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NOTICE OF FILING
TO
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Dorothy Gunn
Gina Roceaforte, Assistant Counsel
Clerk
Charles E. Matoesian, Assistant Counsel
Illinois Pollution Control Board
John J. Kim, Managing Attorney
James R. Thompson Center
Air Regulatory Unit,
100 W. Randolph St .
, Suite 11-500
Division of Legal Counsel
Chicago, Illinois 60601-3218
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
1021 North Grand Avenue, East
Marie E. Tipsord
P.O. Box 19726
Hearing Officer
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
Illinois Pollution Control Board
john.kimr:epa.state.il .us
James R. Thompson Center
charles.matoesian aepa.state.il .us
100 W. Randolph, 100 W. Randolph
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Chicago, Illinois 60601-3218
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SEE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on September 20, 2006, 1 the undersigned caused
to be tiled with the Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board the attached POST-
HEARING COMMENTS, copies of which are herewith served upon you
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William A. Murray
DATED
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September 20, 2006
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BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARDSTATE OF ILLINOIS
Pollution Control Board
IN THE MATTER OF
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PROPOSED NEW 35 ILL. ADM. CODE 225
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(Rulemaking-Air)
CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM
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LARGE COMBUSTION SOURCES (MERCURY)
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CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, CITY WATER LIGHT & POWER'S
POST-HEARING COMMENTS
NOW COMES Participant CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, CITY WATER LIGHT &
POWER, pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code § 102108, and offers the following POST-
HEARING COMMENTS in the above-captioned proposed rule :
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THE PROPOSED MULTI-POLUTANT STANDARD OF 35 ILL . ADM .
CODE
225.233
IS
UNCLEAR
AS
TO
WHETHER
ELECTRIC
GENERATING UNITS SCHEDULED FOR PERMANENT SHUTDOWN
ARE TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE CALCULATION OF THE BASE
EMISSION RATE; THEREBY ADVERSLY AFFECTING THE ABILITY
OF AN "MPS GROUP" WITH EXISTING POLLUTION CONTROLS
DURING THE BASE PERIOD TO MEET THE MPS EMISSIONS
REDUCTIONS .
Section 225.233(a)(3)(A) of the proposed Multi-Pollutant Standard (MPS) defines
the "MPS Group" as Electric Generating Units (EGU) that elect to comply with this
Subpart, with the exception of those units scheduled for permanent shutdown via Section
225.233(a)(3)(B). Such shutdown units will be excluded from the "IMPS Group ."
The Base Emission Rate (BER), from which the MPS S02 and NOx emissions
reductions will occur, is defined " .
..for a group of EGUs subject to emission standards
for NOx and S02 pursuant to Section 225 .233
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the data collected and quality assured
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A plain reading suggests that any ECU that requests the shutdown exclusion of
Sections 225.233(a)(3)(B) and 255.235 shall not be included in the calculated BER.
from the BER, MPS Section 225.233(e) requires deep reductions in both S02 and
NOx. However, if all units included in an MPS Group operated emissions controls at
high efficiency during the entire time period used to calculate the BER (2003 through
2005) the further reductions of NOx and most especially S02 would be impossible
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This would affect City of Springfield, City Water Light & Power (CWLP) in the
possible shutdown of its Lakeside facility . During the BER calculation period, CWLP's
remaining EGUs (at the Dailman facility) have all operated Selective Catalytic Reduction
units during the Ozone Season for the control of NOx and Flue Gas Desulfurization
Systems year-round for the control of S02. If the Lakeside emissions could not be
included in the BER, the additional emissions reductions of the MPS would not be
achievable
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It seems unlikely that the IEPA, when considering proactive utilities that installed
pollution control equipment for reducing S02 and NOx before the BER calculation
period, would penalize those utilities by effectively excluding them from the MPS option .
Rather, it seems probable that this is an oversight in the MPS language . CWLP would
offer this language as a clarification within Section 225.233(a)(3)(B) :
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the owner may exclude
from the MPS Group any EGU scheduled for permanent
shutdown that the owner so designates in its CAAPP
application required to be submitted pursuant to subsection
(a)(3), with compliance for such unit(s) to be achieved by
means of Section 225 .235 of this Subpart
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This exclusion
with not impact the inclusion of the EGU's emissions data
in the Base Emission Rate determination .
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THE
PROPOSED
MULTI-POLLUTANT
STANDARD COULD
NEGATIVELY IMPACT NEW ELECTRIC GENERATING UNITS
CWLP is concerned under the MPS proposal concerning the availability of S02
and NOx allowances for new EGUs (those that commenced operation on or after January
1, 2001) at an existing source . Under the current MPS proposal, existing EGUs must
relinquish their allocated unused allowances to the IEPA, who would in turn retire them_
IEPA should allow the transfer of unused S02 and NOx allowances from existing EGUs
in the NIPS group to new EGUs at the same existing source that are prevented by
definition from joining the MPS group. This could be done only to the extent of that
required to meet the new EGU's allowance requirements. As proposed, CWLP would
have to surrender unused allocated allowances to the IEPA for existing EGUs, while then
having to purchase allowances for new EGUs for the same control period .
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Dorothy Gunn
Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board
James R. Thompson Center
100 W. Randolph St. , Suite 11-500
Chicago, Illinois 60601-3218
Gina Roccaforte, Assistant Counsel
Charles £ . Matoesian, Assistant Counsel
John J. Kim, Managing
Attorney
Air Regulatory Unit
Division of Legal Counsel
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
1021 North Grand Avenue, East
P.O. Box 19726
Springfield. Illinois 62794-9276
i ohn.kim(epa. state- il, us
charles.matoesia))@ epa.state.il.us
gina.roccaforte(cuepa.state .i l ..us
CERTIFICATE OF SERV'ICF
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1, William A. Murray, certify that I served the attached POST-HEARING COMMENTS
upon the following this 20` h day of September; 2006
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Marie E. Tipsord
Hearing Officer
Illinois Pollution Control Board
James R. Thompson Center
100 W. Randolph, 100 W. Randolph
Chicago, Illinois 60601-3218
tipsorrn(?Zipcb.state.il .us
and electronically to the persons listed on the ATTACHED SERVICE LIST
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DATED: September 20, 2006
William A. Murray
Special Assistant Corporation Counsel
Office of Public Utilities
800 East Monroe
Springfield, Illinois 62757
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SERVICE LIST
Christopher W. Newcomb
Karaganis, White & Mage, Ltd
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414 North Orleans Street, Suite 810
Chicago, Illinois 60610
cnew comb@k-w . com
Faith E. Bagel
Howard A. Lemer
Meleah Geertsma
Environmental Law and Policy Center
35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois 60601
fbugelc elpc.orx
David Rieser
Jeremy R. Hojnicki
James T. Harrington
McGuire Woods LLP
77
West Wacker, Suite 4100
Chicago, Illinois 60601
dnesera.mcguirewoods .com
iharringtona.mcguirewoods.com
Bruce Nilles
Sierra Club
122
West Washington Avenue, Suite 830
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
bruce.nillessierraclub.org
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Katherine D. Hodge
Hodge Dwyer Zeman
3150 Roland Avenue, P.O. Box 5776
Springfield, Illinois
62705-5776
nldriverChdzlaw.com
Bill S. Forcade
Katherine M . Rahill
Jenner & Block
One IBM Plaza, 40 °i Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60611
bforcadeCi enner. corn
krahillrjenner. com
Keith I. Harley
Chicago Legal Clinic
205
West Monroe Street, 4'h Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606
kharley(akentlaw.edu
S. David Farris
Manager, Environmental, Health and
Safety
Office of Public Utilities, City of
Springfield
201
East Lake Shore Drive
Springfield, Illinois
62757
dfarris(ccwlp .com
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Sheldon A . Zabel
Kathleen C . Bassi
Stephen J. Bonebrake
Joshua R. More
Glenna L. Gilbert
Schiff Harden, LLP
6600 Sears Tower
233 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
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James W . In gam
Senior Corporate Counsel
Dynegy Midwest Generation, Inc
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1000 Louisiance. Suite 5800
Houston. Texas 77002
Jim.lneram@dynegy.com
Daniel McDevitt
General Counsel
Midwest Generation, LLC
440 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3500
Chicago, Illinois 60605
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