EAB Case Aims To Force Use Of Battery Power Storage As Air Permit BACT

摘要

Environmentalists are pursuing an EPA Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) case that aims to force use of battery power storage as a best available control technology (BACT) for Clean Air Act permits, appealing the agency's decision to reject batteries in lieu of natural gas burners for power production as BACT for a utility's air permit.The EAB petition, filed May 29 by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), Desert Citizens Against Pollution, California Communities Against Toxics and Sierra Club challenges the air permit granted April 25 under the prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) program by EPA's Region 9. The permit allows construction of the Palmdale Energy Project, a new power plant being built in the City of Palmdale, CA, by project developer Summit Power. PSD permits are required by "major" pollution sources in areas that are attaining national ambient air quality standards.