Section Env-A 4601.02 - Applicability(a) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any unit that, at any time on or after January 1, 2005, serves an electricity generator with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 MWe, except for a unit that combusts eligible biomass at a rate of 95% of the annual heat input on a BTU basis per calendar year. Any source that includes one or more such units shall be considered a CO2 budget source as defined in Env-A 4602.(b) For a unit that is a CO2 budget unit under (a), above, on the date the unit begins to commence commercial operation, such date remains the unit's date of commencement of commercial operation even if the unit is subsequently modified, reconstructed, or repowered.(c) For a unit that is not yet a CO2 budget unit under (a), above, on the date the unit begins to produce steam, gas, or other heated medium used to generate electricity for sale or use, including test generation, the date the unit becomes a CO2 budget unit under (a), above, is the unit's date of commencement of commercial operation.(d) For a unit that is a CO2 budget unit under (a), above, on the date of commencement of operation, such date remains the unit's date of commencement of operation even if the unit is subsequently modified, reconstructed, or repowered.(e) For a unit that is not a CO2 budget unit under (a), above, on the date of commencement of operation, the date the unit becomes a CO2 budget unit under (a), above, is the unit's date of commencement of operation.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-A 4601.02
#9283, INTERIM, eff 10-1-08, EXPIRED: 3-30-09New. #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.