Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01057:reg:43
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01057
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 43
Character Range: 97536–99989

43  Baseline for the methane component of coal mine waste gas sent to electricity production devices
 (1) The baseline for the methane component of coal mine waste gas sent to electricity production devices for the project during time interval t, in cubic meters, is worked out using the formula (equation 38):

where:
BCH4,Gen means the baseline for the methane component of coal mine waste gas sent to electricity production devices for the project during time interval t, in cubic meters.
QGen,Cap,n means the recognised capacity of device n during time interval t, in megawatt hours, worked out at the application time in accordance with subsection (3).
FMWh→GJ has the value of 3.6.
Note: This is the factor converting energy in megawatt hours to gigajoules.
Effn means the electrical efficiency of device n, which, subject to subsection (4), has:
 (a) the value specified by the manufacturer of the device in the technical specifications for the equipment, with reference to Australian Standard AS 4594.1 or equivalent; or
 (b) the default value of 0.36.
ECCMWG means the energy content factor of coal mine waste gas, in gigajoules per cubic metre, worked out in accordance with the monitoring requirements.
AFGen,n means the annual availability factor of device n which, subject to subsection (4), has:
 (a) the value calculated in accordance with the standard maintenance cycle specified by the manufacturer; or
 (b) the default value of 1.
n means an existing electricity production device.
 (2) The summation over n is to be performed over all existing electricity production devices at the point of the highest total recognised capacity of all of the existing devices in the period between 24 April 2014 and the application time.
Note: The summation over n results in a fixed quantity and is the same for all equal time intervals.
 (3) The recognised capacity of device n during time interval t is calculated by multiplying the manufacturer's specifications for the maximum electricity capable of being produced by operating the device per unit time, with the result expressed in megawatt hours.
 (4) The same value of AFGen,n and Effn must be used for that parameter for all time intervals in all reporting periods.

Part 5—Reporting, record‑keeping and monitoring requirements
Note Other reporting, record keeping and monitoring requirements are set out in regulations and rules made under the Act.

Division 1—Offsets report requirements