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CAIR & MATS 2012 Southern Sectional AWMA Annual Meeting & Technical Conference

CAIR & MATS 2012 Southern Sectional AWMA Annual Meeting & Technical Conference. September 12, 2012 Chris Goodman, P.E. Environmental Strategy. Southern Company Generating Facilities. Environmental Program at a Glance. Through 2011, invested about $8.3 B in environmental controls

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CAIR & MATS 2012 Southern Sectional AWMA Annual Meeting & Technical Conference

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  1. CAIR & MATS 2012 Southern SectionalAWMA Annual Meeting& Technical Conference September 12, 2012 Chris Goodman, P.E. Environmental Strategy

  2. Southern Company Generating Facilities

  3. Environmental Program at a Glance • Through 2011, invested about $8.3 B in environmental controls • 17 FGDs on 25 units • 17 SCRs • 4 baghouses with ACI • Projected base capital environmental expenditures of about $1.5 B over the next 3 years; Projected to spend an estimated $1.8 B for MATS and $0.5 B for ash and water compliance over the next 3 years • Since 1990, emissions of sulfur dioxide • and nitrogen oxides are down over 70 percent, • while electricity generation has increased • by more than 30 percent to serve growing demand

  4. Environmental LeadershipNew Projects and Research Programs Smart Grid: Integrated Distribution Management System Second Largest U.S. Solar Cimarron Solar Facility Water Research Center Georgia Power Plant Bowen U.S. first New Nuclear Georgia Power Plant Vogtle National Carbon Capture Center Wilsonville, Alabama Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Mississippi Power Plant Ratcliffe Largest U.S. Biomass Nacogdoches Generating Facility Air Quality Science Center SEARCH network; ARIES; mercury Power Delivery and End-Use Technology Lab Mercury Research Center Gulf Power Plant Crist Start-to-finish 25-MW CCS Alabama Power Plant Barry

  5. Transport Rules (CAIR/CSAPR) • CSAPR vacated and remanded to EPA August 21 (CAIR remains in place) • Court held that EPA exceeded its CAA authority • CAIR Phase II begins in 2015 • Tighter SO2 and NOx allowance requirements

  6. Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) • Final rule issued by EPA on February 16, 2012 • Largely unchanged from proposed rule • Some additional compliance flexibilities based on comments • Imposes stringent emission limits for mercury, particulate matter, and acid gases • Could force many retirements and large capital expenditures across the industry • Unreasonable compliance time of three years(April 2015), with case-by-case 1-year extensions

  7. EPA New Regulatory Actions Timeline

  8. CAIR/CSAPR • PM-2.5 NAAQS • 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS • Mercury (Cobenefit) • Regional Haze (BART) • NO2 NAAQS • Utility MACT Coal-Fired Boiler Dust&Hg Control ESP NOx & Hg Control SCR Air Heater New Stack SO2 & Hg (acid gases) Control Scrubber Baghouse (Hg) (Activated Carbon Injection) SNCR NOX Combustion Controls Flyash Gypsum • CAIR/CSAPR • Regional Haze (BART) • Mercury (Cobenefit) • PM-2.5 NAAQS • SO2 NAAQS Bottom Ash Emission Control Technologies for Coal-Fired Boilers CO2 Reduction • GHG Regulation/Legislation • 316(a) Thermal • 316(b) Intake Structures Scrubber WasteWater Physical/Chemical/ Biological Treatment Groundwater Monitoring/ Dry Handling / Landfilling / Pond Closure • Effluent Guidelines Scrubber WasteWater Ultra Fine Filtration Process Water Cooling Tower/ Intake Screens • CCR Rule • Effluent Guidelines

  9. NOx SOx Hg New Resources Regulatory Drivers PM CC/CT Nuclear IGCC RenewablesDSO Ash H20 CO2 Balance SCRs IGCC Natural Gas Scrubbers Baghouses Nuclear Wind Healthy Capital Constructive Spending Regulation Hydro CCR Solar Customers Water High Reliability Low Prices High Customer Satisfaction CCS Demand Side Options Biomass

  10. Preliminary Assessment of Impactsof EPA Rules – More to Come Possible Outcome • Install new controls on 13 GWs - 65% of coal fleet. • Retire 3 – 4 GWs of coal-fired generation. • Fuel switching of 3 -4 GWs, primarily to natural gas • Potential Impacts • Estimated $13B - $ 18B capital cost through 2020 • Possible 10% - 20% electricity price increases over the next 10 years

  11. Summary • Cumulative impacts of MATS, CSAPR/CAIR, 316(b), new effluent guidelines, CCBs, NAAQS, GHGs and other requirements must be considered when making decisions • Research, testing and planning are the keys to finding the least cost, least regret, site specific solution • Continuous process and is complicated by uncertain future environmental rules and national energy policies

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