Air Pollution Controls - Duke Energy Buck (8000004)
Last Update: 05/21/06 ----- 03786T19/MRO ----- EPA | DAQ | EPA-TTN
Air Pollution Controls
| Source ID |
Source Description |
Control ID |
Control Description |
| ES-1 (B5) |
one coal/No. 2 fuel oil-fired electric utility boiler (672 mmBtu/hr, Unit No. 3 - Boiler No. 5) |
CD-1 (B5ESP) |
one hot-side electrostatic precipitator (80,640 square feet of plate area) |
| ES-2 (B6) |
one coal/No. 2 fuel oil-fired electric utility boiler (672 mmBtu/hr, Unit No. 3 - Boiler No. 6) |
CD-2 (B6ESP) |
one hot-side electrostatic precipitator (80,640 square feet of plate area) |
| ES-3 (B7) |
one coal/No. 2 fuel oil-fired electric utility boiler (672 mmBtu/hr, Unit No. 4 - Boiler No. 7) |
CD-3 (B7ESP) |
one hot-side electrostatic precipitator (80,640 square feet of plate area) |
| ES-4 (B8) |
one coal/No. 2 fuel oil-fired electric utility boiler (1,440 mmBtu/hr, Unit No. 5 - Boiler No. 8) |
CD-3 (B7ESP) |
one hot-side electrostatic precipitator (152,280 square feet of plate area) AND separated over-fire air (SOFA) low-NOx control equipment AND one SNCR NOx control system |
| ES-5 (B9) |
one coal/No. 2 fuel oil-fired electric utility boiler (1,440 mmBtu/hr, Unit No. 6 - Boiler No. 9) |
CD-3 (B7ESP) |
one hot-side electrostatic precipitator (152,280 square feet of plate area) AND separated over-fire air (SOFA) low-NOx control equipment AND one SNCR NOx control system |
| ES-6,7,8 |
three simple-cycle natural gas/No. 2 fuel oil-fired combustion turbines (754 mmBtu/hr each, Unit Nos. 7C, 8C, and 9C) |
NA |
NA |
| ES-9 (Aux) |
one No. 2 fuel oil/propane-fired auxiliary boiler (21 mmBtu/hr) |
NA |
NA |
| ES-10 (RCU) |
one rail-car unloading system |
CD-10 (BF) |
one bagfilter (1,908 ft2 filter area) |
Current/Planned Controls per the Clean Smokestacks Act
| Facility |
Rating (MW) |
Existing ESP |
PostComb. NOx/Tech. |
Operation Year |
FGD/SO2 Tech. |
Operation Year |
| Duke Energy Buck |
370 |
Hot(3,4,5,6) |
SNCR(3,4,5,6) |
2006-2009 |
None |
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For the above table, the number in parenthesis identifies the boiler unit(s) equipped with the corresponding emission control technology. Projections supplied by Duke Energy.
Mercury (Hg) Emission Allocations
| Facility |
Unit |
2010-2017 (oz.) |
2018-Later (oz.) |
| Duke Energy Buck |
5 |
56 |
22 |
| Duke Energy Buck |
6 |
57 |
23 |
| Duke Energy Buck |
7 |
62 |
25 |
| Duke Energy Buck |
8 |
313 |
124 |
| Duke Energy Buck |
9 |
349 |
138 |
(Link to Hg Controls Performance)