Section Env-A 4605.01 - CO[2] Allowance Requirements(a) The owner or operator of each CO2 budget source and each CO2 budget unit at the source shall hold CO2 allowances available for compliance deductions under Env-A 4605.04, as of the CO2 allowance transfer deadline, in the source's compliance account, as follows: (1) In an amount not less than the total CO2 emissions from fossil fuel-fired generation for the control period from all CO2 budget units at the source less the CO2 allowances deducted to meet the requirements of (2) below, with respect to the previous 2 interim control periods, as determined in accordance with Env-A 4605, Env-A 4607, Env-A 4609.18, and (d), below; and(2) An amount not less than the total CO2 emissions for the interim control period from all CO2 budget units at the source multiplied by 0.50.(b) A CO2 budget unit shall be subject to the requirements of this section starting by the later of January 1, 2009 or the date on which the unit commences operation.(c) CO2 allowances shall be held in, deducted from, or transferred among CO2 allowance tracking system accounts in accordance with Env-A 4606, Env-A 4607, and Env-A 4608.(d) For the purpose of determining compliance with this part, total tons of CO2 emissions for a control period shall be calculated as the sum of all recorded hourly emissions, or the tonnage equivalent of the recorded hourly emissions rates, in accordance with Env-A 4609, with any remaining fraction of a ton equal to or greater than 0.50 ton rounded up to equal one ton and any fraction of a ton less than 0.50 ton rounded down to equal zero tons.N.H. Admin. Code § Env-A 4605.01
#9283, INTERIM, eff 10-1-08, EXPIRED: 3-30-09
New. #9444, eff 4-3-09; ss by #10468, eff 1-1-14
Amended by Volume XL Number 2, Filed January 9, 2020, Proposed by #12967, Effective 1/1/2020, Expires 1/1/2030.