AAAR 35th Annual Conference October 17 - October 21, 2016 Oregon Convention Center Portland, Oregon, USA
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Power Generation Projections in Support of PM2.5 State-Implementation-Planning
ALEXANDER COHAN, Mark Janssen, Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium
Abstract Number: 638 Working Group: Remote and Regional Atmospheric Aerosols
Abstract Demonstrating attainment of the PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) requires accounting for local and long-range transport of PM2.5 and its precursors. This study presents the modeling used to support a PM2.5 State-Implementation-Plan (SIP). The regional photochemical model CAMx is used with emissions from EPA’s 2011 National Emissions Inventory (NEI) and local refinements. Alternate control implementation pathways for the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS) and various generation growth scenarios are examined with two different electrical generation projection models considering the impact to ambient PM2.5. The regulatory requirements and challenges will be discussed.