## Mr. Sayed Sadredin Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO) San Joaquin Valley APCD 1990 E . Gettysburg Avenue, Fresno, CA 93726-0244 Attn: John Copp

Dear Mr. Sadredin: 

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### Panoche Energy Center 43883 W. Panoche Road, Firebaugh CA 93622



### June 21, 2011 

# Received 

# JUN 22 2011

SJVUAPCD

Source Test and RATA Reports for Permit #'s C-7220-1, -2, -3 &-4

Please find attached the Source Test and RATA reports for all of the**four~** 

### 100 Megawatt GE turbines; Pennit numbers C-7220-1,-2, -3 

### & -4 at the Panoche Energy Center . Ifyou have any questions or require additional information, please contact Roy Campbell, Wood Group's EHS manager for the facility at (559) 659-2270 ext. 103. Sincerely, 

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cc: Robin Shropshire, PPMS Steve Reinhardt, Wood Group Roy Campbell, Wood Group Dale Rundquist Compliance Project Manager California Energy Commission (MS-2000) 1516 Ninth Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Steven Frey US Environmental Protection Agency 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94015

## San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District 

# Compliance Source Test Report Pano c he Energy Center Panoche Facility Turbine 1

Prepared by Aeros Environmental, Inc.

Determination of Concentrations and Emissions of Particulate, NOx, CO, VOC, NH 3 , 

## Fuel Sulfur (SOx as S02) and Relative Accuracy Test Audit (RATA) Project 280-72800

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Panoche Energy Center Panoche Facility Turbine 1

Pollutant ppm 2 .69 NOx 2.73 2 .67 Mean 2.70 2 . 51 CO 2 . 11 2 . 57 Mean 2.40 2 .61 NH3 2 .69 2 . 79 Mean 2.70 0 .0 VOC 0 .0 0 .0 Mean <0 .30 grlDSCF 0 .00091 Particulate 0 .00080 0.00051 Mean 0.00074 gr/100DSCF As Sin 

## Summary Of Results

ppm@ 15% O2 I b/hr Ib/MMBtu

2 . 02 6.44 0 .0073 2 .04 6 .51 0 .0074 2 . 00 6 . 36 0 .0073 2.02 6.44 0.0073 1 .88 3 .66 0 .0042 1 .58 3 .07 0 .0035 1 . 92 3.73 0 .0043 1.79 3.49 0 .0040 1 . 96 2 . 31 

### -. 2.01 2.37 2 . 09 2.46 2.02 2.38 0 . 0 0 . 00 0 . 0000 0.0 0 .00 0.0000 0.0 0 . 00 0 . 0000 <0.22 <0.24 <0.0003 grlSCF Ib/hr Ib/MMBtu 0 . 00080 2.922 0.00298 0 . 00070 2 . 581 0.00261 0 .00045 1 .660 0 .00167 0.00065 2.388 0.00242 Ib/hr Ib/MMBtu As S0 2 in As S02 in 

### Project 280-72800 May 13, 2011 Perm it No. C-7220-1-0 Permit Limits 2.5 ppm @ 15% O2 and 8.031b/hr 6.0 ppm @ 15% O2 and 11.81 Ib/hr 10 ppm @ 15% O2 and 11.901b/hr 2.0 ppm @ 15% O2 and 2.671b/hr

0.1 gr/DSCF and 6.001b/hr 1 gr/100 DSCF Fuel Sulfur Fuel Gas Stack Exhaust Sta ck Exhaust and <0.06 <0.143 <0.0002 2 . 51 Ib/hr Comments 

## vac Reported Results Based on Detection Limit of Propane 2009 Historical HAPS to VOC Ratio=O .777 Calculated HAPS=0 . 186 Ib/hr

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### Panoche Energy Center Panoche Facility Turbine 1 Instrument Aeros °2% 12.98 NOx@ 15% 2.00 CO@15% 2.11 Instrument Aeros °2% 12.98

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- Client 13.02 1.89 2.03 Client 13.02 0.0069 

## AEROS ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. Summary Of Results

RATA Results Part 60 RM AS Difference Difference+CC 0.53 N/A 0.04 N/A 6.61 5.28 0.11 N/A 6.42 2.26 0.09 0.14 RATA Results Part 75 RM Differen c e Bias Adjustment 0.53 0.04 N/A 6.35 0 .0004 1.054

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### Project 280-72800 May 13 , 2011 Permit No. C-7220-1-0 limits 1% Difference 20 % RM or 10% AS 10% RM or 5% AS or Difference+CC<5ppm Annual limits 7.5% RM or 0 . 7% Diffe ren ce 7.5 % RM or 0.015 Ib/MMBtu Differen ce ._- ,

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# Compliance Source Test Report Panoche Energy Center Panoche Facility Turbine 2

Prepared by Aeros Environmental, Inc.

Determination of Concentrations and Emissions of Particulate , NOx, CO, VOC, NH 3 , 

## Fuel Sulfur (SOx as 

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## and Relative Accuracy Test Audit (RATA) Project 280-7280C

Tested May 12, 2011

## AEROS ENVIRONMENTAL , INC.

Panoche Energy Center Panoche Facility Turbine 2

Po ll utant ppm 2 . 74 NOx 2.79 2.80 Mean 2.78 1 . 11 CO 1 . 50 1.51 Mean 1.38 2 .45 NH3 2.41 2.41 Mean 2.42 0 .0 VOC 0.0 0 . 0 Mean <0.30 grlDSCF 0 .00122 Particulate 0 .00059 0 .00052 Mean 0.00077 gr/100DSCF As Sin 

## Summary Of Results

ppm@ 15% O 2 Ib/hr Ib/MMBtu 2 . 06 6.72 0 .0075 2 . 10 6 . 89 0 .0076 2 . 11 6.90 0 .0077 2 .09 6.84 0.0076 0 . 84 1 . 66 0 .0019 1 . 13 2.27 0 . 0025 1 . 14 2 . 27 0 .0025 1.04 2.06 ' 0.0023 1 . 84 2 .22 1 . 82 2 .21 1 .81 2 . 19 1.82 2.21 0 .0 0 . 00 0 .0000 0 . 0 0 . 00 0 . 0000 0 . 0 0 . 00 0 . 0000 <0.22 <0.25 <0.0003 grlSCF Ib/hr Ib/MMBtu 0 .00107 4 .098 0 .00402 0 .00052 2 .004 0 .00192 0.00046 1 . 844 0 . 00169 0.00068 2.649 0.00254 Ib/hr Ib/MMBtu As S0 2 in As S0 2 in 

### Project 280-7280C M ay 12 , 2011 Permit No . C-7220-2-0 Permit Limits 2.5 ppm @ 15% O2 and 8.031b/hr 6.0 ppm @ 15% O2 and 11 .81 Ib/hr 10 ppm @ 15% O2 and 11.901b/hr 2.0 ppm @ 15% O2 and 2 . 671b/hr

0.1 grlDSCF and 6.001b/hr 1 gr/100 DSCF Fuel Sulfur Fuel Gas Sta ck Exhaust Stac k Exhau st and <0.06 <0.147 <0.0002 2.51 Ib/hr Comments 

## vac Reported Results Based on Detection Limit of Propane 2009 Historical HAPS to 

## vac Ratio=O.777 Calculated HAPS=0 . 194 Ib/hr

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### Panoche Energy Center Panoche Facility Turbine 2 Instrument Aeros °2% 13.01 NOx@ 15% 2.08 CO @ 15% 1.58 Instrument Aeros °2% 13.01 NOx Ib/MMBtu 0.0075 Client 13.03 2.04 1.49 Client 13.03 0.0074 

## AEROS ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. Summary Of Results

RATA Results Part 60 RM AS Difference Difference+CC 0.27 

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### N/A 3.10 2.58 0.03 

### N/A 11.79 3.10 0.09 0.19 RATA Results Part 75 .-- - -- - - RM Difference Bias Adjustment 0.27 0.01 

### N/A 3.21 0.0001 1.016 

### Project 280-7280C May 12, 2011 Permit No. C-7220-2-0 Limits 1% Difference 20% RM or 10% AS 10% RM or 5% AS or Difference+CC<5ppm Annual Limits 7.5% RM or 0.7% Difference 7.5% RM or 0.015 Ib/MMBtu Difference

## San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District 

# Compliance Source Test Report Pano c h e En e rgy Center P anoche Facility Turbine 3

Prepared by Aeros Environmental, Inc.

Determination of Concentrations and Emissions of Particulate, NOx, CO, VOC, NH 3 , 

## Fuel Sulfur (SOx as S02) and Relative Accuracy Test Audit (RATA) Project 

# 280-72808

Tested May 

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## AEROS ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.

Panoche Energy Center Panoche Facil i ty Turbine 3

Pollutant ppm 2 . 78 NOx 2 . 75 2 . 75 Mean 2.76 2.17 CO 2 . 50 2.28 Mean 2.32 2 .53 NH3 3.22 2 .92 Mean 2.89 0 . 0 VOC 0.0 0 .0 Mean <0.30 grlDSCF 0 .00096 Particulate 0 .00130 0 .00188 Mean 0.00138 gr/100DSCF As S in 

## Summary Of Results

ppm@ 15% O 2 Ib/h r Ib/MMBtu

2 . 07 6 . 75 0.0075 2 . 05 6 . 70 0 . 0075 2 . 05 6 .67 0 . 0075 2.06 6.71 0.0075 1 . 62 3 .21 0 . 0036 1 . 86 3 . 70 0 . 0041 1 . 70 3 . 37 0 .0038 1.72 3 .42 0.0038 1 . 89 2.27 2 .40 2 . 89 2 . 17 2 .61 2.15 2.59 0 . 0 0 .00 0 .0000 0 .0 0.00 0 .0000 0 .0 0 . 00 0 .0000 <0.22 <0.25 <0.0003 grlSCF Ib/hr Ib/MMBtu 0 . 00085 3 . 185 0.00314 0 .00115 4 . 340 0 . 00420 0 .00164 6 . 146 0 . 00605 0.00121 4.557 0.00446 Ib/hr Ib/MMBtu As S0 2 in As S0 2 in 

### Project 2 80-72808 May 11 , 2011 Permit No. C-7220-3-0 Permit Limits 2.5 ppm @ 15% O 2 and 8.031b/hr 6 .0 ppm @ 15% O 2 and 11.81 Ib/hr 10 ppm @ 15% O 2 and 11.901b/hr 2.0 ppm @ 15% O 2 and 2.671b/hr

0 . 1 grlDSCF and 6.001b/hr 1 gr/100 DSCF F uel Sulfur Fuel Ga s Sta c k Ex haust Stack Exhau st and <0.06 <0.146 <0 . 0002 2 . 51 Ib/hr Comments VOC Reported Results Based on Detection Limit of Propane 2009 Historical HAPS to VOG Ratio=0 . 777 Calculated HAPS=0.194 Ib/hr

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### Panoche Energy Center Panoche Facility Turbine 3 Instrument Aeros °2% 12.94 NOx@ 15% 2.04 CO@15% 1.69 Instrument Aeros °2% 12.94 NOx Ib/MMBtu 0.0074 Client 12.79 1.92 1.89 Client 12.79 0.0070 

## AEROS ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. Summary Of Results

RATA Results Part 60 RM AS Difference Difference+CC 1.38 N/A 0.15 N/A 7.39 6.03 0.12 N/A 15.00 4.22 0.20 0.25 RAT A Results Part 75

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### RM Difference Bias Adjustment 1.38 0.15 N/A 7.76 0.0005 1.066 

### Project 280-72808 May 11, 2011 Permit No. C-7220-3-0 Limits 1% Difference 20% RM or 10% AS 10% RM or 5% AS or Difference+CC<5ppm

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### Annual Limits 7.5% RM or 0.7% Difference 7.5% RM or 0.015 Ib/MMBtu Difference

## San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District 

# Compliance Source Test Report Pan o che En e rg y Center P anoche Faci l i t y Turbine 4

Prepared by Aeros Environmental, Inc.

Determination of Concentrations and Emissions of Particulate, NOx, CO, VOC , NH 3 , 

## Fuel Sulfur (SOx as S0 2 ) and Relative Accuracy Test Audit (RATA) Project 280-7280A

T ested May 10 , 201 1

## AEROS ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.

Panoche Energy Center Panoche Facility Turbine 4

Pollut ant ppm 2 . 80 NOx 2 . 88 2 . 87 Mean 2.85 2.63 CO 2.05 1.95 Mean 2.21 3 .08 NH3 2 . 82 2 . 56 Mean 2.82 0.0 VOC 0.0 0.0 Mean <0.30 grlDSCF 0 . 00056 Particulate 0 . 00056 0 .00057 Mean 0.00056 gr/100DSCF As Sin 

## Summary Of Results

ppm@ 15% O2 Ib/hr Ib/MMBtu

2 .08 6 . 72 0 . 0076 2 . 15 6 . 97 0 . 0078 2.19 7 .08 0 . 0080 2.14 6.92 0.0078 1.95 3.84 0 .0043 1 . 53 3 .02 0 .0034 1.49 2.93 0 .0033 1.66 3.26 0.0037 2 .29 2 .73 2 . 11 2.52 1 .96 2 .34 2.12 2.53 0 .0 0 . 00 0 . 0000 0 . 0 0.00 0 .0000 0 . 0 0 .00 0 .0000 <0.22 <0.25 <0.0003 grlSCF Ib/hr Ib/MMBtu 0 .00050 1 .834 0 . 00184 0.00049 1 .837 0 . 00182 0.00050 1 .832 0 . 00185 0.00050 1.834 0.00184 Ib/hr Ib/MMBtu As S0 2 in As S0 2 in 

### Project 280-7280A May 10, 2011 Permit No. C-7220-4-0 Permit Limi ts 2.5 ppm @ 15% O2 and 8.031b/hr 6.0 ppm @ 15% O2 and 11.81 Ib/hr 10 ppm @ 15% O2 and 11.901b/hr 2 . 0 ppm @ 15% O2 and 2.671b/hr

0.1 grlDSCF and 6.001b/hr 1 gr/100 DSCF Fuel Sulfur Fuel Gas Stack Exhaust Stack Exhausl and <0.06 <0.145 <0 . 0002 2.51 Ib/hr Comments VOC Reported Results Based on Detection Limit of Propane 2009 Historical HAPS to VOC Ratio=0.777 Calculated HAPS=0.194 Ib/hr

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### In strument Aeros Client °2% 13.02 13.01 NOx@ 15% 2.13 2.03 CO@15% 1.49 1.48

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### Instrument Aeros Client °2% 13.02 13.01 NOx Ib/MMBtu 0.0078 0.0074 

## AEROS ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. Summary Of Results

RATA Results Part 60 RM AS Difference 0.44 

## N/A 0.01 6.05 5.16 0.11 4.69 1 .17 0.02 RATA Results Part 75 RM Difference Bias Adjustment 0.44 0.01 

## N/A 6.05 0.0004 1.051 

### Project 280-7280A May 10, 2011 Permit No. C-7220-4-0

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