant 

(Okeelanta). This Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) 

permit includes the installation of one boiler primarily used for 

steam production with electric power generation capability. Natural 

gas will be the primary fuel source with fuel oil as a limited backup. 

Fuel oil use will be limited to 48 hours annually and periods of 

natural gas curtailment and gas supply interruption. The scope of this

PSD permit is limited to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Project Location: Okeelanta is located approximately 6 miles south of the city of South 

Bay, in Palm Beach County, Florida. The Project will be located 

within the existing Okeelanta property boundaries.

Authority: EPA Region 4 is the agency responsible for implementing and 

enforcing CAA 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 emissions from the federal PSD program. A 

separate permitting action addressing other pollutants is under the 

jurisdiction of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Emissions: The potential annual emissions in tons per year (TPY) from the 

Project assuming 100% natural gas as fuel are summarized in the 

following table: 

Pollutant

PTE 

(TPY)

Significant Emission Rate 

(TPY) PSD Review Required

SO2 19.54 40 No

PM 17.48 25 No

PM10 17.48 15 Yes

PM2.5 17.48 10 Yes

NOX 147.74 40 Yes

CO 187.65 100 Yes

VOC 12.65 40 No

Sulfuric Acid Mist 0.06 7 No

Lead 0.18 0.6 No

GHGs (as CO2e) 274,446 75,000 (subject-toregulation threshold)Yes

Control Technology: This PSD permit for the Project requires the use of Best Available 

Control Technology (BACT) to limit emissions of GHGs, to the 

greatest extent feasible. 

BACT for this project will include the use of maximized energy 

efficiency and the use of primarily lower GHG-emitting natural gas

and limited use of fuel oil as backup.

Additional Information: The draft permit and preliminary determination document that 

explains the derivation of the permit conditions are available on EPA 

Region 4’s website at: 

http://www.epa.gov/region4/air/permits/ghgpermits/ghgpermits.html

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

contact:

James Purvis

Air Permits Section

Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division

U.S. EPA Region 4

61 Forsyth Street, SW

Atlanta, GA 30303

404-562-9139

Email: R4GHGPermits@epa.gov