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-R4010, for Florida Power & Light 

Company, Port Everglades Next Generation Clean Energy 

Center 

Public Notice & May 31 to July 2, 2013; Public Hearing requests must 

Comment Period: be received by June 17, 2013

Publication in the Florida Register and Sun Sentinel.

Public hearing: July 2, 2013, 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm

(if significant public Broward County Library in Fort Lauderdale

interest) 

Project: Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is proposing a major 

modification which will result in modernizing the existing Port 

Everglades Plant using higher efficiency, lower emission, 

combined cycle technology (Project). This Prevention of 

Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit requires the retirement and 

replacement of four existing oil-fired units with one nominal 1,250 

MW 3-on-1 combined cycle unit, which will rely primarily upon 

natural gas. The PSD permit is limited to greenhouse gas (GHG) 

emissions.

Project Location: The existing FPL Port Everglades Plant is located within the City 

of Hollywood, in Broward County, Florida. The existing site is 

situated within 92.5 acres of land owned by FPL. The property is 

also in the mid-port section within the jurisdictional area of Port 

Everglades. The Project will be located within the existing Port 

Everglades Plant 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 maximum potential annual emissions in tons per year (TPY) 

from the Project are summarized in the following table: 

Pollutant PTE 

(TPY)

Net Emissions 

(TPY)

Significant Emission 

Rate (TPY) PSD Review Required

SO2 210 -9,284 40 No

PM 245 -358 25 No

PM10 245 -358 15 No

PM2.5 245 -157 10 No

NOx 377 -3,883 40 No

CO 954 69 100 No

VOC (as methane) 105 28 40 No

Sulfuric Acid 

Mist

40.4 -382 7 No

Lead 0.052 -0.046 0.6 No

GHGs (CO2e) 4,478,017 1,926,979 75,000 (subject to 

regulation 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 an energy efficient 3-

on-1 combined cycle unit, which will rely primarily upon lower 

GHG-emitting natural gas with limited use of fuel oil as backup. 

Additional BACT requirements for the auxiliary boiler, emergency 

generators, natural gas compressor station, diesel fire pump engine,

and temporary construction boilers will include energy efficiency

through the regulation of fuel and use of a cleaner fuel (for nonemergency equipment). The BACT requirement for the circuit 

breakers to control SF6 is the use of modern enclosed systems with 

alarms and periodic inspection.

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.ht

ml. 

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

contact:

Andrew Parks

Air Permits Section

Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division

U.S. EPA Region 4

61 Forsyth Street, SW

Atlanta, GA 30303

404-562-8122

Email: Parks.Andrew@epa.gov