View all text of Subpart A [§ 97.1 - § 97.7]
§ 97.4 - Applicability.
(a) The following units in a State shall be a NO
(1)(i) For units other than cogeneration units—
(A) For units commencing operation before January 1, 1997, a unit serving during 1995 or 1996 a generator—
(1) With a nameplate capacity greater than 25 MWe and
(2) Producing electricity for sale under a firm contract to the electric grid.
(B) For units commencing operation in 1997 or 1998, a unit serving during 1997 or 1998 a generator—
(1) With a nameplate capacity greater than 25 MWe and
(2) Producing electricity for sale under a firm contract to the electric grid.
(C) For units commencing operation on or after January 1, 1999, a unit serving at any time a generator—
(1) With a nameplate capacity greater than 25 MWe and
(2) Producing electricity for sale.
(ii) For cogeneration units—
(A) For units commencing operation before January 1, 1997, a unit serving during 1995 or 1996 a generator with a nameplate capacity greater than 25 MWe and failing to qualify as an unaffected unit under § 72.6(b)(4) of this chapter for 1995 or 1996 under the Acid Rain Program.
(B) For units commencing operation in 1997 or 1998, a unit serving during 1997 or 1998 a generator with a nameplate capacity grater than 25 MWe and failing to qualify as an unaffected unit under § 72.6(b)(4) of this chapter for 1997 or 1998 under the Acid Rain Program.
(C) For units commencing operation on or after January 1, 1999, a unit serving at any time a generator with a nameplate capacity greater than 25 MWe and failing to qualify as an unaffected unit under § 72.6(b)(4) of this chapter under the Acid Rain Program for any year.
(2)(i) For units other than cogeneration units—
(A) For units commencing operation before January 1, 1997, a unit—
(1) With a maximum design heat input greater than 250 mmBtu/hr and
(2) Not serving during 1995 or 1996 a generator producing electricity for sale under a firm contract to the electric grid.
(B) For units commencing operation in 1997 or 1998, a unit—
(1) With a maximum design heat input greater than 250 mmBtu/hr and
(2) Not serving during 1997 or 1998 a generator producing electricity for sale under a firm contract to the electric grid.
(C) For units commencing on or after January 1, 1999, a unit with a maximum design heat input greater than 250 mmBtu/hr:
(1) At no time serving a generator producing electricity for sale; or
(2) At any time serving a generator with a nameplate capacity of 25 MWe or less producing electricity for sale and with the potential to use no more than 50 percent of the potential electrical output capacity of the unit.
(ii) For cogeneration units—
(A) For units commencing operation before January 1, 1997, a unit with a maximum design heat input greater than 250 mmBtu/hr and qualifying as an unaffected unit under § 72.6(b)(4) of this chapter under the Acid Rain Program for 1995 and 1996.
(B) For units commencing operation in 1997 or 1998, a unit with a maximum design heat input greater than 250 mmBtu/hr and qualifying as an unaffected unit under § 72.6(b)(4) under the Acid Rain Program for 1997 and 1998.
(C) For units commencing on or after January 1, 1999, a unit with a maximum design heat input greater than 250 mmBtu/hr and qualifying as an unaffected unit under § 72.6(b)(4) of this chapter under the Acid Rain Program for each year.
(b)(1) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, a unit under paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section that has a federally enforceable permit that restricts the unit to combusting only natural gas or fuel oil (as defined in § 75.2 of this chapter) during a control period includes a NO
(2) The exemption under paragraph (b)(1) of this section shall become effective as follows:
(i) The exemption shall become effective on the date on which the NO
(ii) If the NO
(3) The permitting authority that issues a federally enforceable permit under paragraph (b)(1) of this section for a unit under paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section will provide the Administrator written notice of the issuance of such permit and, upon request, a copy of the permit.
(4) Special provisions. (i) A unit exempt under paragraph (b)(1) of this section shall comply with the restriction on fuel use and unit operating hours described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section during the control period in each year.
(ii) The Administrator will allocate NO
(A) The owners and operators of the unit must specify a general account, in which the Administrator will record the NO
(B) After the Administrator records a NO
(iii) A unit exempt under this paragraph (b) shall report hours of unit operation during the control period in each year to the permitting authority by November 1 of that year.
(iv) For a period of 5 years from the date the records are created, the owners and operators of a unit exempt under paragraph (b)(1) of this section shall retain, at the source that includes the unit, records demonstrating that the conditions of the federally enforceable permit under paragraph (b)(1) of this section were met, including the restriction on fuel use or unit operating hours. The 5-year period for keeping records may be extended for cause, at any time prior to the end of the period, in writing by the permitting authority or the Administrator. The owners and operators bear the burden of proof that the unit met the restriction on fuel use or unit operating hours.
(v) The owners and operators and, to the extent applicable, the NO
(vi) On the earlier of the following dates, a unit exempt under paragraph (b)(1) of this section shall lose its exemption:
(A) The date on which the restriction on fuel use or unit operating hours described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section is removed from the unit's federally enforceable permit or otherwise becomes no longer applicable to any control period starting in 2004; or
(B) The first date on which the unit fails to comply, or with regard to which the owners and operators fail to meet their burden of proving that the unit is complying, with the restriction on fuel use or unit operating hours described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section during any control period starting in 2004.
(vii) A unit that loses its exemption in accordance with paragraph (b)(4)(vi) of this section shall be subject to the requirements of this part. For the purpose of applying permitting requirements under subpart C of this part, allocating allowances under subpart E of this part, and applying monitoring requirements under subpart H of this part, the unit shall be treated as commencing operation and, if the unit is covered by paragraph (a)(1) of this section, commencing commercial operation on the date the unit loses its exemption.
(viii) A unit that is exempt under paragraph (b)(1) of this section is not eligible to be a NO