Greenidge Generation Station

Applicant

Greenidge Generation LLC
590 Plant Road
PO Box 187
Dresden, NY 14441-0187

Facility

Greenidge Generation Station
590 Plant Road
Dresden, NY 14441

Applicant's Attorney

Yvonne Hennessey, Esq.
Barclay Damon LLP
80 State Street
Albany, NY 12207

DEC Application

Article 19 Title V Air Permit (ID No. 8-5736-00004/00017)

Project Description

Greenidge Generation LLC (Greenidge) filed an application to renew its Clean Air Act Title V air permit 8-5736-00004/00017, effective September 7, 2016, for the continued operation of a natural gas-fired electric generating facility (facility) in the Town of Torrey, Yates County, on Seneca Lake.

The facility is a primarily natural gas-fired electric generating plant, with a generating capacity of approximately 107 megawatts (MW) with a maximum heat input which is limited to 1,117 million BTUs per hour.

The renewal application requests renewal of the existing permit, with revisions limited to: removal of the diesel fire pump permit conditions because the diesel fire pump has been taken out of service and removed from the facility, and minor revisions to the monitoring requirements for particulate emissions (PM-10, PM-2.5 and Particulates), which includes the use of a flowmeter for the facility to demonstrate continuous compliance with the existing PM-10, PM 2.5 and Particulates permit conditions.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Division of Environmental Permits denied the renewal request on June 30, 2022, pursuant to title 6 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules, and Regulations of the State of New York (6 NYCRR) 621.10(f). The denial was based on the determination that the facility's continued operation would be inconsistent with or would interfere with the attainment of the Statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emission limits established in article 75 of the Environmental Conservation Law (Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act [CLCPA]) and reflected in 6 NYCRR part 496. On July 28, 2022, Greenidge Generation, LLC filed a hearing request on the denial.

A pre-adjudicatory issues conference was convened on December 8, 2022, and is adjourned until January 4, 2023 at 9:00 am. The issues conference will be held virtually using the Webex audiovisual conference platform. Participation in the issues conference is limited to the parties and petitioners for party status. Members of the public may attend the issues conference via the internet or listen via telephone.

Prior Notices of Complete Application and Legislative Public Comment Hearing

On September 8, 2021, the Department issued a combined notice titled, Notice of Complete Application, Availability of Draft Permits and Announcement of Virtual Legislative Public Comment Hearings, in the Environmental Notice Bulletin (ENB) commencing the public review and comment period for the referenced permit and associated application materials. Virtual legislative public comment hearings were held on October 13, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

On September 21, 2022, the Department issued a notice for Legislative Public Comment Hearings in the Environmental Notice Bulletin (ENB), which were held on October 24, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

SEQRA Status

In its role as Lead Agency under SEQRA (ECL article 8 [State Environmental Quality Review Act]), Department staff determined the proposed project to be a Type II Action as described under 6 NYCRR 617.5(c)(32) because it is a permit renewal application.

Project Documents

Filed application documents, draft permit, and notice of denial are available for review below. For further information, contact Daniel Whitehead, Director, NYSDEC Division of Environmental Permits, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-1750, Phone: (518) 402-9167, E-mail: [email protected].

Draft Permit Documents:

Application Documents:

Hearing Transcripts:

Letters:


Contact for this Page

Division of Environmental Permits
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233