Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 145.222 - CAIR NO[x] Ozone Season allowance allocations(a)Provisions not incorporated by reference. The requirements of 40 CFR 96.342 (relating to CAIR NOx Ozone Season allowance allocations) are not incorporated by reference. Instead of 40 CFR 96.342, the requirements in this section apply.(b)Baseline heat input. Baseline heat input for each CAIR NOx Ozone Season unit will be converted as follows: (1) A unit's control period heat input and a unit's status as coal-fired or oil-fired for the ozone season portion of a calendar year under this paragraph will be determined in one of the following two ways: (i) In accordance with 40 CFR Part 75 (relating to continuous emission monitoring), to the extent that the unit was otherwise subject to the requirements of 40 CFR Part 75 for the control period.(ii) Based on the best available data reported to the Department for the unit, to the extent the unit was not otherwise subject to the requirements of 40 CFR Part 75 for the year.(2) Except as provided in subparagraphs (iv) and (v), a unit's converted control period heat input for the ozone season portion of a calendar year shall be determined as follows:(i) The control period gross electrical output of the generators served by the unit multiplied by 7,900 Btu/kWh if the unit is coal-fired for the ozone season control period, and divided by 1,000,000 Btu/mmBtu.(ii) The control period gross electrical output of the generators served by the unit multiplied by 6,675 Btu/kWh if the unit is not coal-fired for the ozone season control period, and divided by 1,000,000 Btu/mmBtu.(iii) If a generator is served by 2 or more units, the gross electrical output of the generator will be attributed to each unit in proportion to the share of the total control period heat input from each of the units for the ozone season control period.(iv) For a unit that is a boiler and has equipment used to produce electricity and useful thermal energy for industrial, commercial, heating or cooling purposes through the sequential use of energy, the total heat energy (in Btus) of the steam produced by the boiler during the ozone season control period, divided by 0.8 and by 1,000,000 Btu/mmBtu.(v) For a unit that is a combustion turbine and has equipment used to produce electricity and useful thermal energy for industrial, commercial, heating or cooling purposes through the sequential use of energy, the control period gross electrical output of the enclosed device comprising the compressor, combustor and turbine multiplied by 3,413 Btu/kWh, plus the total heat energy (in Btu) of the steam produced by any associated heat recovery steam generator during the ozone season control period divided by 0.8, and with the sum divided by 1,000,000 Btu/mmBtu.(vi) Calculations will be based on the best output data available on or before January 31 of the year the allocations are published. If unit level electrical or steam output data are not available from EIA, or submitted by this date by the owner or operator of the CAIR NOx Ozone Season unit, then heat input data for the period multiplied by 0.25 and converted to MWh will be used to determine total output.(c)Existing unit, new unit and subsection (f)(1) qualifying resource allocation baseline. For each control period beginning with the 2010 control period and thereafter, the Department will allocate to qualifying resources and CAIR NOx Ozone Season units, including CAIR NOx Ozone Season units issued allowances under subsection (e), a total amount of CAIR NOx Ozone Season allowances equal to the number of CAIR NOx Ozone Season allowances remaining in the Commonwealth's CAIR NOx Ozone Season trading budget under 40 CFR 96.140 (relating to State trading budgets) for those control periods using summed baseline heat input data as determined under subsections (b) and (f)(1) from an ozone season control period in a baseline year that is 6 calendar years before the control period.(d)Proration of allowance allocations. The Department will allocate CAIR NOx Ozone Season allowances to each existing CAIR NOx Ozone Season unit and qualifying resource in an amount determined by multiplying the amount of CAIR NOx Ozone Season allowances in the Commonwealth's CAIR NOx Ozone Season trading budget available for allocation under subsection (c) by the ratio of the baseline heat input of the existing CAIR NOx Ozone Season unit or qualifying resource to the sums of the baseline heat input of existing CAIR NOx Ozone Season units and of the qualifying resources, rounding to the nearest whole allowance as appropriate. (e)Allocations to new CAIR NOx Ozone Season units. By March 31, 2011, and March 31 each year thereafter, the Department will allocate CAIR NOx Ozone Season allowances under § 145.221(c) (relating to timing requirements for CAIR NOx Ozone Season allowance allocations) to CAIR NOx Ozone Season units equal to the previous year's emissions at each unit, unless the unit has been issued allowances of the previous year's vintage in a regular allocation under § 145.221(b). The Department will allocate CAIR NOx allowances under this subsection of a vintage year that is 5 years later than the year in which the emissions were generated. The number of CAIR NOx Ozone Season allowances allocated shall not exceed the actual emission of the year preceding the year in which the Department makes the allocation. The allocation of these allowances to the new unit will not reduce the number of allowances the unit is entitled to receive under another provision of this subchapter.(f)Allocations to qualifying resources. For each control period beginning with the 2010 control period, and thereafter, the Department will allocate CAIR NOx Ozone Season allowances to qualifying resources in this Commonwealth that are not also allocated CAIR NOx Ozone Season allowances under another provision of this subchapter, as follows: (1) The Department will allocate CAIR NOx Ozone Season allowances to a renewable energy qualifying resource or demand side management energy efficiency qualifying resource in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) upon receipt by the Department of an application, in writing, on or before June 30 of the year following the control period, except for vintage year 2011 and 2012 NOx Ozone Season allowance allocations whose application deadline will be prescribed by the Department, meeting the requirements of this paragraph. The number of allowances allocated to the qualifying resource will be determined by converting the certified quantity of electric energy production, useful thermal energy, and energy equivalent value of the measures approved under the Pennsylvania Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard to equivalent thermal energy. Equivalent thermal energy is a unit's baseline heat input for allocation purposes. The conversion rate for converting electrical energy to equivalent thermal energy is 3,413 Btu/kWh. To receive allowances under this subsection, the qualifying resource must have commenced operation after January 1, 2005, must be located in this Commonwealth and may not be a CAIR NOx Ozone Season unit. The following procedures apply: (i) The owner of a qualifying renewable energy resource shall appoint a CAIR-authorized account representative and file a certificate of representation with the EPA and the Department.(ii) The Department will transfer the allowances into an account designated by the owner's CAIR-authorized account representative of the qualifying resource, or into an account designated by an aggregator approved by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission or its designee.(iii) The applicant shall provide the Department with the corresponding renewable energy certificate serial numbers.(iv) At least one whole allowance must be generated per owner, operator or aggregator for an allowance to be issued.(g) The Department will correct any errors in allocations made by the Department and discovered after final allocations are made but before the next allocation cycle, in the subsequent allocation cycle using future allowances that have not yet been allocated. This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 145.221 (relating to timing requirements for CAIR NOx Ozone Season allowance allocations).