PDFWAC 173-407-130

Emissions performance standard under Part II.

(1) A baseload electric generation facility or unit or baseload electric cogeneration facility or unit must comply with the GHG EPS in subsection (2) of this section in effect at the time when the facility or unit triggers the applicability in WAC 173-407-120.
(2) GHG EPS.
Table 1
GHG EPS by Time Period
GHG EPS
lb GHG/MWh
First Applicable Date
Last Applicable Date
1,100
July 1, 2008
March 23, 2018
970
March 24, 2018
Determined by chapter 194-26 WAC
Chapter 194-26 WAC (Starting March 24, 2018)*
 
 
*
Commerce reviews and, if appropriate, updates the GHG EPS every five years as directed by RCW 80.80.050.
(3) A facility may comply with the GHG EPS through the use of:
(a) Fuel and power plant design; or
(b) GHG emission control and sequestration methods meeting the requirements of WAC 173-407-220 or 173-218-115, as appropriate.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 80.80 RCW. WSR 18-05-091 (Order 16-12), § 173-407-130, filed 2/21/18, effective 3/24/18; WSR 08-14-011 (Order 07-11), § 173-407-130, filed 6/19/08, effective 7/20/08.]