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Presque Isle Power Plant (Wisconsin Electric Power Company)
- Name of the facility:
- Presque Isle Power Plant (Wisconsin Electric Power Company)
- Location:
- 2701 N. Lakeside Blvd., Marquette, MI 49855
- Distance from the US/Canada border:
- Approximately 120 km
- Type/size of the facility:
- Boilers 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are 90 MW each
- Source of emissions:
- Coal fired steam producing electric generation boilers
- Type of fuel:
- Bituminous and sub-bituminous coal; fuel oil fired start up
- Type/quantity of mass emission rates:
- Expected decreases after modification:
SO2 6492 tpy
NOx 2415 tpy
Ozone 1 tpy
H2SO4 1.6 tpy - Expected increases after modification:
CO 450 tpy
PM 22.4 tpy
PM10 8.36 tpy
PM2.5 8.3 tpy
GHG 7873 tpy
- Expected decreases after modification:
- Emission control technology
- The company proposes to install air quality control systems consisting of overfire air, new low NOx burners on units 5 and 6, SO2 and HAP acid gas control via spray dryer absorbers on 5, 6, and 7, and dry sorbent injection on 8 and 9. Powder activated carbon injection for Hg control currently on 7, 8, and 9, to be added to 5 and 6. Existing fabric filters and booster fans associated with retired boilers 1-4 will be reused for particulate removal for 5 and 6.
- Date permit application received:
- March 21, 2013
- Stack height and diameter:
- 400 feet (121.9 meters)
- Permit agency's contact name, address, telephone number:
Mary Ann Dolehanty
Permit Supervisor
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
525 West Allegan St.
P.O. Box 30473
Lansing, MI 48909
800 662-9278