DEVAL L PATRICK 

Governor 

TIMOTHY P MURRAY 

Lieutenant Governor 

June 22, 2011 

Jeff Araujo, Plant Manager 

Somerset Power LLC 

Somerset Operations, Inc . 

1606 Riverside Avenue 

Somerset, Massachusetts 02726 

RE : FACILITY SHUTDOWN 

FMF Facility No. 316744 

Dear Mr. Araujo : 

RICHARD K, SULLIVAN JR, 

Secretary 

KENNETH L. KIMMELL 

Commissioner 

The Department of Environmental Protection (the "MassDEP"), Bureau of Waste 

Prevention has reviewed your letter dated June 14, 2011 concerning Somerset Power LLC's 

request to have approvals and a permit concerning the Somerset Power LLC facility withdrawn. 

Somerset Power LLC in an e-mail to MassDEP provided further clarification regarding the 

shutdown status of the facility with respect other equipment at the site . 

Based upon the information provided in the above referenced communications and 

contained in MassDEP's letter to Somerset Power LLC dated February 18, 2011, the facility will 

shutdown and no longer operate as an electric power generating facility . The shutdown includes 

all electric power generation equipment (Boiler 7/Unit 5, Boiler 8/Unit 6, and Combustion 

Turbine J2), Boiler 9 and all coal and ash handling equipment. The shutdown includes all 

Emission Units (EUs) as defined in Table 1 of the Final Air Quality Operating Permit dated 

October 12, 2004 . 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts 

Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs 

Department of Environmental Protection 

Southeast Regional Office " 20 Riverside Drive, Lakeville MA 02347 " 508-946-2700 

In response to your request, the following MassDEP Approvals are hereby revoked: 

Plan Approval, December 28, 1976, Application No . SM-76-019-CO, Unit 9 Auxiliary 

Boiler, 

Conditional Approval, November 21, 2000, Application No. 4B00001, NOx RACT 

Boiler 7, 8 and 9 and Combustion Turbine J2, 

This information is available in alternate format . Call Michelle Waters-Ekanem, Diversity Director, at 617-292-6761 . TDD# 1-866-539-7622 or 1-617-574-6868 

MassDEP Website: www.mass.gov/dep 

Printed on Recycled Paper 
Somerset Power LLC 

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" Conditional Approval, February 24, 2003, Application No. 41302003, Natural Gas Reburn 

Boiler 8, 

" Final Restricted Emission Status Approval, April 14, 1995, Application No. 41394113, 

Boiler 9, 

" Plan Approval, December 21, 1990, Application No. 41387080, 2.2% Sulfur Oil Boiler 7 

and 8, 

" Plan Approval, January 14, 1994, Application No. 41391002, Massachusetts Acid Rain 

Control Plan Boiler 7 and 8, and 

" Final Air Quality Operating Permit, October 12, 2004, Application No. 4V95057, CAA 

Title V. 

In addition, the following applications submitted to MassDEP are hereby deemed 

withdrawn and the review of the applications terminated: 

" Operating Permit Renewal Application, submitted April 13, 2009, 

Transmittal No. X227741, Application No. 41309012, 

" Operating Permit Minor Modification Application, submitted February 23, 2009, 

Transmittal No. X227016, Application No. 4M09003, and 

" CAIR 310 CMR 7.32 Application, submitted September 28, 2007, Transmittal No. 

W 156066, Application No. 41307042 . 

Prior to any future operation of coal handling equipment, ash handling equipment, Boiler 

7/Unit 5, Boiler 8/Unit 6, Boiler 9 or Combustion Turbine J2 (Operating Permit EUIA, EU1B, 

EUC, EU2A, EU2B, EU7, EU8, EU9 or EUJ2) it would require Somerset Power LLC to 

commence a new permitting process and obtain MassDEP's Plan Approval pursuant to 310 

CMR 7.00 Air Pollution Control regulations. 

Should you have any questions concerning this matter, please feel free to contact the 

undersigned at (508) 946-2779 . 

Sincerely, 

Ms liasl docsraq copy is 6ebg previded to yoe elatredaly by the 

Deputaimt of ErvtuameW Pc*Wa. A dpcd copy of this dKvmW 

b a 6k At the DIP office bed a I6e lederini 

John K. Winkler, Chief 

Permit Section 

Bureau of Waste Prevention 

ecc: Board of Selectmen, Somerset, MA 

Board of Health, Somerset, MA 

Shanna Cleveland, Esq., CLF, Boston, MA 

Carol Iancu, AGO, Boston, MA 

Gary Moran, MassDEP, Boston, MA 

Sharon Weber, MassDEP, Boston, MA 

Mike Dingle, MassDEP/OGC, Boston, MA 

Marilyn Levenson, Esq., MassDEP/OGC Boston, MA 

James Colman, MassDEPBWP, Boston, MA 

Nancy Seidman, MassDEP/BWP, Boston, MA 

Karen Regas, MassDEP/BWP, Boston, MA 
Somerset Power LLC 

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Yi Tian, MassDEPBWP, Boston, MA 

David Johnston, MassDEP, Lakeville, MA 

Laurel Carlson, MassDEP, Lakeville, MA 

Laura Black, MassDEPBWP, Lakeville, MA 

Mark Poudrier, MassEPBWP, Lakeville, MA 

Tim Blanchard, MassDEPBWP, Lakeville, MA