October 8, 2015

Placer County APCD 250

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### RULE 250 STATIONARY GAS TURBINES

Adopted 10

- 17

- 94

(Amended 10

- 08

- 15)

CONTENTS

100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE

102 APPLICABILITY

1 03 EXEMPTION

- LABORATORY, FIREFIGHTING/FLOOD CONTROL, AND PIPELINE UNITS

1 04 EXEMPTION

- EMERGENCY STANDBY AND SMALL UNITS

200 DEFINITIONS

201 COMPLIANCE LIMIT

20 2 CONTROL SYSTEM OPERATING PARAMETERS

20 3 EMERGENCY STANDBY UNIT

20 4 MAJOR SOURCE

20 5 NOx EMISSIONS

20 6 PERFORMANCE TESTING

20 7 POWER AUGMENTATION

2 08 PUBLIC SERVICE UNIT

2 09 RATING

21 0 SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION (SCR)

21 1 STATIONARY GAS TURBINE

21 2 SHUTDOWN

213 STARTUP

300 STANDARDS

301 LIMITATIONS

302 STARTUP/SHUTDOWN COMBINED CYCLE UNITS

303 STARTUP/SHUTDOWN COMBINED SIMPLE CYCLE UNITS

400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

401 EXEMPT UNITS AND EMERGENCY STANDBY UNITS

500 MONITORING AND RECORDKEEPING

501 MONITORING

502 RECORDKEEPING

503 TEST METHODSOctober 8, 2015

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- 3 Rules and Regulations 100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE: The purpose of this rule is to limit NOx emissions from stationary gas

turbines

.

102 APPLICABILITY : T his rule shall apply to all stationary gas turbines, 0.3 megawatt (MW)

and larger.

1 03 EXEMPTION

– LABORATORY OR FIREFIGHTING/FLOOD CONTROL UNITS: The

provisions of this rule with the exception of Section 402.3 shall not apply to the operation

of stationary gas turbines used under the following conditions:

1 0 3 .1 Laboratory units used in research and testing for the advancement of gas turbine

technology.

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1 0 3 .2 Units operated exclusively for firefighting and/or flood control.

. 1 04 EXEMPTION

- EMERGENCY STANDBY AND SMALL UNITS: The provisions of this

rule with the exception of Section 502.5 shall not apply to the operation of stationary gas

turbines used under the following conditions:

1 04 .1 Emergency standby units demonstrated to operate less than 200 hours per

calendar year.

1 04 .2 Units of less than 4 MW operating less than 877 hours per calendar yea r.

105 EXEMPTION

– LOW USE UNITS: The monitoring provisions of Section 501.1.3 shall

not apply to low use units operating less than 877 hours per year and installed prior to

October 8, 2015.

200 DEFINITIONS

201 COMPLIANCE LIMIT: Allowable NOx emissions expressed in parts per million by

volume (ppmv).

20 2 CONTROL SYSTEM OPERATING PARAMETERS: Operating parameters that the Air

Pollution Control Officer deems necessary to analyze when determining compliance,

such as ammonia and exhaust flow rates and exhaust gas temperature for SCR; of

humidity, water injection rate, exhaust gas flow rate, and temperature for water injection.

20 3 EMERGENCY STANDBY UNIT: A stationary gas turbine that operates only as a

mechanical or electrical power source for a facility when the primary power source has

been rendered inoperable due to a failure beyond the re asonable control of the operator,

except due to power interruption pursuant to a voluntary interruptible power supply

agreement. Electricity generated by such a unit cannot be sold.

20 4 MAJOR SOURCE: For the purpose of this rule a m ajor source is defined as a stationary

source with a potential to emit exceeding: 25 tons per year of nitrogen oxides, 25 tons per

year of volatile organic compounds, 100 tons per year of sulfur dioxide, 100 tons per year

of carbon monoxide, 100 tons per y ear of PM10, or 100 tons per year of a regulated air

pollutant.

20 5 NOx EMISSIONS (N O x): The sum of nitric oxides and nitrogen dioxide in the exhaust

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- 4 Placer County APCD 2 0 6 PERFORMANCE TESTING: Performance testing for stationary source air emissions is

also known as stack testing or source testing. Performance testing is the measurement of

air emissions.

207 POWER AUGMENTATION: An increase in the gas turbine shaft output and/or the

decrease in gas turbine fuel consumption by the addition of energy recovered from

exhaust heat.

2 0 8 PUBLIC SERVICE UNIT: A gas turbine used to generate electricity for sale or for use in

serving the public.

2 0 9 RATING: The continuous megawatt (MW) rating or mechanical equivalent by a

manufacturer for gas turbine(s) without power augmentation.

2 1 0 SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION (SCR): A post combustion control technology

that utilizes ammonia injected into the exhaust gas stream where it reduces NOx to

mol ecular nitrogen in the presence of a catalyst.

2 1 1 STATIONARY GAS TURBINE: Any gas turbine system that is gas and/or liquid fueled

with or without power augmentation. This unit is either attached to a foundation at a

facility or is portable equipment operated at a specific facility for more than 90 days in any

12

- month period. Two or more gas turbines powering one shaft shall be treated as one

unit.

21 2 SHUTDOWN : The time necessary to cease operation of a gas turbine under load

conditions. The period begins when the shutdown command is given to the gas turbine.

This time shall not exceed one (1) hour.

21 3 STARTUP: The time necessary to bring the gas turbine to the design rating not to

exceed two (2) hours for simple cycle and six (6) hours for combined cycle gas turbine

power plants.

300 STANDARDS

301 LIMITATIONS: The owner or operator of any stationary gas turbine unit shall not operate

such unit under load conditions, excluding the startup or shutdown period which results in

the measured NOx emissions concentration exceeding the compliance limit list ed below,

averaged over one (1) hour based on four consecutive 15

- minute averages :

Unit Size Compliance limit

NO

x , ppm @ 15% O 2

Megawatt Rating (MW) Gas A Oil B

Units rated 0.3 to Less Than 2.9 MW

OR

Units Greater Than or Equal to 4 MW That

Operate Less Than 877 Hour/Year 42 65

2.9 to Less Than 10 MW 25 65

10.0 MW and Over 9 25

A. GAS INCLUDES NATURAL, DIGESTER, AND LANDFILL GASES.

B. OIL INCLUDES KEROSINE, JET, AND DISTILLATE. THE SULFUR CONTENT OF THE OIL SHALL BE

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- 5 Rules and Regulations 302 STARTUP/SHUTDOWN COMBINED CYCLE UNITS : The NOx emissions shall meet at

least o ne of the following averaged over the duration of the startup or shutdown period :

302.1 70 ppm @ 1 5% O 2 for turbines fired on gas or,

302.2 0.16 p ounds per MMBtu input for turbines fired on gas or oil or

,

302.3 2 26 ppm @ 15% O 2 for t urbines fired on oil

.

303 STARTUP/SHUTDOWN SIMPLE CYCLE UNITS: The NOx emissions shall be kept to a

minimum by use of the following:

303.1 Manufacturer’s recommendation for operation during startup and shutdown.

303.2 Injection of water as soon as reasonably possible

303.3 Maintaining proper air to fuel ratios

400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

401 EXEMPT UNITS AND EMERGENCY STANDBY UNITS : Exempt units and emergency

standby units shall comply with the following:

40 1 .1 The owner or operator of any unit listed below shall notify the Air Pollution

Control Officer in writing within seven days if the 877 hour

- per

- year limit is

exceeded. A public service unit operating during a state of emergency, when

such emergency is declared by proclamation of the Governor of the State of

California and when the unit is located in the specific geographical location

iden tified in the proclamation, shall be excluded from the hour

- per

- year limit. If

the hour

- per

- year limit is exceeded, the exemption shall be permanently

withdrawn. Within 30 days after the exceedance, the owner or operator shall

submit an application for Au thority to Construct that details a plan to meet the

applicable limits specified in Section 301 of this rule within two years. Included in

this application, the owner or operator shall submit an emission control plan that

includes a schedule of increments of progress for the installation of the required

control equipment. This schedule shall be subject to the review and approval of

the Air Pollution Control Officer.

401.1.1 Any unit smaller than 4 MW or emergency standby unit exempt under

Sections 110 an d 111.

401.1.2 Any unit equal to or greater than 4 MW.

500 MONITORING AND RECORDKEEPING

501 MONITORING: The owner or operator of any stationary gas turbine subject to the

provisions of this rule shall perform the following actions:

501.1 Install, operate and maintain in calibration equipment, as approved by the Air

Pollution Control Officer that continuously measures and records the following:

501.1.1 Control system operating parameters;

501.1.2

. Elapsed time of operation; and

5 0 1.1.3 For units of 10 MW or greater, the exhaust gas NOx concentrations on a

continuous basis corrected to ISO conditions at 15 percent oxygen on a

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App. B, Spec ification 2 or other systems that are acceptable to the EPA.

501.2 Performance Testing: Performance testing shall be conducted annually for

major sources of NOx and at least every three years for non

- major sources of

NOx.

502 RECORDKEEPING:

502.1 All records shall be available for inspection at any time for a period of five (5)

years for major source and two (2) years for non

- major sources

.

502.2 Submit to the Air Pollution Control Officer information demonstrating that the

system has data gathering and retrieval capability.

502.3 Submit to the Air Pollution Con trol Officer, prior to issuance of a Permit to

Operate, information correlating the control system operating parameters to the

associated NOx output. This information may be used by the Air Pollution Control

Officer to determine compliance when there is no continuous emission

monitoring system for NOx available or when the continuous emission monitoring

system is not operating properly.

502.4 Provide performance test information regarding the exhaust gas NOx

concentration at ISO conditions corrected to 15 percent oxygen on a dry basis

.

502.5 Maintain a gas turbine operating log that includes, on a daily basis, the actual

start

- up and stop time, total hours of operation, type and quantity of fuel used

(liquid/gas). This information shall be available for inspection at any time from the

date of entry.

503 TEST METHODS:

503.1 Oxides of Nitrogen (NO

x ): Oxides of Nitrogen (NO

x ) emissions shall be

determined in accordance with EPA Method 20.

503.2 Oxygen (O 2 ): Oxygen (O 2 ) concentrations shall be determined in accordance

with EPA Method 3A.