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Progress Energy and the Environment
Western North Carolina Air Quality
Don Cooke
April 29, 2003
P rog ress E n erg y V en tu resTom K ilg ore
P rog ress E n erg y F L , In c .H . W illiam H ab erm eyer
Energy SupplyW illiam Orser
[Technical Srvs.}[Env. Servs Sec.]
C u s tom er S erviceTu cker M an n
D E & OB u d d y C lin e
Tran sm iss ionJe ff L yash
L & S
O PS C enter M anager
Region V P'sJe ffrey C orbe tt
E nvironm enta l C oordina tors
D ir -T & D S rvs .Rebecca M cBath K i l ian
E nergy D e l ivery S olutionsL isa M yers - V P
F red N. D ay, IVE nergy D e l iveryProgress E nergy
C arol inas , Inc .
Robert B. M cG eheePres ident & C O O
Progress E nergy, Inc .
Chuck W akildEH&S
Env. Support
P E S ervice C o., L L CW illiam D . Joh n son
W ill iam C avenaugh IIIC ha irm an & C E O
Local plant may store more nuclear waste
By Millard K. IvesStaff Writer
[email protected] Brunswick Nuclear Plant in Southport wants to build a dry-
cask fuel-storage facility to hold more nuclear waste.
Progress Energy, which operates the plant, has begun asking for bids from companies to construct the facility on its grounds near
Southport. It will likely be built in 2005 or 2006, and the waste would be held there until a proposed nuclear repository is
constructed in Nevada, said Mike McCracken, a spokesman for the nuclear plant….
Some other issues…...
Coal Combustion Products Endangered Species Act Total Maximum Daily Loads Hydro Relicensing Chemical control Regulatory Reform Environmental Justice Vegetation Management Groundwater Quality Standards PCB’s…..
….and Air QualityArticle published Apr 29, 2003‘Haze Cam’ provides look at air pollution in Triad
GREENSBORO - A Web site operated by Forsyth County is giving Triad residents an up-close view of the polluted air that plagues the region.
Triad Haze Cam, which went online this month, displays views snapped every half-hour from 2,360 feet up Sauratown Mountain in Stokes County.
One view looks toward western North Carolina. The other is to the northeast.
Air Quality
What are the trends?
Where have we been?
Where are we going?
1970 1980 1990 2000
Economic Growth Trends
Source: EPA Trends Report for 2000
US Gross Domestic Product Increased 158%
Vehicle Miles Traveled Increased 143%
Energy Consumption Increased 45%
US Population Increased 36%
Aggregate Emissions Decreased 29% (Six Principal Pollutants)
Comparison of Growth Areas and Emission Trends
EPA - National Air Emissions TrendsPercentage change in total emissions (1981-2000)
NOx 4%
SO2 31%
PM-2.55%(since 1990)
VOCs32%
PM-1047%
Are trends similar in North Carolina?
Statewide air quality trends show similar results over last twenty years
PM - 10 Declined SO2 Declined NOx Increased Acid Rain Declined
Source: NC DAQ
Ozone Exceedance Days (total orange, red and purple)
5
23
49
29
40
3
33
44
3029
7 8
27
21
14
1 4
2622
9
0
10
20
30
40
50
1998 1999 2000 2001
Asheville Valleys Asheville Ridge Tops
Charlotte Triad
Triangle
1
But Air Quality Problems Remain...
Visibility Ozone Fine particles
What’s being done?
Federal and State Initiatives to Reduce emissions EPA’s clear skies (NOx, SO2, and Mercury targets
and time tables) NC’s clean smokestacks (NOx, SO2 targets and time
tables) NOx SIP Call Plan already being implemented
through 2006 EPA Regional Haze Regulation reduces future SO2
emissions (2007-2010) Clean Air Act Title IV
(Acid Rain program mandates SO2 and NOx reductions)
Reduces NOx, SO2 and mercury emission from power generation
sources by 70%.
Edison Electric Institute on The Clear Skies Act of 2002: “Such an approach, if done right, could
allow power companies to make even deeper cuts in air emissions, while lowering regulatory
compliance costs, saving money for customers, and maintaining the nation’s diverse fuel mix.”
Reduces NOx, SO2 and mercury emission from power generation
sources by 70%.
Edison Electric Institute on The Clear Skies Act of 2002: “Such an approach, if done right, could
allow power companies to make even deeper cuts in air emissions, while lowering regulatory
compliance costs, saving money for customers, and maintaining the nation’s diverse fuel mix.”
The President’s Clear Skies Initiative February 14, 2002
National Emission Levels of SO2, Nox and
Mercury and Cap Levels under the Clear Skies Proposal
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
SO2 Emissions (millions tons)
NOx Emissions (million tons)
Hg Emissions (tens of tons)
Clear Skies ProposalActual
Governor Easley’s Clean Air Legislation
Puts more stringent controls on NC coal fired plants than any state in U.S. has implemented
Far exceeds both Federal and EPA standards
No surcharge - freezes rates for five years
Progress Energy NOX Emissions ReductionsAnnual Emission in tons
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,00019
95
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Actual Reductions SIP Call Clean Smokestacks Clear Skies
Actual SIP Call
Clean Smokestacks
Clear Skies
Progress Energy SO2 Emissions ReductionsAnnual Emission in tons
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
Actual Emissions Clear Skies Clean Smokestacks
Actual
Clean Smokestacks
Clear Skies
Projected by EPA and NC Proposals
How will we get there?
Environmental leadership - the pursuit of new technologies
No utility in the country has been as aggressive as Progress Energy in searching out new technologies
Produce affordable, reliable electricity - cost is very important to many customers
Progress Energy is a Leader in Implementing New NOx Reduction Technologies
Brought 2 new technologies to the US from Europe
Third U.S. installation of AEFLGR NOx control technology at the CP&L Skyland Plant
Installed the 1st SCR in North Carolina Benefits to stakeholders
Cleaner air Capital cost savings of $50M Introduced new low cost NOx control
options for industry and other utilities
Progress Energy AshevilleOzone Season NOx Reductions
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Actual Projected
86% reduction
Largest on system
70 %
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
lbs
/mm
Btu
Unit No. 1 1.73 1.6 1.65 1.43 1.33
Unit No. 2 1.69 1.58 1.61 1.46 1.36
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Emissions Standard = 2.3 lbs/mm Btu
Average SO2 Emissions Rates Asheville Plant Coal-Fired Units
Asheville Unit No. 2 Opacity Data(1998 and 1999)
Where do we go from here?
Practice Environmental Stewardship Conserve electricity
Ideal Choice Home Program
Support Clean Air Initiatives Land of Sky Clean Air Campaign Alternative Transportation Choices Strive Not to Drive Program Ozone Action Awareness Days Program Clean Air Car Fair
Summary
Reliability, affordability, & environmental stewardship
PGN is reducing emissions now and will continue in the future
Pursuit of Innovative Technologies Efficiently manage best control technology