Section 202.107  Allowable Emissions

a)         "Allowable emissions" means the emission rate of an emission source calculated using the maximum rated capacity of the emission source (unless the emission source is subject to permit conditions or other enforceable limits which restrict the operating rate, or hours of operation, or both) and the more stringent of the following:

1)         The applicable emission standard or limitation contained in this Chapter, including those with a future compliance date; or

2)         The emissions rate specified as a permit condition including those with a future compliance date.

b)         The allowable emissions may be expressed as a permit condition limiting annual emissions or material or fuel throughput.

c)         Allowable emissions shall include a reasonable estimate of emissions in excess of applicable standards during start-up, malfunction, or breakdown, as appropriate, only if the applicable provisions of 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 201 have been complied with.

d)         If an emission source is not subject to an emission standard under subsection (a) and is not conditioned pursuant to subsection (b), the allowable emissions shall be the source's potential to emit.