Clean Air Act Title V & PSD Applicability
Uncontrolled 4-stroke rich-burn engine. Common for compressor drivers.
PTE assumes maximum operational capacity. 8,760 = 24/7 operation.
Nonattainment areas have lower major source thresholds for NSR applicability.
Understand air permitting, PTE calculations, and Title V requirements
Potential to emit is the maximum capacity of a source to emit a pollutant under its physical and operational design, used to determine Title V and PSD permit applicability.
This calculator supports engines, turbines, and heaters for determining NOx, CO, VOC, and HAP emissions.
PTE determines whether a facility triggers Title V or PSD permitting requirements by comparing maximum possible emissions against EPA regulatory thresholds.