N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-19.25

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 7:27-19.25 - Exemption for emergency use of fuel oil

(a) If a combustion source temporarily combusts fuel oil or other liquid fuel in place of natural gas in accordance with this section, the owner or operator is not required to have the combustion source comply with the applicable NO[x] emission limits in 7:27-19.4, 19.5, 19.7, 19.8, 19.9 or 19.10, or an applicable NO[x] emission limit established under 7:27-19.13, 19.20, 19.21, 19.22 or 19.23, while the fuel oil or other liquid fuel is burned. On each day that this exemption applies, for purposes of calculating daily or annual NO[x] emissions the combustion source will be deemed to have emitted no NO[x] and to have derived a heat input of 0.0 BTU.

(b) The exemption under (a) above is available only for a combustion source that uses natural gas as its primary fuel, or is seasonally combusting natural gas pursuant to a plan approved under 7:27-19.14 and 19.20. For a combustion source that uses natural gas as its primary fuel, the exemption under (a) above is available at any time during the year. For a combustion source that is seasonally combusting natural gas, the exemption under (a) above is available only from May 1 through September 30. This exemption is also available for those combustion sources which combust refinery gas as a primary fuel.

(c) The owner or operator of the combustion source is eligible for the exemption under (a) above only if the following requirements are met:

1. The owner or operator is not practicably able to obtain a sufficient supply of natural gas;

2. The owner or operator's inability to obtain natural gas is due to circumstances beyond the control of the owner or operator, such as a natural gas curtailment;

3. The combustion source ceases using fuel oil or other liquid fuel in place of natural gas and resumes using natural gas as soon as a sufficient supply of natural gas becomes practicably available; and

4. The owner or operator satisfies the recordkeeping requirements of 7:27-19.19(d) and (e), and the reporting requirements of (d) below.

(d) The owner or operator shall keep records of curtailment periods and incorporate such records into the reports submitted to the Department as required at N.J.A.C. 7:27-19.19(g). Such records shall include the following information:

1. Information sufficient to identify each combustion source for which the owner or operator claims an exemption under this section, including a brief description of the source (for example, "dry-bottom coal-fired boiler serving an electric generating unit"), its location, its permit number, any other identifying numbers, and any other information necessary to distinguish it from other equipment also owned or operated by the owner or operator of the electric generating unit;

2. A statement that the owner or operator is not practicably able to obtain a sufficient supply of natural gas;

3. The date and time at which the owner or operator first became practicably unable to obtain natural gas; and

4. A description of the circumstances causing the owner or operator's inability to obtain natural gas.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-19.25

Adopted by 50 N.J.R. 409(a), effective 1/16/2018