The Air Resources Board (ARB) will hold a workshop on May 1, 2013
from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm to address potential adjustments
related to Universities, Combined Heat and Power 'But For'
facilities, and holders of legacy contracts within the
Cap-and-Trade Regulation.
ARB will present staff proposals to address issue areas
identified in the ARB Board Resolution from the September 2012
Board Meeting, Resolution 12-33
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/res12-33.pdf. The potential
regulatory changes that result from this workshop will be brought
to the Board for approval in the fall of 2013. Other elements
identified in the resolution will be discussed in later
workshops. This workshop will consider a proposed methodology to
allocate allowances to California universities that recognizes
early action to reduce GHG emissions through energy efficiency
and Combined Heat and Power (CHP); and a proposed methodology to
provide transition assistance to covered entities that have a
compliance obligation cost that cannot be reasonably recovered
due to a legacy contract. Staff will also present a proposal to
exempt emissions from steam and waste heat generated by
facilities that would not have been covered entities 'but for'
the choice to improve efficiency by installing CHP.
Workshop materials will be posted prior to the workshop on ARB's
Cap-and-Trade Workshops and Meetings webpage:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/meetings/meetings.htm.
DATE: May 1, 2013
TIME: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
PLACE:
California Environmental Protection Agency
Air Resources Board
Byron Sher Auditorium
1001 I Street
Sacramento, California 95814
A live webcast of the meeting will be available at
http://www.calepa.ca.gov/broadcast/?BDO=1
Background
The California Cap on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Market-Based
Compliance Mechanisms Regulation went into effect on January 1,
2012.
In Resolution 12-33,
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/res12-33.pdf the Board
directed ARB staff to work with stakeholders and state agencies
to develop methodologies for allowance allocation to University
covered entities; to develop a regulatory methodology to exempt
'but for' CHP steam emissions from a compliance obligation; and
to develop a methodology that provides transition assistance to
covered entities that have a compliance obligation that cannot be
reasonably recovered due to a legacy contract. At this technical
workshop, staff will discuss proposals, initiate stakeholder
participation, and solicit stakeholder input on these proposals.
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION REQUEST
Special accommodation or language needs can be provided for any
of the following:
• An interpreter to be available at the hearing;
• Documents made available in an alternate format or another
language;
• A disability-related reasonable accommodation.
To request these special accommodations or language needs, please
contact the Stationary Source Division at (916) 322-2037 as soon
as possible, but no later than 10 business days before the
scheduled meeting. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711
for the California Relay Service.
For more information on the California Cap-and-Trade Program,
please go to:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/capandtrade.htm.
You are receiving this single arbcombo email because you are a
subscriber to or have made a public comment to one or more of the
following lists: capandtrade, cc, ghg-dis-verifiers, ghg-rep,
ghgverifiers, ghg-ver.
======================================================================
You are subscribed to one of the lists aggregated to make this
particular ARB combination listserve broadcast. To UNSUBSCRIBE:
Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter
your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists."
To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it
and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will
receive an automatic email message confirming that you have
successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer
at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm .
The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian
needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For
a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy
costs, visit the Flex Alert website at www.flexalert.org .
======================================================================
