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Greenhouse Gas Credits & Compliance with 310 CMR 7.29(5)(a)5

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Contact information: climate.strategies@state.ma.us or 617-574-6815

RELEVANT DEADLINES

Deadline

Date

Deadline to submit applications to create GHG Credits that can be used to comply with 310 CMR 7.29. (All applications received are listed below.)

March 31, 2009

Deadline for facilities to submit applications to use CDM CERs or EU-ETS allowances to comply with 310 CMR 7.29. (No applications were received.)

March 31, 2009

Deadline for facilities to inform MassDEP of the intent to pay into the GHG Expendable Trust. Please contact Loreen Kelley.

August 1, 2009

Deadline for facilities to comply with 310 CMR 7.29(5)(a)5. using GHG Credits or payments to the GHG Expendable Trust. (Compliance obligations for each facility are listed below.)

September 1, 2009

GHG CREDITS AVAILABLE FOR COMPLIANCE

Project

GHG Credits (Tons)

Casella Waste Services of Ontario LLC (Landfill in NY)

62,335

Chemung Landfill LLC (Landfill in NY)

13,998

Climate Change Capital (SF6 reduction in MI)

31,386

Dominion Energy Brayton Point LLC (Ash Processing in MA)

182,640

Hyland Facility Associates (Landfill in NY)

212,507

NRG Energy Inc. (Energy Recovery in SD & ND)

102,064

PMI Ash Technologies LLC (Ash Processing in VA)

137,884

Sterling Planet Inc. (Landfill in SC)

67,837

Total

810,651

Note: This table includes GHG Credits that correspond to reductions that occurred on or before December 31, 2008.

COMPLIANCE OBLIGATIONS

Facility

Obligation (Tons)

Brayton Point Station

253,605

Mirant Canal, LLC

2,845

Mount Tom Generating Company, LLC

326,723

Mystic Station

0*

Salem Harbor Station

221,082

Somerset Power LLC

137,956

Total

942,211


*Emissions from this facility did not exceed the carbon dioxide emissions standards established pursuant to 310 CMR 7.29.