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Board approves administrative amendment updating Duke Energy emission factors for two gas units; staff says it may slightly raise tonnage fees

Buncombe County Air Quality Board · November 21, 2025
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Staff reported Duke Energy updated emission factors for units 5 and 7 based on new testing, increasing the particulate emission factor used for tonnage calculations; the board approved the administrative amendment and staff said tonnage fees could rise slightly though the facility remains under its permit cap.

Staff member James explained an administrative amendment from Duke Energy that updates emission factors for two units (units 5 and 7) based on testing. He told the board the company tested one unit and used that result as representative; the new test result raised the emission factor used to calculate particulate emissions for those units. "They tested that unit to,…

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