N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27C-8.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:27C-8.8 - Additional requirements to provide output data

(a) A CO[2] Budget source shall report net electric output and net thermal output to the Department pursuant to (b) through (j) below.

(b) A CO[2] Budget unit that participates in a wholesale electricity market administered by PJM or NYISO[2] shall submit to the Department the same megawatt-hour value it is required to submit to PJM or NYISO[2] to document megawatt-hours of electrical output and a statement certifying that the megawatt-hours of electrical output reported reflects the total actual electrical output for the CO[2] Budget unit used by PJM or NYISO[2] to determine settlement of transactions among wholesale electricity market participants.

(c) A CO[2] Budget unit that does not participate in a wholesale electricity market administered by PJM or NYISO[2] shall report net electrical output in accordance with an output monitoring plan approved by the Department pursuant to (g) below.

(d) A CO[2] Budget unit that reports gross hourly MW to the Administrator shall use the same electronic data report (EDR) gross output (in MW), as it submitted to the Administrator, for the hour times operating time in the hour, added for all hours in a year.

(e) A CO[2] Budget unit that does not report gross hourly MW to the Administrator shall submit to the Department information in accordance with (g)1 below.

(f) A CO[2] Budget source that sells steam shall use billing meters to determine and report net steam output. A CO[2] Budget source for which steam output is not measured by billing meters or for which steam output is combined with output from a non-CO[2] Budget unit prior to measurement by the billing meter shall report net steam output in accordance with an output monitoring plan approved by the Department pursuant to (g) below. If data for steam output is not available, the CO[2] Budget source shall report heat input providing useful steam output as a surrogate for steam output in accordance with an output monitoring plan approved by the Department pursuant to (e) below.

(g) Each CO[2] Budget source shall submit to the Department for approval an output monitoring plan that includes a diagram and description as stated below:

1. A diagram of the electrical and/or steam system, as applicable, for which output is being monitored, as follows:

i. For monitoring net electric output, the diagram must contain all CO[2] Budget units and all electric generators served by each CO[2] Budget unit and the relationship between CO[2] Budget units and electric generators. If an electric generator served by a CO[2] Budget unit is also served by a non-CO[2] Budget unit, the non-CO[2] Budget unit and its relationship to each electric generator shall be indicated on the diagram as well. The diagram shall indicate where the net electric output is measured and include all electrical inputs and outputs to and from the facility. If net electric output is determined using a billing meter, the diagram shall show each billing meter used to determine net sales of electricity and show that all electricity measured at the point of sale is generated by the CO[2] Budget unit; or

ii. For monitoring net thermal output, the diagram must include all steam or hot water coming into the net steam system, including steam from CO[2] Budget units and non-CO[2] Budget units, and all exit points of steam or hot water from the net steam system. In addition, each input and output stream must have an estimated temperature, pressure, and phase indicator, and an enthalpy in Btu/lb. The diagram of the net steam system must identify all steam loads, including, but not limited to, useful loads, house loads, parasitic loads, and all boiler feedwater returns. The diagram must represent all energy losses in the system as either usable or unusable losses. The diagram must also indicate all flow meters, temperature or pressure sensors, or other equipment used to calculate gross thermal output. If a sales agreement is used to determine net thermal output, the diagram shall show the monitoring equipment used to determine the sales of steam;

2. A description of each output monitoring system. The description of the output monitoring system must include a written description of the output system and the equations used to calculate output. For net thermal output systems, descriptions and justifications of each useful load must be included;

3. A detailed description of all quality assurance and quality control activities that will be performed to maintain the output system in accordance with (i) below ; and

4. Documentation supporting any output value(s) to be used as a missing data value should there be periods of invalid output data. The missing data output value must be either zero or an output value that is likely to be lower than a measured value and that is approved as part of the monitoring plan required under this section.

(h) The CO[2] authorized account representative for the CO[2] Budget source shall submit a certification, which may be submitted with the certification application required under N.J.A.C. 7:27C-8.2(e), stating that the output monitoring system either consists entirely of billing meters or meets one of the accuracy requirements for non-billing meters at (h)2 below. The certification shall state that the monitoring system meets the following requirements, as applicable:

1. The billing meter must record the electric or thermal output. Any electric or thermal output values that the CO[2] Budget source reports must be the same as the values used in billing for the output. NO[x] additional certification or testing is required for any output measurement equipment that is used as a billing meter in commercial transactions; or

2. For a non-billing meter, the accuracy of the output monitoring system must either be within 10.0 percent of the reference value (a system approach to accuracy), or the accuracy of each component monitor for the output system must be within 3.0 percent of the full-scale value (a component approach to accuracy), whichever is less stringent, as follows:

i. The system approach to accuracy must include a determination of how the system accuracy of 10.0 percent is achieved using the individual components in the system and include data loggers and any watt meters used to calculate the final net electric output data and/or any flowmeters for steam or condensate, temperature measurement devices, absolute pressure measurement devices, and differential pressure devices used for measuring thermal energy; or

ii. If testing a piece of output measurement equipment pursuant to the component approach to accuracy shows that the output readings are not accurate to within 3.0 percent of the full-scale value, then the equipment shall be repaired or replaced to meet that requirement. Data shall remain invalid until the output measurement equipment passes an accuracy test or is replaced with another piece of equipment that passes the accuracy test.

(i) Ongoing quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) activities shall be performed to maintain the output system in accordance with the following:

1. Where billing meters are used to determine output, NO[x] QA/QC activities beyond what are already performed are required;

2. Where non-billing meters are used to determine output, certain types of equipment, such as potential transformers, current transformers, nozzle and venturi type meters, and the primary element of an orifice plate only require an initial certification of calibration and do not require periodic recalibration, unless the equipment is physically changed. However, the pressure and temperature transmitters accompanying an orifice plate shall be periodically retested. For other types of equipment, recalibration or reverification of the meter accuracy shall be performed at least once every two years (that is, at least once every eight calendar quarters), unless a consensus standard, approved by the Department as part of an output monitoring plan at (g) above, allows for less frequent calibrations or accuracy tests. For non-billing meters, the output monitoring system must either meet an accuracy of within 10.0 percent of the reference value, or each component monitor for the output system must meet an accuracy of within 3.0 percent of the full-scale value, whichever is less stringent. If testing a piece of output measurement equipment shows that the output readings are not accurate to within 3.0 percent of the full-scale value, then the equipment shall be repaired or replaced to meet that requirement; and

3. If testing a piece of output measurement equipment shows that the output readings are not accurate to the certification value at (g)2 above, as applicable, data remain invalid until the output measurement equipment passes an accuracy test or is replaced with another piece of equipment that passes the accuracy test. All invalid data shall be replaced by either zero or an output value that is likely to be lower than a measured value and that is approved as part of the output monitoring plan required under (g) above.

(j) The owner or operator of a CO[2] Budget source shall retain data used to monitor, determine, or calculate net electrical output and net thermal output for 10 years.

(k) The CO[2] authorized account representative shall submit an annual output report, as follows:

1. Electronically, by the March 1 following the immediately preceding calendar year;

2. Upon request by the Department, in hardcopy;

3. Including unit level megawatt-hours and all useful steam output; and

4. Including a certification from the CO[2] authorized account representative stating the following:

"I am authorized to make this submission on behalf of the owners and operators of the CO[2] Budget source or CO[2] Budget units at the CO[2] Budget source for which the submission is made. I certify under penalty of law that I have personally examined, and am familiar with, the statements and information submitted in this document and all its attachments. Based on my inquiry of those individuals with primary responsibility for obtaining the information, I certify that the statements and information are to the best of my knowledge and belief true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false statements and information or omitting required statements and information, including the possibility of fine or imprisonment."

(l) The CO[2] authorized account representative shall comply with all recordkeeping and reporting requirements in this section and with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:27C-1.4(o) and 2.1(f).

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27C-8.8

Adopted by 51 N.J.R. 992(a), effective 6/17/2019