Section Env-A 4706.02 - Eligible Activities(a) Eligible offset projects shall consist of incremental actions beyond those taken during the baseline year to achieve a reduction in SF6 emissions relative to the baseline year. Eligible actions may include an expansion of existing actions. As specified in the model rule, the identified actions to be taken shall be consistent with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), "High-voltage switchgear and control gear Part 303: Use and handling of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)" (IEC/TR 62271-303 ed 1.0 ), and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), "SF6 Management for Substations" (TR 1020014, 2010).(b) Except as provided in (c), below, eligible offset projects shall have an SF6 entity-wide emissions rate for the baseline year, calculated in accordance with Env-A 4706.03, that is less than the applicable emissions rate in Table 4706-1.(c) An SF6 offset project shall be eligible even if the SF6 entity-wide emissions rate in the baseline year exceeds the applicable rate in Table 4706-1, provided that the project sponsor demonstrates that the project is being implemented at a transmission and/or distribution entity serving an area that is classified as urban using the classification method described in §7.2.3.c of 40 CFR Part 51, Appendix W and that at least 2 of the following factors prevent optimal management of SF6: (1) The entity is comprised of older-than-average installed transmission and distribution equipment in relation to the national average age of equipment;(2) A majority of the entity's electricity load is served by equipment that is located underground, and poor accessibility of such underground equipment precludes management of SF6 emissions through regular ongoing maintenance;(3) The inability to take a substantial portion of equipment out of service, as such activity would impair system reliability; and(4) Required equipment purpose or design for a substantial portion of entity transmission and distribution equipment results in inherently leak-prone equipment.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-A 4706.02
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