MEMORANDUM

To: Carbon Power Plan for Existing Power Plants; Docket id: OAR-2013-0602

From: Region 5, EPA

Subject: 10/7/14, Conference Call Regarding Proposed Carbon Plan for Existing Power Plants

Summary: A conference call was held between EPA and attendees from Wisconsin on October 7, 2014 to discuss the proposed Carbon Power Plan for Existing Power Plants.  The following list of questions was submitted for discussion by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Attendees may have included: Breuer, Delanie - PSC; Detmer, Kenneth - PSC; Vedvik, Alexander - PSC; Neumeyer, Donald G - PSC; Bizot, David A - DNR; Dickens, Angela F - DNR; Adamantiades, Mikhail; Cain, Alexis; newman, erin

Questions emailed prior to the call are below:

1) Are CO2 emissions from new NGCC counted against the emission limitation for existing EGUs?  We would like confirmation that the proposed rule does not create this intent or requirement in meeting either an emission rate or mass cap limit.

   This conclusion is based on discussion in the proposed rule preamble starting on pages 34876 and 34923 of the federal register.   EPA appears to be stating in these discussions that new NGCC can be used towards compliance, but emissions are not regulated or required to be included in any way under the proposed existing EGU limit.

2) How can new NGCC units be used towards compliance of the existing EGU requirement?  Has EPA considered what would be approvable in a state plan?  It seems there are several options that result in various levels of stringency:

   a) Allow new NGCCs to be built without emissions being included under the existing EGU requirement.  This seems to be what the rule preamble is describing as a direct outcome of the proposed rule structure. [We would like to confirm this]    b) Allow new NGCC emissions and MWh to be included in calculating the emission rate for the existing EGU system.     c) Allow new NGCC emissions to be excluded from a mass cap.    d) Allow emission reductions in excess of the new NGCC NSPS limit to count towards compliance with the existing EGU emission rate or mass cap limits.

3) Potential question on calculating mass caps.  Is 2012 renewable and nuclear MWh included in the calculation?  The proposed rule language appears to direct states to model the EGU system and apply the emission limitation to the grown MWh generated by the fossil fuel fleet (affected units).  However, Wisconsin believes that the 2012 MWh of renewable and nuclear energy that was used in determining the emission limit must also be included in the calculation.  Otherwise the result is to make the requirement more stringent under a mass cap.


[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 67 (Friday, April 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20814-20815]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8303]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC12-88-000
    Applicants: Everpower Wind Holdings, Inc., Alta Wind VI, LLC
    Description: Application for Authorization for Disposition of
Jurisdictional Facilities and Request for Expedited Action of Alta Wind
VI, LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 3/29/12
    Accession Number: 20120329-5251
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/12

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER11-4625-001
    Applicants: Colton Power L.P.
    Description: Supplement to Updated Market Power Analysis of Colton
Power L.P.
    Filed Date: 3/29/12
    Accession Number: 20120329-5247
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/12

    Docket Numbers: ER12-857-002
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
    Description: Compliance Filing to Correct the 3rd Amendment to the
PWRPA IA and WDT SA to be effective 1/23/2012.
    Filed Date: 3/29/12
    Accession Number: 20120329-5226
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/12

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1114-001
    Applicants: ITC Midwest LLC
    Description: Supplemental Filing for ITC-Northeast Power-IPL
Transmission Agreement to be effective 5/29/2012.
    Filed Date: 3/29/12
    Accession Number: 20120329-5223
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/12

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1291-001
    Applicants: Wellhead Power Delano, LLC
    Description: Wellhead Power Delano, LLC Market-Based Rate Tariff to
be effective 5/10/2012.
    Filed Date: 3/29/12
    Accession Number: 20120329-5213
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/12

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1384-000
    Applicants: Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
    Description: LGCC to be effective 6/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 3/29/12
    Accession Number: 20120329-5152
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/12

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1385-000
    Applicants: Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C.
    Description: LGCC to be effective 6/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 3/29/12
    Accession Number: 20120329-5160
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/12

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1386-000
    Applicants: Entergy Louisiana, LLC
    Description: LGCC to be effective 6/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 3/29/12
    Accession Number: 20120329-5161
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/12

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1387-000
    Applicants: Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
    Description: LGCC to be effective 6/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 3/29/12
    Accession Number: 20120329-5162
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/12

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1388-000
    Applicants: Entergy New Orleans, Inc.
    Description: LGCC to be effective 6/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 3/29/12
    Accession Number: 20120329-5166
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/12

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1389-000
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc., New England Power Pool
Participants Committee
    Description: MR1 Revisions to Auditing Demand Resources to be
effective 6/1/2012.

    Filed Date: 3/29/12
    Accession Number: 20120329-5170
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/12

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1390-000
    Applicants: Entergy Texas, Inc.
    Description: LGCC to be effective 6/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 3/29/12
    Accession Number: 20120329-5186
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/12

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1391-000
    Applicants: Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC
    Description: Filing of a Certificate of Concurrence to be effective
3/22/2012.
    Filed Date: 3/29/12
    Accession Number: 20120329-5206
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/12

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1392-000
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc., New England Power Pool
Participants Committee
    Description: Rev. to FCM Rules Related to Demand Resource
Performance Incentives to be effective 6/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 3/29/12
    Accession Number: 20120329-5215
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/12

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    Dated: March 30, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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