(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.]