N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-A 4706.04

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024

Section Env-A 4706.04 - SF[6] Emissions Rate Performance Standards

(a) The SF₆ emissions rate performance standards shall be based on weighted average 2004 emissions rates for U.S. EPA SF₆ Partnership utilities in each region, except that if the weighted average emissions rate in a region is higher than the national weighted average, the default performance standard shall be the national weighted average emissions rate.

(b) The SF₆ emissions rate performance standards shall be as specified in Table 4706-1, where the states in each region are as specified in Table 4706-2:

Table 4706-1 Emissions Rate Performance Standards

Area	Emission Rate
Region A	9.68 percent
Region B	5.22 percent
Region C	9.68 percent
Region D	5.77 percent
Region E	3.65 percent
U.S. (National)	9.68 percent

Table 4706-2 States in Each Emission Region

Region A	Region B	Region C	Region D	Region E
Connecticut	Alabama	Colorado	Arkansas	Alaska
Delaware	District of Columbia	Illinois	Iowa	Arizona
Maine	Florida	Indiana	Kansas	California
Massachusetts	Georgia	Michigan	Louisiana	Hawaii
New Jersey	Kentucky	Minnesota	Missouri	Idaho
New York	Maryland	Montana	Nebraska	Nevada
New Hampshire	Mississippi	North Dakota	New Mexico	Oregon
Pennsylvania	North Carolina	Ohio	Oklahoma	Washington
Rhode Island	South Carolina	South Dakota	Texas
Vermont	Tennessee	Utah
Virginia	Wisconsin
West Virginia	Wyoming

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-A 4706.04

#9481, eff 5-23-09; ss by #10469, eff 1-1-14