Section 437.04. Quantification protocols.

 

(1)   Quantification. The emission or carbon reserve baseline and the resulting VER shall be quantified using quantification protocols that are listed in sub. (2) (a) or that have been submitted to the department under sub. (2) (b) .

(2)   Quantification protocols.

(a) The following protocols may be used to quantify baselines and VERs:

1. Source emission testing performed in accordance with ss. NR 439.07 and 446.04 .

2. Continuous emissions monitoring performed in accordance with the methods specified in ss. NR 439.09 and 439.095 (6) .

3. Mass balance estimates based on evaluation of input and output streams using representative supplier data, engineering estimates or sampling analyses.

4. Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, intergovernmental panel on climate change, 1996, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.06 (6) .

5. International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol, Volume 1, U.S. department of energy, January 2001, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.06 (7) .

6. Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors, Volume I: Stationary, Point and Area Sources, U.S. environmental protection agency, AP-42, 5th edition, January 1, 1995, as revised by Supplements A to F and Update 2001, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.05 (8) .

7. Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors, Volume II: Mobile Sources, U.S. environmental protection agency, AP-42, 4th edition, September 1985, as revised by Supplement A (1991), incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.05 (8g) .

8. Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors, Volume II: Mobile Sources, U.S. environmental protection agency, AP-42, 5th edition, Appendices G to K, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.05 (8r) .

9. Emission Inventory Improvement Program Technical Reports, Volume I, Introduction and Use of EIIP Guidance for Emission Inventory Development, U.S. environmental protection agency, July 1997, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.06 (4) (b) 1.

10. Emission Inventory Improvement Program Technical Reports, Volume II, Point Sources, U.S. environmental protection agency, May 2002, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.06 (4) (b) 2.

11. Emission Inventory Improvement Program Technical Reports, Volume III, Area Sources and Area Source Method Abstracts, U.S. environmental protection agency, December 2001, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.06 (4) (b) 3.

12. Emission Inventory Improvement Program Technical Reports, Volume IV, Mobile Sources, U.S. environmental protection agency, September 1997, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.06 (4) (b) 4.

13. Emission Inventory Improvement Program Technical Reports, Volume VI, Quality Assurance Procedures and DARS Software, U.S. environmental protection agency, September 1997, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.06 (4) (b) 5.

14. Emission Inventory Improvement Program Technical Reports, Volume VII, Data Management Procedures, U.S. environmental protection agency, January 1999, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.06 (4) (b) 6.

15. Emission Inventory Improvement Program Technical Reports, Volume VIII. Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions, U.S. environmental protection agency, October 1999, published electronically, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.06 (4) (b) 7.

16. Emission Inventory Improvement Program Technical Reports, Volume IX, Particulate Emissions, U.S. environmental protection agency, August 2001, published electronically, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.06 (4) (b) 8.

17. Voluntary reporting of greenhouse gases under Section 1605(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 - General Guidelines, October 1994, U.S. department of energy, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.05 (14) .

18. Sector-Specific Issues and Reporting Methodologies Supporting the General Guidelines for the Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases under Section 1605(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, Volumes I, Electricity Supply Sector, Residential and Commercial Buildings Sector, and Industrial Sector, October 1994, U.S. department of energy, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.05 (15) .

19. Sector-Specific Issues and Reporting Methodologies Supporting the General Guidelines for the Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases under Section 1605(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, Volumes II, Transportation Sector, Forestry Sector, and Agricultural Sector, October 1994, U.S. department of energy, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.05 (16) .

20. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol – a corporate accounting and reporting standard, World Resources Institute and World Business Council for Sustainable Development, September 2001, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.11 (11) (a) .

21. GHG Calculation Tools, World Resources Institute and World Business Council for Sustainable Development, October 2001, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.11 (11) (b) .

22. Factor Information Retrieval Data System (FIRE), U.S. environmental protection agency, office of air quality planning and standards, version 6.23, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.06 (4) (a) .

(b) Alternative protocols may be submitted to the department, with the following information:

1. A copy or description of the protocol.

2. Documentation of the accuracy and replicability of the protocol.

3. The name and address of the organization that developed the protocol.

4. Whether the protocol has been approved by another state, federal or international agency or organization for registering voluntary emission reductions or carbon sequestration or for regulatory purposes.

(c) The department shall maintain a list of alternative quantification protocols submitted under par. (b) and make the list available to the public.

(d) If no protocol is available for quantifying a VER, the action may be registered without quantifying the VER, but the baseline shall be quantified. If no protocol is available for quantifying a baseline, the action may be registered without quantifying the baseline. When a protocol becomes available, the baseline and VER shall be quantified for each year for which the action is registered.

History: CR 02-012 : cr. Register October 2002 No. 562 , eff. 11-1-02.