Decision 2001-101
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision3489
- Applicant
- AES Calgary ULC
- Application Number
- 20011113
- Title
- Decision 2001-101: AES Calgary ULC 525-MW power plant
- Date
- 2001
- Title
- Decision 2001-101: AES Calgary ULC 525-MW power plant
- Date
- 2001
- Applicant
- AES Calgary ULC
- Application Number
- 20011113
- Hearing Panel
- McCrank MN
- McManus BT
- McGee TM
- Hearing Type
- Board
- Utilities
- Category
- Electric power
- Descriptors
- Electric power
- Electric power generation
- Intervener status
- Memorandum of decision 2001-06-25
- Public consultation
- Interveners
- Aquality Environmental Consulting Ltd.
- Brown & Associates
- ENMAX Power Corporation
- ESBI Alberta Ltd.
- Glen Eagles Investments Ltd
- The Hurst Group
- Louson Investments Ltd.
- MD of Rocky View
- The Patricia Matthews Group
- The Pon Taylor Group
- RDWI Group
- RDWI West Inc.
- Town of Chestermere
- The Ziegler Group
- Almadi K
- Atkins F
- Belland G
- Berrien R
- Bleile J
- Bradford J
- Brown G
- Chesterman D
- Chicoine C
- Chicoine M
- Chin-Quee D
- Collins J
- Cusano L
- Damji Ms
- Davies M
- Gaskarth B
- Gillespie L
- Green F (Dr)
- Hansford R
- Hawkins J
- Hawkins M
- Hinton A
- Hodgson J
- Horvath G
- Hurst C
- Laycock J
- Lorne E
- Mathews P
- McElroy M
- O'Ferrall BK
- Pon D
- Ryder L
- Schwartzenberger S
- Sokolan G
- Taylor T
- Wakeford B
- Warrack K
- White J
- Ziegler G
- Zinkhofer F
- Approval
- Approved
- Conditions
- 1. AES will include all the recommendations contained in sections 7.3 and 7.5 of Dr. Bercha’s report into the design and operation of its power plant. In addition, AES will consider including the recommendations contained in section 7.4 of Dr. Bercha’s report into the final design and operation of its power plant (Page 37). 2. AES will design and implement a monitoring program to determine the extent to which the cooling tower drift may contain biochemical contaminants and will report the results of the monitoring program to the Board at semiannual intervals until the Board determines such monitoring is no longer required (Page 29). 3. AES shall provide continuous ambient monitoring for NO2, wind speed and wind direction. Monitoring shall be conducted in accordance with Alberta Environment's Air Monitoring Directive. AES shall suggest an appropriate monitor location; this location must receive approval from Alberta Environment. Monitoring data must be reported monthly. A minimum of 6 months of background data must be gathered prior to start-up of the facility. An additional 3 years of data must be gathered during and after the start-up of the facility, for the purpose of confirming resulting ambient concentrations. AES shall also observe any monitoring requirements defined by Alberta Environment (Page 24). 4. The Board directs AES to work with local residents and EUB staff to design and conduct an appropriate noise validation survey once the plant is operating at full capacity to confirm PSLs are being met. Should the PSLs be exceeded an appropriate enforcement action, including possible suspension of operations, would be initiated by the EUB (Page 33).5. AES will submit the draft ERP to the EUB Operations and Compliance Branch for review and approval in conjunction with the MD’s review (Page 34). 6. Beginning immediately, AES will provide quarterly reports to the Board detailing its progress for each quarter (Page 23 and 29). 7. To verify that the performance of the new technologies meets the guaranteed emission limits at various operating conditions, such as start-up, full load etc., AES shall file with the Board, in addition to the quarterly progress report, the following information: - Acceptance test reports for: - Gas turbine-generator, - Selective Catalytic Reduction or other post-combustion method for reducing NOx emissions, - Water Treatment Plant, and - Cooling tower Should any design changes be required, details of the original design problem and subsequent modifications to rectify the problem should be filed with the Board immediately after the decision to implement the modifications is made. As well, if certifying bodies are involved, their reviews of the test results must also be included. When performance tests are conducted for the purpose of verifying guaranteed performance, performance codes and parameters required to be established prior to the tests must comply with standards commonly used in North America, such as The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) standards for gas turbines, and ASME or Cooling Technology Institute (CTI) standards for cooling towers (Pages 23 & 29). 8. Should AES desire to make any material changes to the plant or vary the design, the construction, and/or specifications of the plant from what is described in its application, evidence given at the hearing, or what the Board has approved, AES must acquire Board approval prior to proceeding with any such changes (Page 23 & 29). 9. Prior to commencing construction of the power plant, AES shall prepare and file with the Board, for its approval, a report, which identifies the nature of the future decommissioning of the power plant, its probable cost, and the means of securing the funds required to complete the decommissioning (Page 48). 10. Prior to commencing construction of the power plant, AES Calgary ULC shall provide to the Board, for its approval, an analysis of appropriate level of insurance coverage regarding the risk of significant public liability. In addition and also prior to commencing construction of the power plant, AES shall file a copy of its public liability insurance policy with the Board for its approval and shall file a commitment from the insurer that it will notify the Board of any modifications to said policy. Should AES, at any time, allow the policy to lapse or be deemed by the EUB to be inadequate, the plant shall cease to operate until such time as the policy is reinstated, replaced, or returned to a level of adequacy. Board approval of both the decommissioning and liability insurance reports will be a condition of any facility approval granted by the Board (Page 48).