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New Hampshire Administrative Code
Title Env - Department of Environmental ServicesSubtitle Env-A - Air Related Programs (formerly designated as rules of Division of Air Resources.)Chapter Env-A 4700 - CARBON DIOXIDE (CO[2]) OFFSET PROJECTS
Part Env-A 4709 - STANDARDS FOR AVOIDED METHANE EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURAL MANURE MANAGEMENT OFFSET PROJECTS
Section Env-A 4709.07 - Calculating Emissions Reductions

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-A 4709.07

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Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024
Section Env-A 4709.07 - Calculating Emissions Reductions
(a) Emissions reductions shall be determined based on the potential emissions, in tons of CO2e, of the CH4 that would have been produced in the absence of the offset project under a baseline scenario that represents uncontrolled anaerobic storage conditions, as calculated pursuant to Env-A 4709.06, and released directly to the atmosphere.
(b) Claimed emissions reductions shall not exceed the potential emissions of the anaerobic digester, as represented by the annual volume of CH4 produced by the anaerobic digester, as monitored pursuant to Env-A 4709.08.
(c) If the project is a regional digester, CO2 emissions due to transportation of manure and organic food waste from the facility where the manure and organic food waste was generated to the anaerobic digester shall be subtracted from the emissions reduction calculated pursuant to Env-A 4709.06.
(d) Transport CO2 emissions shall be determined through one of the following methods:
(1) Documentation of transport fuel use for all shipments of manure and organic food waste from off-site to the anaerobic digester during each reporting year and a log of transport miles for each shipment, where CO2 emissions shall be determined through the application of the following emissions factors, as applicable to the fuel type used:
a. Diesel fuel: 22.912 lbs. CO2 per gallon;
b. Gasoline: 19.878 lbs. CO2 per gallon; and
c. Other fuel: submitted emissions factor consistent with the factors listed in the EPA Inventory;
(2) Documentation of total tons of manure and organic food waste transported from off-site for input into the anaerobic digester during each reporting year, as monitored pursuant to Env-A 4709.08, and a log of transport miles and fuel type used for each shipment where CO2 emissions shall be determined through the application of the following transport emission factor as applicable to the fuel type used:
a. Diesel fuel: 0.131 lbs. CO2 per ton of material per mile traveled (ton-mile);
b. Gasoline: 0.133 lbs. CO2 per ton-mile; and
c. Other fuel: submitted emissions factor consistent with the factors listed in the EPA Inventory.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-A 4709.07

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