Fuel Procurement Plan for the Lake Tahoe Basin - Placer County ...
Fuel Procurement Plan for the Lake Tahoe Basin - Placer County ...
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FOREST FUEL SPECIFICATIONS1. <strong>Fuel</strong> Description. Wood <strong>Fuel</strong> shall be from <strong>for</strong>est sources, including fuelstreatment activities, thinning operations and timber harvest operations. (Paragraph 5below lists certain excluded materials.) The Higher Heating Value (“HHV”) of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Fuel</strong>shall be a minimum of 8,300 British Thermal Units (“BTU”) per dry pound, <strong>for</strong> eachdelivery. The ash content, as determined by an independent third party testing serviceshall not exceed three percent (3%) by dry weight of each delivery.2. Maximum Moisture Content. The maximum moisture content <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>Wood <strong>Fuel</strong> delivered to <strong>the</strong> LLC Facility under <strong>the</strong> Agreement shall be fifty percent(50%) by weight. Moisture content with respect to any delivery shall be determined inaccordance with ASTM specifications and procedures, or equivalent.3. Maximum Size. Ninety percent (90%) or more of a delivery by volumeshall be less than three (3) inches in every dimension. One hundred percent (100%) shallbe less than four (4) inches in any dimension.4. Minimum Size. (Fines and Sawdust). Fines and sawdust, defined asWood <strong>Fuel</strong> of a size 1/4 inch or less, shall comprise no more than ten percent (10%) ofgross tonnage <strong>for</strong> any individual truckload.5. Excluded Materials. The Wood <strong>Fuel</strong> shall not contain any free ash, soil,cinder, residual of palm, or mulberry and shall be free of <strong>for</strong>eign material, including, butnot limited to, sand, stone, metal, glass, rubber, plastics, pressure treated or lead basedpainted wood, chemicals, and any hazardous or toxic substances as defined underCali<strong>for</strong>nia or federal law. <strong>Fuel</strong> ash shall not exceed <strong>the</strong> Cali<strong>for</strong>nia established thresholds<strong>for</strong> classification of <strong>the</strong> ash as a hazardous waste per §66261.24 (a) (2). These thresholdsare listed in Table A1 below.6. State and Federal Regulatory Compliance. <strong>Fuel</strong> will meet or exceed <strong>the</strong>requirements defined <strong>for</strong> Renewable <strong>Fuel</strong> in order to ensure that <strong>the</strong> Project will qualifyas an Eligible Renewable Energy Resource under <strong>the</strong> Cali<strong>for</strong>nia Energy Commission.<strong>Fuel</strong> will be collected, processed and transported in compliance with state (Cali<strong>for</strong>niaEnvironmental Quality Act, Nevada Division of Environmental of EnvironmentalProtection) and federal (National Environmental Policy Act) regulations.<strong>Fuel</strong> <strong>Procurement</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>Tahoe</strong> <strong>Basin</strong> Biomass Power FacilityTSS Consultants37
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