Section 2905 - Annual Average Electricity Production(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), a powerplant's annual average electricity production in MWh shall be the sum of the net electricity available for all of the following: use onsite or at a host site in a commercial or industrial process or for sale or transmission from the powerplant.(b) For the purposes of calculating compliance with the EPS, a cogeneration powerplant's annual average electricity production is the sum of the MWh of electricity produced and the useful thermal energy output expressed in MWh. (1) Useful thermal energy output means: (A) For a topping cycle cogeneration powerplant, the thermal energy that: (i) is made available to an industrial or commercial process, including, but not limited to, the net of any heat contained in condensate return or makeup water;(ii) is used in a heating application, including, but not limited to, space or domestic hot water heating; or(iii) is used in a space cooling application, including, but not limited to, thermal energy used by an absorption chiller.(B) For a bottoming cycle cogeneration powerplant, including, but not limited to, industrial waste-heat powered generators, the thermal energy used by an industrial process and any fuel used for supplemental firing.(2) The useful thermal energy output shall be converted into a MWh equivalent using the standard engineering conversion factor of 3.413 MMBtu per MWh (or 3413 Btu per kWh).Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 20, § 2905
1. New section filed 10-16-2007; operative 10-16-2007 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2007, No. 42). Note: Authority cited: Sections 25213 and 25218(e), Public Resources Code; and Section 8341, Public Utilities Code. Reference: Section 8341, Public Utilities Code.
1. New section filed 10-16-2007; operative 10-16-2007 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2007, No. 42).