The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Air Quality is accepting public comment on a draft air permit for Duke Energy Carolinas Belews Creek Steam Station in Stokes County. The proposed project includes adding natural gas co-firing capability to coal-fired Units 1 and 2 and the conversion of Auxiliary Boilers 1 and 2 to natural gas firing. The comment period is open from March 4, 2019, until April 3, 2019.
Comments or requests for a public hearing on the draft air permit may be submitted via email to daq.publiccomments@ncdenr.gov. Please include ‘Duke Belews 18a’ in the subject line.
Written comments can be mailed to:
NC DEQ Division of Air Quality
C/O Ed Martin
1641 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1641.
The draft permit, public notice and draft permit review are available online: https://deq.nc.gov/news/events/public-notice-preliminary-determination-duke-energy-carolinas-llc-belews-creek-steam