# TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY - GANNON PLANT & BIG BEND PLANT
> **Judicial** · FY2000 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `23506`
- **Case Number:** 04-2000-0101
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $3.50M
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $1000.00M
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY - BIG BEND PLANT (complaint) (settlement)
- TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY - GANNON PLANT (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

COMPANY CONDUCTED MODIFICATIONS OF GANNON POWER PLANTS,      UNITS 3-6, WITHOUT OBTAINING PSD PERMIT.  EPA SEEKS          INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND PENALTIES.  PART OF AED-LED UTILITY    INITIATIVE                                                   REDS NO. 2000 0311 418 77989.                                DEFENDANT MADE MAJOR MODIFICATIONS TO UNITS 1 AND 2 AT       THE BIG BEND POWER PLANT WITHOUT OBTAINING PSD PERMITS       PRIOR TO THESE MODIFICATIONS.  EPA SEEKS TO HAVE BOTH        UNITS OBTAIN PSD PERMITS AND INSTALL B.A.C.T.                THE SETTLEMENT WAS FOR TWO FACILITIES:  BIG BEND STATION     AND GANNON STATION.  THE DOCKET WOULD NOT ACCEPT             $1,000,000,000 PHYSICAL ACTION AMOUNT PLUS THE $200,000      NON-PHYSICAL AMOUNT (SCREEN 14), SO I HAD TO ENTER           $999,799,999 FOR THE PHYSICAL AMOUNT AND $200,000 FOR THE    NON-PHYSICAL AMOUNT -- FOR A TOTAL OF $999,999,999.

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