Sulfur Dioxide Emission Limitation (Sdel) Program at Tva Power Plants

Abstract

TVA is conducting a program of intermittent control of SO2 emissions at nine of its coal-fired power plants.The program is designed to limit SO2 emissions by reducing generation during adverse atmospheric conditions to avoid exceeding ambient SO2 standards. Each is identified as a Class I or Class II program—based primarily on its design and operational complexity. The four Class I programs (Paradise, Cumberland, Allen, Gallatin) operate 7 days/week from early morning through mid-afternoon. The five Class II programs (Kingston, Widows Creek, Colbert, Johnsonville, Shawnee) operate 24 hours/day and 7 days/week. Environmental data stations (EDS) are located at each plant site; the staff has the responsibility for the collection and validation of the onsite meteorological data, the SO2 mobile and fixed monitoring network data, the plant operational data, and the meteorological forecast data from the Meteorological Forecast Center in Muscle Shoals, AL. At the EDS, the data are entered into a computer operatin...