Electricity Infrastructure Investment Regulation 2021
66Method of calculating emissions intensity and offset units
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66 Method of calculating emissions intensity and offset units
66 Method of calculating emissions intensity and offset units
(1) The regulator must develop a methodology in accordance with this clause for calculating the following—
(a) NSW emissions intensity,
(b) firming infrastructure emissions intensity,
(c) the number of offset units that must be procured and surrendered for firming infrastructure.
(2) The NSW emissions intensity for a calendar year must be calculated by—
(a) taking the reported amount, in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, of all scope 1 emissions of greenhouse gas by NSW designated generation facilities for the calendar year, and
(b) dividing the amount by the reported amount, in megawatt hours, of all electricity generated by NSW designated generation facilities for the calendar year, and
(c) expressing the result in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per megawatt hour.
(3) The firming infrastructure emissions intensity for firming infrastructure for a calendar year must be calculated by—
(a) taking the reported amount, in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, of scope 1 emissions of greenhouse gas by the firming infrastructure for the calendar year, and
(b) dividing the amount by the reported amount, in megawatt hours, of the electricity generated by the firming infrastructure for the calendar year, and
(c) expressing the result in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per megawatt hour.
(4) The number of offset units that must be procured and surrendered for firming infrastructure for a calendar year must be calculated by—
(a) deducting the NSW emissions intensity for the calendar year from the firming infrastructure emissions intensity for the calendar year, and
(b) multiplying the result by the reported amount, in megawatt hours, of the electricity generated by the firming infrastructure for the calendar year.
(5) If the result of the calculation under subclause (4) is less than zero, the result is taken to be zero.