WAC 173-407-140
Calculating greenhouse gases emissions
and determining compliance for baseload electric generation
facilities under Part II. (1) The owner or operator of a
baseload electric generation facility or unit that must
demonstrate compliance with the emissions performance standard
in WAC 173-407-130(1) shall collect the following data:
(a) Fuels and fuel feed stocks.
(i) All fuels and fuel feed stocks used to provide energy
input to the baseload electric generation facility or unit.
(ii) Fuel usage and heat content, which are to be
monitored, and reported as directed by WAC 173-407-230.
(b) Electrical output in MWh as measured and recorded per
WAC 173-407-230.
(c) Regulated greenhouse gases emissions from the
baseload electric generation facility or unit as monitored,
reported and calculated in WAC 173-407-230.
(d) Adjustments for use of renewable resources. If the
owner or operator of a baseload electric generation facility
or unit adjusts its greenhouse gases emissions to account for
the use of renewable resources, greenhouse gases emissions are
reduced based on the ratio of the annual heat input from all
fuels and fuel feed stocks and the annual heat input from use
of nonrenewable fuels and fuel feed stocks. Such adjustment
will be based on records of fuel usage and representative heat
contents approved by ecology.
(2) By January 31 of each year, the owner or operator of
each baseload electric generation facility or unit subject to
the monitoring and compliance demonstration requirements of
this rule will:
(a) Use the data collected under subsection (1) of this
section to calculate the pounds of regulated greenhouse gases
emissions emitted per MWh of electricity produced during the
prior calendar year by dividing the regulated greenhouse gases
emissions by the total MWh produced in that year; and
(b) Submit that calculation and all supporting
information to ecology.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 80.80 RCW. 08-14-011 (Order
07-11), § 173-407-140, filed 6/19/08, effective 7/20/08.]