EPA v. CALPINE CORP WESTBROOK ENERGY CENTER

Case summary

On January 8, 2021, Region 1 entered into an Expedited Settlement Agreement with Calpine Corporation's Westbrook Energy Center resolving alleged violations of Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act and risk management planning regulations in the handling of anhydrous ammonia at its natural gas-fired electrical generation facility in Westbrook, Maine. Westbrook uses anhydrous ammonia in a closed chiller system to cool inlet air to the gas turbines and aqueous ammonia in the selective catalytic reduction system used to control nitrogen oxide air emissions from the stack. The company will pay a penalty of $13,500 and has certified that it has corrected the violations.

Defendants (1)

• Calpine CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CALPINE WESTBROOK ENERGY CENTER

  60 EISENHOWER DRIVE, WESTBROOK, ME, 04092-2009

  Registry ID: 110001681243

Statutes cited

• CAA 112[R][7] — Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CALPINE CORP WESTBROOK ENERGY CENTERentered 2021-01-08

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $13,500

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2021-01-08Final Order Issued
• 2021-01-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2021-03-18Enforcement Action Data Entered