Public Hearing on Duke Energy Progress, LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant
Date and Time: Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)
Location: Piedmont Community College auditorium, Room D-101
Address: 1715 College Drive, Roxboro
The public is invited to attend the upcoming public hearings and provide comments on the proposed actions. Sign-up will be available upon arrival. Oral comments at the hearings should be limited to three minutes or less. Written comments may also be submitted during the hearings.
Comments on these projects can also be submitted until Nov. 22, 2024, via the following methods:
Submit Public Comments
- Email to DAQ.publiccomments@deq.nc.gov with “DukeRoxboro.24A” in the subject line
- Voicemail by calling at 919-707-8714
- Postal mail to:
NCDEQ Division of Air Quality
1628 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1628
Public Notice
Duke Energy Progress, LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant has applied to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality for a permit modification to retire existing coal-fired boilers and replace them with new natural gas-fired turbines at:
1700 Dunnaway Road
Semora, NC 27343
Person County
Duke Energy Progress, LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant's application was reviewed by the Division of Air Quality, Raleigh Central Office to determine compliance with the requirements of the North Carolina Environment Management Commission air pollution regulations. The results of that review led to the preliminary determination that the project could be approved and the Division of Air Quality permit could be issued, if certain permit conditions are met.
This notice serves as a Notice of Public Hearing and Opportunity for Public Comment for this proposal. The Public hearing will be held from 6:00 to 9:00 pm (doors open at 5:30 pm) on November 12, 2024, at the Piedmont Community College, Room D-101 located at 1715 College Drive in Roxboro, NC.
A copy of all data and the application submitted by Duke Energy Progress, LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant and other material used by the Division of Air Quality in making this preliminary determination are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the following:
NC DEQ
Division of Air Quality
Air Permits Section
217 West Jones Street, Suite 4000
Raleigh, NC 27603
OR
Raleigh Regional Office
3800 Barrett Drive
Raleigh, NC 27609
Information on the permit application and staff review are available by writing or calling:
Mark J. Cuilla, EIT, CPM or Russell Braswell
NC DEQ
Division of Air Quality
1641 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1641
Telephone: 919-707-8400
Interested persons are invited to review these materials and submit written comments to Russell Braswell at the above address or to present oral or written comments at the Public Hearing. Persons wishing to present oral comments at the hearing should prepare their presentation to be three minutes or less. For those who are unable to attend, comments can also be submitted by email to daq.publiccomments@deq.nc.gov with the subject line "DukeRoxboro.24A". You may also leave a voicemail comment at 919-707-8714. Comments will be accepted until November 22, 2024, at 5 p.m.