Climate Change Action – PGE Carty’s Permit Modification
Stop more emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and carbon monoxide (CO).
What Friends of the Columbia Gorge say
In the midst of a climate emergency, Oregon must focus on reducing emissions—not give a green light for more pollution. Oppose more air pollution from PGE’s Fracked Gas Power Plant. Stop increases in the permit levels for the DEQ facility’s emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and carbon monoxide (CO).
You have until December 17, 2021 to take action.
What the Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility says
Tell the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to reject an increase in harmful pollution at PGE’s Carty gas plant. PGE’s Carty Generating Station, located in Boardman, OR, is a 450-megawatt fracked gas power plant that generates electricity for retail customers.
You have until December 17, 2021 to take action.
What the Columbia Riverkeeper says
Tell Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to reject an increase in harmful pollution at PGE’s Carty Gas Plant.
You have until December 17, 2021 to take action.
What PGE Carty is requesting
DEQ is accepting comments on a proposed modification to an existing air quality permit for the PGE Carty electricity generation facility near Boardman. Comments are due at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021.
- Find more information and how to comment in the PGE public notice.
The permit modification is being requested for two reasons:
- because PGE’s coal-fired power plant closed in October 2020 and because the manufacturer of the PGE Carty plant’s natural gas turbine released new information that startup and shutdown emissions for two pollutants, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds, are higher than originally estimated.
- PGE starts up and shuts down the turbine to meet the electricity needs of the communities it serves. Electricity needs fluctuate due to electricity use and contributions from other power sources.
The proposed permit modification does not change how much natural gas PGE Carty uses or change the hours the plant can run. The modification proposes to remove emissions allotted for operation of the coal boiler and incorporate the new manufacturer information for natural gas turbine start-up emissions. This will result in a reduction in most emissions limits and an increase in the limit for volatile organic compounds.
You have until December 17, 2021 to take action.