Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 145 - INTERSTATE POLLUTION TRANSPORT REDUCTION › Subchapter D - CAIR NO[x] and SO[2] TRADING PROGRAMS › ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CAIR NO[x] ANNUAL TRADING PROGRAM › Section 145.213 - Supplemental monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements for gross electrical output and useful thermal energy for units subject to 40 CFR 96.170-96.175

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) By
						  January 1, 2009, or by the date of commencing commercial operation, whichever
						  is later, the owner or operator of the CAIR NOx unit shall install, calibrate,
						  maintain and operate a wattmeter, measure gross electrical output in
						  megawatt-hours on a continuous basis and record the output of the wattmeter. If
						  a generator is served by two or more units, the information to determine the
						  heat input of each unit for that control period shall also be recorded, so as
						  to allow each unit's share of the gross electrical output to be determined. If
						  heat input data are used, the owner or operator shall comply with the
						  applicable provisions of 40 CFR Part 75 (relating to continuous emission
						  monitoring).
(b) By September 1,
						  2008, for a CAIR NOx unit that is a cogeneration unit, and for a CAIR NOx unit
						  with cogeneration capabilities, the owner or operator shall install, calibrate,
						  maintain and operate meters for steam flow in lbs/hr, temperature in degrees
						  Fahrenheit, and pressure in PSI, to measure and record the useful thermal
						  energy that is produced, in mmBtu/hr, on a continuous basis. The owner or
						  operator of a CAIR NOx unit that produces useful thermal energy but uses an
						  energy transfer medium other than steam, such as hot water or glycol, shall
						  install, calibrate, maintain and operate the necessary meters to measure and
						  record the data necessary to express the useful thermal energy produced, in
						  mmBtu/hr, on a continuous basis. If the unit ceases to produce useful thermal
						  energy, the owner or operator may cease operation of the meters, but operation
						  of the meters shall be resumed if the unit resumes production of useful thermal
						  energy.
(c) Beginning with 2009,
						  the designated representative of the unit shall submit to the Department an
						  annual report showing monthly gross electrical output and monthly useful
						  thermal energy from the unit. The report is due by January 31 for the preceding
						  calendar year.
(d) The owner or
						  operator of a CAIR NOx unit shall maintain onsite the monitoring plan detailing
						  the monitoring system and maintenance of the monitoring system, including
						  quality assurance activities. The owner or operator of a CAIR NOx unit shall
						  retain the monitoring plan for at least 5 years from the date that it is
						  replaced by a new or revised monitoring plan. The owner or operator of a CAIR
						  NOx unit shall provide the Department with a written copy of the monitoring
						  plan by January 1, 2009, and thereafter within 3 calendar months of making
						  updates to the plan.
(e) The owner
						  or operator of a CAIR NOx unit shall retain records for at least 5 years from
						  the date the record is created or the data collected as required by subsections
						  (a) and (b), and the reports submitted to the Department and the EPA in
						  accordance with subsections (c) and (d).