Yes, the Mohave Energy Park will comply with all local, state, and federal air quality and environmental regulations that protect the health and wellbeing of the community. AEPCO is utilizing best in class turbine technology and will incorporate air emission controls, monitoring, and detection systems to ensure the health and safety of all.
Environmental impacts
The new natural gas turbines at Mohave Energy Park will comply with all local, state and federal air quality regulations, including requirements under the Clean Air Act. AEPCO has filed for a Class I Air Quality Permit, which will ensure that ongoing operations comply with these air quality standards. The final air quality permit will be a federally enforceable document containing applicable emission limits and standards that Mohave Energy Park is responsible for meeting, and will contain recordkeeping, monitoring and reporting conditions necessary to demonstrate compliance with all applicable requirements.
This process is designed to protect the public, including sensitive populations such as children and the elderly, from adverse health effects and to provide public welfare protection, including protection against decreased visibility and impacts to animals, crops, vegetation and buildings.
The project will utilize simple-cycle, aero-derivative natural gas turbine technology. It does not rely on steam to produce power, and does not require water cooling, so it uses significantly less water than other types of generation. In fact, the new natural gas turbines at Mohave Energy Park will require about 1% of the water used in traditional steam plant operations or about 7% of the water used in water-cooled combined-cycle natural gas plant operation. What water is consumed will be used primarily for emission controls.