GUIDELINE FOR CONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITORING

(CEM) SYSTEMS

RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING

FOR

ELECTRICITY GENERATION

Ontario Ministry of the Environment

March 29, 2000

 GUIDELINE FOR CONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITORING (CEM) SYSTEMS
RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING
FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION

For the purpose of this guideline document, the CEM system includes systems that meet the
requirements of Environment Canada’s Protocols and Performance Specifications for Continuous
Monitoring of Gaseous Emissions from Thermal Power Generation., Report EPS 1/PG/7,
September 1993 and other systems that provide emission estimates for NOX and/or SO2 of equivalent
accuracy.

1 Reporting

CEM Reporting Data Parameters and Operational Information:

The contaminants, monitored by continuous monitoring systems (CEM), to be reported are SO2 and /or
NOX (see section 6 of the regulation entitled “Electricity Generation - Monitoring and Reporting under the
Ontario Environmental Protection Act”). CEM hourly emissions data will be summarized and reported
electronically to the MOE at the end of each calendar quarter for an affected unit. The parameters to be
reported are summarized below and presented in Table 1:

! The generator will supply the name, identity or number of the generation unit or stack to which the
CEM data apply; the Ministry must be notified of all proposed changes;
! A code describing the type of generation unit used;
! A code describing the type of fuel(s) used;
! The type of operating pollution control for SO2 and NOx , where applicable; and
! The emission rate and loading for NOx and SO2, the amount of electrical generation, and the
percent system availability. Information shall be presented as follows: for the months of the smog
season (May, June, July, August, and September) covered by the quarter; the quarter; and
cumulative total for the calendar year.

Each electronic report must be submitted to the MOE within 60 days following the end of each calendar
quarter.

2 Record Keeping

Records need to be maintained for seven years, and kept on site for review by Ministry of the Environment
personnel upon request, containing the following information (Table 2):

Plant Description of Emission Related Devices:

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! A description (text and/or flow diagram) of the electricity generation plant configuration for all
emissions related devices (generation unit, control device, and stack).

CEM Specifications:

! CEM system installation configuration and technical specifications as outlined in Environment

Canada’s 1993 report EPS 1/PG/7.

Data Used:

! The one-hour average concentrations and flow rates, hourly system availability, hourly electricity
production, hourly heat value of the fuel used and hourly quantity of fuel used.

Calculated Values:

! Calculated or measured values by month of the following: electricity production (megawatt-hours),

emission rates (kg/megawatt-hour), emission rates (kg/GJ); emissions (tonnes), operating time
(hours), system availability (hours), fuel use (tonnes, cubic meters, etc.).

General Record keeping Provisions:

! The owner or operator of the CEM system shall maintain for each affected unit a file for all
measurements, data, reports, and other information required by the CEM regulation at the source
in a form suitable for inspection for at least seven (7) years from the data of each record.

! Only valid data are accepted for reporting. Any invalid data must be backfilled in accordance with
Environment Canada’s 1993 report EPS 1/PG/7 or as approved by the Director of the Ministry
of the Environment.

! When a CEM system is not expected to provide valid data beyond 168 hours for any single
episode, the Director of the Ministry of the Environment must be notified within the 168 hour
period.

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 Table 1: CEM Data To Be Reported

Parameter Description
Generation Unit/Stack ID The name or number of the generation unit or stack to which the data
applies. If more than one unit emits to a single stack, the stack and
the units should be identified.

Generation Unit Type A code describing the type of generation unit used. Code definitions:
Boiler:
AF = Arch fired
C = Cyclone
CB = Cell burner wall-fired
CC = Combined Cycle
CFB = Circulating fluidized bed
DB = Dry bottom wall-fired
DTF = Dry bottom turbo-fired
DVF = Dry bottom vertical-fired
S = Stoker
T = Tangential fired
WBF = Wet bottom wall-fired
WBT = Wet bottom turbo-fired
WVF = Wet bottom vertical-fired
O = Other
Combustion Turbine:
CT = Combustion turbine
Reciprocating Engines:
RE=Reciprocating Engines

Fuel A code describing the type fuel(s). Code definitions:

C = Coal
G = Gas
OIL = Oil
D = Diesel
R = Refuse
W = Wood
O = Other

SO2 Controls The type of operating pollution control method for SO2.

NOx Controls The type of operating pollution control device for NOX.

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Electricity generation The amount of electricity generation attributable to each unit for: the
months of the smog season (May, June, July, August, and September)
covered by the quarter; the quarter; and, cumulative total for the
calendar year (units are megawatt-hours).
SO2 Emissions The number of tonnes of SO2 emitted for: the months of the smog
season (May, June, July, August, and September) covered by the
quarter; the quarter; and, the cumulative total for the calendar year
(units are tonnes).

NOx Emissions The number of tonnes of NOx emitted for: the months of the smog
season (May, June, July, August, and September) covered by the
quarter; the quarter; and the cumulative total for the calendar year
(units are tonnes).

Average SO2 Emission The average rate of SO2 emitted for: the months of the smog season
Rate (May, June, July, August, and September) covered by the quarter;
the quarter; and the cumulative average for the calendar year (units
are kilograms per megawatt-hour).

Average NOx Emission The average rate of NOx emitted for the months of the smog season
Rate (May, June, July, August, and September) covered by the quarter;
the quarter; and the cumulative average for the calendar year (units
are kilograms per megawatt-hour).

Reported Percent System For each of the monitored parameters (SO2 and NOx ) the average
Availability time that the system used to measure the parameter was operating
properly for: the months of the smog season (May, June, July, August,
and September) covered by the quarter; the quarter; and cumulative
average for the calendar year (units are percent).

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 Table 2: Information for Recordkeeping on site for review by
Ministry of the Environment personnel upon request

Average Concentrations The hourly average concentrations of SO2 and NOx in the stack gas.
Units are parts per million by volume on dry basis.
Flow Rate The hourly stack gas flow rate. Units are cubic meters per minute on
dry basis.

Average SO2 Emission The average rate of SO2 emitted hourly and the calculated monthly
Rate value. Units are kilograms per megawatt-hour

Average NOx Emission The average rate of NOx emitted hourly and the calculated monthly
Rate value. Units are kilograms per megawatt-hour

System Availability For each of the monitored parameters (SO2 and NOx ), the hours and
the calculated monthly value, that the system used to measure the
parameter was operating properly.

Operating Time The number of hours the generation unit or stack was used for every
month.

Electricity Generation The hourly electrical generation attributable to this generation unit, and
the calculated monthly value. The units are megawatt-hours.
Heat Input The hourly caloric value of the fuel burned at the generation unit, and the
calculated monthly value. Usually estimated through the byproducts of
combustion. The units are in gigajoules.

Fuel Used The hourly quantity of fuel used at the generation unit and the calculated
monthly value. Units are in tonnes, cubic meters, etc.

Average SO2 Emission The average ratio of SO2 emitted to fuel burned for every month. Units
per Heat Input are kilograms per gigajoule

Average NOx Emission The average ratio of NOx emitted to fuel burned for every month. Units
per Heat Input are kilograms per gigajoule

REFERENCES:

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Environment Canada. 1993. Protocols and Performance Specifications for Continuous
Monitoring of Gaseous Emissions from Thermal Power Generation. Report EPS 1/PG/7,
September 1993.