Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) For
the purposes of this Article, the following definitions apply.
(1) "British Thermal Unit" or "Btu" means the
quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one
degree Fahrenheit at about 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit.
(2) "Carbon dioxide" or
"CO2" means the most common of the six primary
greenhouse gases, consisting on a molecular level of a single carbon atom and
two oxygen atoms.
(3) "Carbon
dioxide equivalent" or "CO2e" means the number of metric
tons of CO2 emissions with the same global warming
potential as one metric ton of another greenhouse gas when calculated using the
individual global warming potentials as specified in the "global warming
potential" definition of this Article.
(4) "Global warming potential" or "GWP" means
the ratio of the time-integrated radiative forcing from the instantaneous
release of one kilogram of a trace substance relative to that of one kilogram
of a reference gas (i.e., CO2). For 2011 through 2020
data years, the GWP values used for emissions estimation and reporting are as
specified in Table A-1 to Subpart A of Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations
Part 98 as published to the Federal Register on October 30, 2009, which is
hereby incorporated by reference. For data years 2021 and onward, the GWP
values are as specified in the Table A-1 to Subpart A of Title 40 Code of
Federal Regulations Part 98 as published to the Federal Register on December
11, 2014, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
(5) "Greenhouse gas" or "GHG" means carbon
dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4),
nitrous oxide (N2O), sulfur hexafluoride
(SF6), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons
(PFCs), and other fluorinated greenhouse gases.
(6) "Megawatt-hour" or "MWh" means the
electrical energy unit of measure equal to one million watts of power supplied
to, or taken from, an electric circuit steadily for one
hour.
1. New
section filed 10-26-2020; operative 10-26-2020 pursuant to Government Code
section
11343.4
(Register 2020, No. 44). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section
11349.3(a)
extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order
N-66-20.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
39600
and
39601,
Health and Safety Code; and Section
2827.10,
Public Utilities Code. Reference: Section
2827.10,
Public Utilities Code.
