§ 73.21 - Phase II repowering allowances.

§ 73.21 Phase II repowering allowances.

(a) Repowering allowances. In addition to allowances allocated under § 73.10(b), the Administrator will allocate, to each existing unit (under § 72.44(b)(1) of this chapter) with an approved repowering extension plan, allowances for use during the repowering extension period approved under § 72.44(f)(2)(ii) of this chapter (including a prorated allocation for any fraction of a year) equal to:

where:

1995 SIP = Most stringent federally enforceable State implementation plan SO₂ emissions limitation for 1995.

1995 Actual Rate = 1995 actual SO₂ emissions rate

Unit's Adjusted Basic Allowances are as listed in the following table

Unit	Year 2000 adjusted basic allowances
RE Burger 1	1273
RE Burger 2	1245
RE Burger 3	1286
RE Burger 4	1316
RE Burger 5	1336
RE Burger 6	1332
New Castle 1	1334
New Castle 2	1485
New Castle 3	2935
New Castle 4	2686
New Castle 5	5481

(b) Upon commencement of commercial operation of a new unit (under § 72.44(b)(2) of this chapter) with an approved repowering extension plan, allowances for use during the repowering extension period approved will end and allocations under § 73.10(b) for the existing unit will be transferred to the subaccounts for the new unit.

(c) (1) If the designated representative for a repowering unit terminates the repowering extension plan in accordance with § 72.44(g)(1) of this chapter, the repowering allowances allocated to that unit by paragraph (a) of this section will be terminated and any necessary allowances from that unit's account forfeited, calculated in the following manner:

where:

Forfeiture Period = difference (as a portion of a year) between the end of the approved repowering extension and the end of the repowering extension under § 72.44(g)(1)(ii)

1995 SIP = Most stringent federally enforceable State implementation plan SO₂ emissions limitation for 1995.

1995 Actual Rate = 1995 actual SO₂ emissions rate

Unit's Adjusted Basic Allowances are as listed in the table in paragraph (a) of this section.

(c) (2) The Administrator will reallocate any allowances forfeited in paragraph (c)(1) of this section with a compliance use date of 2000 or any allowances remaining in the repowering reserve to all Table 2 units' years 2000 through 2009 subaccounts in the following manner:

[53 FR 15713, Mar. 23, 1993, as amended at 63 FR 51765, Sept. 28, 1998]