Washington Administrative Code › Title 463 - Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council › Chapter 463-80 - Carbon dioxide mitigation program for thermal electric generating facilities › Section 463-80-020 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The definitions in this section are found in
				RCW  80.70.010 and apply throughout this chapter
				unless clearly stated otherwise. The definitions are reprinted below.
"Applicant" has the meaning provided in
				RCW  80.50.020 and is subject to
				RCW  80.70.020(1)(a).
"Carbon credit" means a verified reduction in carbon dioxide or
				carbon dioxide equivalents that is registered with a state, national, or
				international trading authority or exchange that has been recognized by
				EFSEC.
"Carbon dioxide equivalents" means a metric measure used to
				compare the emissions of various greenhouse gases based upon their global
				warming potential.
"Certificate holder" means the company that holds a site
				certification agreement and is authorized to construct and operate an energy
				facility under
				chapter
				80.50 RCW.
"Cogeneration credit" means the carbon dioxide emissions that
				EFSEC, department, or authority, as appropriate, estimates would be produced on
				an annual basis by a stand-alone industrial and commercial facility equivalent
				in operating characteristics and output to the industrial or commercial heating
				or cooling process component of the cogeneration plant.
"Cogeneration plant" means a fossil-fueled thermal power plant
				in which the heat or steam is also used for industrial or commercial heating or
				cooling purposes and that meets federal energy regulatory commission standards
				for qualifying facilities under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
				1978.
"Commercial operation" means the date that the first
				electricity produced by a facility is delivered for commercial sale to the
				power grid.
"Department" means the department of ecology.
"EFSEC" or "council" means the energy facility site evaluation
				council created by
				RCW  80.50.030.
"Fossil fuel" means natural gas, petroleum, coal, or any form
				of solid, liquid, or gaseous fuel derived from such material to produce heat
				for the generation of electricity.
"Independent qualified organization" means a third-party
				company or organization that is independent of any energy facility that emits
				CO2 and is recognized by the council to receive payment
				for selection, monitoring, and evaluation of CO2
				emissions mitigation activities.
"Mitigation plan" means a proposal that includes the process or
				means to achieve carbon dioxide mitigation through use of mitigation projects
				or carbon credits.
"Mitigation project" means one or more of the following:
(a) Projects or actions that are implemented by the certificate
				holder directly or through its agent, or by an independent qualified
				organization to mitigate the emission of carbon dioxide produced by the
				fossil-fueled thermal electric generation facility. This term includes, but is
				not limited to, the use of energy efficiency measures, clean and efficient
				transportation measures, qualified alternative energy resources, demand side
				management of electricity consumption, and carbon sequestration
				programs;
(b) Direct application of combined heat and power
				(cogeneration);
(c) Verified carbon credits traded on a recognized trading
				authority or exchange; or
(d) Enforceable and permanent reductions in carbon dioxide or
				carbon dioxide equivalents through process change, equipment shutdown, or other
				activities under the control of the applicant and approved as part of a carbon
				dioxide mitigation plan.
"Permanent" means that emission reductions used to offset
				emission increases are assured for the life of the corresponding increase,
				whether unlimited or limited in duration.
"Qualified alternative energy resource" has the same meaning as
				in RCW  19.29A.090.
"Site certification agreement" means the document as
				recommended by EFSEC and approved by the governor that lists the requirements
				and conditions for construction and operation of an energy facility, including
				any attached or associated permits or authorizations, for example a prevention
				of deterioration permit or notice of construction.
"Station generating capability" means the maximum load a
				generator can sustain over a given period of time without exceeding design
				limits, and measured using maximum continuous electric generation capacity,
				less net auxiliary load, at average ambient temperature and barometric
				pressure.
"Total carbon dioxide emissions" means:
(a) For a fossil-fueled thermal electric generation facility
				described under
				RCW  80.70.020(1)(a) and (b), the
				amount of carbon dioxide emitted over a thirty-year period based on the
				manufacturer's or designer's guaranteed total net station generating
				capability, new equipment heat rate, an assumed sixty percent capacity factor
				for facilities under EFSEC's jurisdiction and taking into account any
				enforceable limitations on operational hours or fuel types and use; and
(b) For a fossil-fueled thermal electric generation facility
				described under
				RCW  80.70.020(1)(c) and (d), the
				amount of carbon dioxide emitted over a thirty-year period based on the
				proposed increase in the amount of electrical output of the facility that
				exceeds the station generation capability of the facility prior to the
				applicant applying for certification pursuant to
				RCW  80.70.020(1), new equipment
				heat rate, an assumed sixty percent capacity factor for facilities under
				EFSEC's jurisdiction, and taking into account any enforceable limitations on
				operational hours or fuel types and use.