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Detroit Edison Company

  1. Name of the facility:
    Detroit Edison Company

  2. Location:
    3500 Front Street, Monroe, MI

  3. Distance from the US/Canada border:
    about 25 km

  4. Type/size of the facility:
    proposed modification to the existing boilers

  5. Source of emissions:
    Boiler # 3 (output 823 MW) and Boiler #4 (817 MW)

  6. Type of fuel:
    natural gas, coal, petroleum coke

  7. Type/quantity of mass emission rates:

    PSD APPLICABILITY TABLE
      Emissions (tpy)
    Pollutant Baseline
    Actual
    Emissions*    		 Potential to Emit for Existing Units (without control) Potential to Emit for New Units Potential
    Emissions
    Increase    		 Significant
    Level
    PM 2,062 10,419 5.6 8,362.6 25
    PM10 3,361 13,758 1.5 10,398.5 15
    SO2 59,601 106,858 0.0 47,257 40
    NOx 12,415 34,061 0.9 21,646.9 40
    CO 4,229 15,895 0.3 11,666.3 100
    VOC 171 240 0.0 69 40
    Sulfuric Acid (H2SO4) Mist 913 1,069 0.0 156 7.0
    Fluorides (as HF) 303 425 0.0 122 3.0
    Lead 0.44 3.10 0.0 2.66 0.6
    * Baseline period for all pollutants is from April 2007 to March 2009. This meets the NANSR requirement of a consecutive 24-month period.


  8. Emission control technology
    Low NOx burners, dry wire electrostatic precipitators, wet flue gas desulphurization systems, selective catalytic reduction systems, good combustion practices

  9. Date permit application received:
    April 2009

  10. Stack height and diameter:
    The stacks’ minimum heights above ground level and maximum diameters are in concordance with 40 CFR 52.21 Subparts (c) and (d) (maximum diameter is 336 in and minimum height 805 ft)

  11. Permit agency's contact name, address, telephone number:
    Julie Brunner
    Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment
    Air Quality Division,
    Constitution Hall,
    525 West Allegan Street
    PO Box 30260
    Lansing, MI, 48909 - 7760
    Tel. 517 373 - 7088

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