New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 27F - CONTROL AND PROHIBITION OF CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS › Subchapter 2 - CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION REDUCTIONS FROM ELECTRIC GENERATING UNITS › Section 7:27F-2.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Coal" means all solid fuels classified as anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, or lignite by ASTM in ASTM D388-99 (Reapproved 2004, incorporated herein by reference), coal refuse, and petroleum coke. Synthetic fuels derived from coal for the purpose of creating useful heat, including, but not limited to, solvent-refined coal, gasified coal (not meeting the definition of natural gas), coal-oil mixtures, and coal-water mixtures are included in this definition.
"Combined cycle unit" means an electric generating unit that uses a stationary combustion turbine from which the heat from the turbine exhaust gases is recovered by an HRSG to generate additional electricity.
"Combined heat and power unit" or "CHP unit" means an electric generating unit that uses a steam generating unit or stationary combustion turbine to simultaneously produce both electric (or mechanical) and useful thermal output from the same primary energy source. A CHP unit is also known as cogeneration.
"Commence commercial operation" or "commenced commercial operation" means, with regard to a unit that serves an EGU, to begin to produce steam, gas, or other heated medium used to generate electricity for sale or use, including test generation.
"Commence construction" or "commenced construction" means that an owner or operator has undertaken a continuous program of construction or that an owner or operator has entered into a contractual obligation to undertake and complete, within a reasonable time, a continuous program of construction. Construction is no longer continuous if construction is discontinued for longer than 18 months.
"Construct" or "construction" shall have the same meaning as the term "construct" or "construction" as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:27-8.1 or 22.1, as applicable.
"Control apparatus" shall have the same meaning as the term "control apparatus" as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.1.
"EGU facility" means a facility that includes one or more new and/or existing fossil fuel-fired EGU (s) and at which the aggregate nameplate capacity of all of the EGUs at the facility is equal to or greater than 25 MWe.
"Electric generating unit" or "EGU" means a combustion or steam generating source used for generating electricity that delivers all or part of its power to NYISO or PJM for commercial sale.
"Emissions" means any air contaminant or category of air contaminants discharged, directly or indirectly, into the outdoor atmosphere.
"Emit" means to cause or release emissions.
"Existing electric generating unit" or "existing EGU" means any fossil fuel-fired electric generating unit that commenced construction before January 31, 2023, and provides more than 10 percent of its annual gross electric output to the electric grid.
"Facility code" means a five-digit code assigned by the Energy Information Agency at the United States Department of Energy to a power plant that is not owned by an electric utility.
"Gasifier" means an emission source that converts a hydrocarbon feedstock into a fuel.
"Gross electric output" means the total amount of electric energy produced by a generating unit and measured at the generating terminals in kWh or MWh.
"Gross energy output" means:
1. For stationary combustion turbines and integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) facilities, the gross electric and/or mechanical output from both the EGU (including, but not limited to, output from steam turbine(s), combustion turbines(s), and gas expander(s)) plus 100 percent of the useful thermal output;
2. For steam generating units, the gross electric and/or mechanical output from the affected EGU(s) (including, but not limited to, output from steam turbine(s), combustion turbine(s), and gas expander (s)) minus any electricity used to power the feedwater pumps, plus 100 percent of the useful thermal output; and
3. For combined heat and power facilities where at least 20 percent of the total gross energy output consists of electric and/or mechanical output and 20 percent of the total gross energy output consists of useful thermal output on a 12-operating-month rolling average basis, the gross electric or mechanical output from the affected EGU, including, but not limited to, output from steam turbine (s), combustion turbine(s), and gas expander(s), minus any electricity used to power the feedwater pumps (the electric auxiliary load of boiler feedwater pumps is not applicable to IGCC facilities), that difference divided by 0.95, plus 100 percent of the useful thermal output.
"Heat recovery steam generating unit" or "HRSG" means an EGU in which hot exhaust gases from the combustion turbine engine are routed in order to extract heat from the gases and generate useful output. Heat recovery steam generating units can be used with or without duct burners.
"Heat recovery steam generating unit" or "HRSG" means an EGU in which hot exhaust gases from the combustion turbine engine are routed in order to extract heat from the gases and generate useful output. Heat recovery steam generating units can be used with or without duct burners.
"Install" or "installation" shall have the same meaning as the term "install" or "installation" as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.1.
"Integrated gasification combined cycle," "IGCC," or "IGCC facility" means a combined cycle facility that is designed to burn fuels containing 50 percent, by heat input, or more solid-derived fuel not meeting the definition of natural gas, plus any integrated equipment that provides electricity or useful thermal output to the affected EGU or auxiliary equipment. No solid fuel is directly burned in the EGU during operation.
"Mechanical output" means the useful mechanical energy that is not used to operate the affected EGU(s), generate electricity, generate thermal energy, or enhance the performance of the affected EGU. Mechanical energy measured in horsepower hour should be converted into MWh by multiplying the number of horsepower hours by 745.7 then dividing by 1,000,000.
"Nameplate capacity" means the maximum electrical output in MWe that an EGU can sustain over a specified period of time, under specific conditions designated by the manufacturer, when not restricted by seasonal or other deratings as measured in accordance with the United States Department of Energy standards.
"Natural gas curtailment period" means a period of time during which the supply of natural gaseous fuel to an affected electric generating unit is restricted or halted for reasons beyond the control of the EGU facility. The act of entering into a contractual agreement with a supplier of natural gas established for curtailment purposes does not constitute a reason that is under the control of an EGU facility for the purposes of this definition. An increase in the cost or unit price of natural gas due to normal market fluctuations not during periods of supplier delivery restriction does not constitute a period of natural gas curtailment or supply interruption. On-site gaseous fuel system emergencies or equipment failures qualify as periods of supply interruption when the emergency or failure is beyond the control of the EGU facility.
"New electric generating unit" or "new EGU" means any fossil fuel-fired electric generating unit on which the owner or operator commenced construction or on which reconstruction commenced on or after January 31, 2023, and provides more than 10 percent of its annual gross electric output to the electric grid.
"Operating month" means a calendar month during which any fuel is combusted in the affected EGU at any time.
"ORIS code" means a number assigned by the Energy Information Agency at the United States Department of Energy to power plants owned by electric utilities.
"Output-based emission limit" is an emission limit that relates emissions to the productive output of the process. An output-based emission limit uses units of measure, such as lb of emissions/MWh generated or lb of emissions/MMBTU of steam generated.
"Power purchase agreement" means an agreement that was executed prior to January 1, 2002, is for a duration of more than 15 years from its effective date, and provides that the party to the agreement that purchases energy from the facility has rights to the electric energy output of the facility.
"Process unit" shall have the same meaning as the term "process unit" as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:2722.1.
"Reconstruct" or "reconstruction" shall have the same meaning as the term "reconstruct" or "reconstruction" as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:27-8.1 or 22.1, as applicable.
"Renewal" shall have the same meaning as the term "renewal" as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.1.
"RMR" means reliability must-run.
"RMR unit" means a unit that is requested by PJM or NYISO to remain operational beyond its announced retirement date, or come back into operation, to maintain reliable operation of the transmission system, pursuant to a duly approved section of a PJM or NYISO Tariff or a FERC-approved service agreement.
"Simple cycle combustion turbine" shall have the same meaning as the term "simple cycle combustion turbine" as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:27-19.1.
"Source emission testing" shall have the same meaning as the term "source emission testing" as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.1.
"Source operation" or "source" "shall have the same meaning as the term "source operation" or "source" as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.1.
"Stack or chimney" shall have the same meaning as the term "stack or chimney" as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.1.
"Standard ambient temperature and pressure" or "SATP" conditions means 298.15 Kelvin (25 degrees Celsius or 77 degrees Fahrenheit) and 100.0 kilopascals (14.504 psi, 0.987 atm) pressure.
"Standard conditions" means 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21.1 degrees centigrade) and one atmosphere pressure (14.7 pounds per square inch absolute or 760.0 millimeters of mercury).
"Stationary combustion turbine" means all equipment including, but not limited to, the turbine engine, the fuel, air, lubrication, and exhaust gas systems, control systems (except emissions control equipment), heat recovery system, fuel compressor, heater, and/or pump, post-combustion emission control technology, and any ancillary components and sub-components comprising any simple cycle stationary combustion turbine, any combined cycle combustion turbine, and any combined heat and power combustion turbine-based system plus any integrated equipment that provides electricity or useful thermal output to the combustion turbine engine, heat recovery system, or auxiliary equipment. Stationary means that the combustion turbine is not self-propelled or intended to be propelled while performing its function. It may, however, be mounted on a vehicle for portability. A stationary combustion turbine that burns any solid fuel directly is considered a steam generating unit.
"Steam generating unit" means any furnace, boiler, or other device used for combusting fuel and producing steam, plus any integrated equipment that provides electricity or useful thermal output to the affected EGU(s) or auxiliary equipment. The term does not include nuclear steam generators.
"Use" shall have the same meaning as the term "use" as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.1.
"Useful thermal output" shall have the same meaning as the term is defined at 40 CFR 60.5580, which is incorporated herein by reference.
"Valid data" shall have the same meaning as the term is defined at 40 CFR 60.5580.