Section 437.06. Quantifying and registering voluntary emission reductions and quantifying baselines.

 

(1) VERs and baselines shall be quantified on either a mass or a rate basis, or both. Mass-based VERs shall be quantified and registered as total tons or pounds per year. Rate-based VERs shall be quantified and registered as tons or pounds per unit of input or output.

(2)  Greenhouse gas VERs and baselines shall be quantified in terms of carbon dioxide equivalents.

(3)  Ozone precursor VERs and baselines may be quantified for the 5-month ozone season as defined in s. NR 400.02 (117) , in terms of tons or pounds per day averaged over the ozone season, or they may be quantified on a calendar year basis, as tons per year.

(4)  VERs and baselines shall be quantified on a calendar year basis. VERs shall be registered on a calendar year basis.

(5)  VERs and baselines may be quantified on a project basis, facility basis or, for persons who own or operate multiple facilities within Wisconsin, a statewide basis. VERs may be registered on a project basis, facility basis or, for persons who own or operate multiple facilities within Wisconsin, on a statewide basis.

(6)  VERs that result from projects to collect, store and dispose of mercury-containing products may be registered in terms of pounds of mercury collected, stored and disposed. The emission reduction resulting from the collection, storage and disposal of mercury-containing products need not be registered.

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