What are the new Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting requirements?
The new rules are contained in 40 CFR 98 and other sections of federal regulations, which require affected customers to report their total annual emissions of the following GHGs: CO2 Carbon Dioxide CH4 Methane N2O Nitrous Oxide SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride PFCs Perfluorocarbons ‐(class of chemicals comprising 9 compounds) HFCs Hydrofluorocarbons ‐(class of chemicals comprising 19 compounds) Customers will use calculation methods outlined in the rules to report total and unit‐level emissions of “CO2 equivalents” (CO2e) that represent the total of the above GHGs based on their fuel flow measurements and their production of these chemicals. The most significant parts of the new regulations for most of our customers apply to the emissions of CO2, CH4 and N2O resulting from the burning of fossil fuels.
