7-11 Air

It is unclear how the CO2 emission rates were calculated for the combustion turbines. Please provide the calculation methodology for the natural gas 814-lb/MW-hr and the ULSD 1227-lb/MW-hr values listed in Section 4.4.3.

RESPONSE 7-11

 

The average CO2 emission rate while firing natural gas will be 781 lb/MW-hr.  The average CO2 emission rates for each fuel were calculated using CO2 lb/hr emission rates and MW output values provided by the equipment manufacturer for base load operation as follows:

 

Natural Gas

399,000 lb/hr/turbine x 2 turbines / 1,021.183 MW = 781 lb/MW-hr

 

ULSD

577,000 lb/hr/turbine x 2 turbines / 940.536 MW = 1,227 lb/MW-hr

 

RESPONDENT:

 

Michael Feinblatt, ESS Group, Inc.

 

DATE:

May 17, 2016