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Contact Information:
North Carolina Division
of Air Quality
1641 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1641
(919) 733-3340
Or view the Department's
Website
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NORTH CAROLINA
LATEST NEWS:
NC Proposes a Number of Amendments to Existing Air Regs (6/2008)
The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DNR) has proposed a number of changes to
its current air quality regulations. Proposed changes include, but are not limited to -- revisions to the control of visible emissions, activities
exempted from permit requirements, and the application process. The public comment period closes on August 1, 2008. More information on the regulatory changes can be found here.
DE MINIMIS EXEMPTIONS:
Exemptions are available for units that meet the following criteria:
IC Engines
460 hp or less and burning natural gas
1,150 hp or less and burning liquefied petroleum gas
410 hp or less and burning diesel or kerosene
31 hp or less and burning gasoline
Others
10 MMBtu/hr or less and burning kerosene, No. 1 fuel oil, No. 2 fuel oil, or a mixture of these fuels
65 MMBtu/hr or less and burning natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas or a mixture of these fuels
MINOR SOURCE PERMITTING:
Sources that cannot qualify for one of the above exemptions must obtain a state minor source permit. A permit will
have a 20% opacity limit, an SO2 limit of 2.3 lb/MMBtu and a PM emission rate which will vary based on size. The
PM limit is generally not a concern for new units. Sources taking a synthetic minor to avoid Title V permitting
will have an operating or fuel limit.
There is no public comment period. The state has 90 days to complete the permitting process, but it generally
takes from 45-60 days.
MAJOR NSR/PSD PERMITTING:
A potential to emit 250 tons per year of a criteria pollutant triggers PSD.
TREATMENT OF EMERGENCY ENGINES:
There is no special treatment for emergency generators, however the state will generally use 500 hour to calculate
a source's potential to emit. The source must meet the above mentioned opacity and sulfur limits. There is an exemption for peaking units. Peak shaving generators that produce no more
than 325,000 kilowatt-hours of electrical energy for any 12-month period and providing records to verify the energy
production on a monthly basis and on a 12-month basis are exempted.
Onsite electrical generation is exempt from the requirements of obtaining a certificate of public convenience
and necessity from the public utility service. (See below)
Under current law, no public utility or other person shall begin construction of an electric generation facility
used to furnish public utility service, directly or indirectly, without first obtaining from the North Carolina
Utilities Commission a certificate that public convenience and necessity requires, or will require, such
construction. This application must include information describing the facility, the proposed site, the
construction schedule, and the total cost. Electrical generation facilitates constructed primarily for onsite
use do not need to meet all of these requirements, however they must still submit an intent to build.
§ 62-110.1. Certificate for construction of generating facility; analysis of long-range needs for expansion of
facilities.
g) The certification requirements of this section shall not apply to persons who construct an electric generating
facility primarily for that person's own use and not for the primary purpose of producing electricity, heat, or
steam for sale to or for the public for compensation; provided, however, that such persons shall, nevertheless,
be required to report to the Utilities Commission the proposed construction of such a facility before beginning
construction thereof. (1965, c. 287, s. 2; 1975, c. 780, s. 1; 1979, c. 652, s.
North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal
North Carolina has adopted the 2003 IECC with state specific amendments, which became
effective on July 1, 2006. The state also adopted Chapter 11 of the 2003 IRC with state specific amendments. The effective
date for the new North Carolina Residential Code is July 1, 2007. More specifically, North Carolina has adopted
the following International Codes:
2003 International Building Code
2003 International Energy Conservation Code
2003 International Fire Code
2003 International Fuel Gas Code
2003 International Mechanical Code
2003 International Plumbing Code
2003 International Residential Code
(Source: International Code Council)
State Building Code
International Code Council State Adoption Information Page
Provides an easy to use US map to locate state and local adoption of the International Code Council's model codes.
US DOE's Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs, Building Codes Database
The US DOE's database provides a comprehensive look at a state's building code implementation and enforcement
process.
Duke Energy
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Schedule PG (NC) Parallel Generation
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| Interconnected To |
Transmission System |
Distribution System |
| Customer Charge |
$58.40 per month |
$58.40 per month |
| On-Peak Demand Charge per On-peak month |
$14.26 per kW |
$16.94 per kW |
| Energy Charge |
All On-Peak Energy per month:
3.0614 cents per kWh
All Off-Peak Energy per month:
2.8626 cents per kWh
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All On-Peak Energy per month:
3.1608 cents per kWh
All Off-Peak Energy per month:
2.9399 cents per kWh
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| Standby Charge per month |
$1.03 per kW |
$1.03 per kW |
**Rate only available to non-residential establishments, which have generating facilities not in excess of (80) megawatts
which are interconnected with the company's system.
****Special Note: These are the Standby Rates in effect at the time of the creation of this database. For the most
current utility standby rates, click on the utility's name in the box named "Major Utilities" in the upper left-hand corner of this page.
Loans with an interest rate of 1 percent are available for some renewable energy projects and energy recycling projects. A
rate of 3 percent is available for projects that demonstrate energy efficiency, energy cost savings or reduced energy demand.
The loan can be repaid from the energy savings these improvements generate.
Organizations must meet the following criteria to qualify for low-interest loans:
Facilities must be located in North Carolina.
Projects must demonstrate energy efficiency, use of renewable energy resources, or result in
energy cost savings.
Projects must use existing, proven reliable, commercially available technologies.
Projects must meet federal and state air and water quality standards.
Each conservation measure must be able to recover capital costs within the loan's maximum term of
10 years through energy cost savings.
For further information either check out the State Energy Office's program description or contact:
Enass Wahby
North Carolina Department of Administration
Energy Office
1340 MSC
Raleigh, NC 27699
Phone: (919)-733-1919
E-Mail: enass.wahby@ncmail.net
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