30 Tex. Admin. Code § 116.910

Current through Reg. 49, No. 44; November 1, 2024
Section 116.910 - Applicability
(a) The owner or operator of a grandfathered electric generating facility (EGF) shall apply for a permit to operate that facility under this subchapter and may apply for permit authorization to operate certain facilities (identified in § 116.911(f) of this title (relating to Electric Generating Facility Permit Application)) that are located at the same site as a grandfathered EGF.
(b) Owners or operators of electing EGFs opting to obtain allowances under Chapter 101, Subchapter H, Division 2 of this title (relating to Emissions Banking and Trading of Allowances), shall submit a request to alter any related existing New Source Review (NSR) permits at the time of application for a permit under subsection (a) of this section. Alterations must be consistent with the requirements of § 116.116(c) of this title (relating to Changes to Facilities).
(c) The owner, or the operator who is authorized to act for the owner, of a grandfathered or electing EGF is responsible for complying with this subchapter.
(d) A municipal corporation, electric cooperative, or river authority may exclude any EGF with a nameplate capacity of 25 megawatts or less from this subchapter. The municipal corporation, electric cooperative, or river authority must notify the commission by January 1, 2000, of its intent to exclude those EGFs. If the municipal corporation, electric cooperative, or river authority reevaluates its intent to exclude EGFs, it may choose to permit any of those EGFs consistent with the requirements of this subchapter.
(e) A grandfathered EGF that generates electric energy primarily for internal use but that during 1997 sold, to a utility power distribution system, less than one-third of its potential electrical output capacity, or less than 219,000 megawatt-hours, is not required to obtain a permit under this subchapter.

30 Tex. Admin. Code § 116.910

The provisions of this §116.910 adopted to be effective January 11, 2000, 25 TexReg 185; amended to be effective June 12, 2002, 27 TexReg 4954; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 26, June 25, 2021, TexReg 3936, eff. 7/1/2021