On October 30, 2006, the California Energy Commission instituted a proceeding for establishing a greenhouse gases emission performance standard. This rulemaking implements Senate Bill No. 1368 which directs the Commission, in consultation with the California Public Utilities Commission and the California Air Resources Board, to "establish a greenhouse gases emission performance standard for all baseload generation of local publicly owned electric utilities at a rate of emissions of greenhouse gases that is no higher than the rate of emissions of greenhouse gases for combined-cycle natural gas baseload generation."
The Commission is also directed to adopt regulations for the enforcement of the greenhouse gases emission standard with respect to local publicly owned electric utilities.
The rulemaking shall consider, but not necessarily be limited to, establishing a greenhouse gases emission performance standard for baseload generation facilities by June 30, 2007, a process for calculating the emissions of greenhouse gases from baseload facilities and enforcing the standard, and a process for reevaluating and revising as necessary the greenhouse gases emission performance standard.
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California Energy Commission
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Sacramento, CA 95814-5512
Phone: 916-651-9006
E-mail: Gcollord@energy.state.ca.us
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