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 6 , for New Hope Power Company

, Okeelanta Cogeneration Plant Boiler D Project

Public Notice & January 2 3 , 2014 to February 24 , 2014 ; Public Hearing requests

Comment Period: must b e received by February 7 , 201 4

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 5 th 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 boi ler primarily used for

steam production with electric power generation capability. Natural

gas will be the primary fuel source wi th fuel oil as a limited backup

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

natural gas curtailment and g as supply interruption

. Th e scope of thi s

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 P alm 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 Depar tment of Environmental P rotection.Emissions: The potential annual emissions in tons per year (TPY) from the

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

fo llowing table:

Pollutant PTE

(TPY) Significant Emission Rate

(TPY) PSD Review Required

SO 2 19.54 40 No

PM 17.48 25 No

PM 10 17.48 15 Yes

PM 2.5 17.48 10 Yes

NO X 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 CO 2 e) 274,446 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 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 conditi ons are available on 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:

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

- 91 39

Email: R4GHGPer mits@epa.gov