NR 437.04(2)(a)10. 10. Emission Inventory Improvement Program Technical Reports, Volume II, Point Sources, U.S. environmental protection agency, May 2002, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.06 (4) (b) 2.

NR 437.04(2)(a)11. 11. Emission Inventory Improvement Program Technical Reports, Volume III, Area Sources and Area Source Method Abstracts, U.S. environmental protection agency, December 2001, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.06 (4) (b) 3.

NR 437.04(2)(a)12. 12. Emission Inventory Improvement Program Technical Reports, Volume IV, Mobile Sources, U.S. environmental protection agency, September 1997, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.06 (4) (b) 4.

NR 437.04(2)(a)13. 13. Emission Inventory Improvement Program Technical Reports, Volume VI, Quality Assurance Procedures and DARS Software, U.S. environmental protection agency, September 1997, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.06 (4) (b) 5.

NR 437.04(2)(a)14. 14. Emission Inventory Improvement Program Technical Reports, Volume VII, Data Management Procedures, U.S. environmental protection agency, January 1999, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.06 (4) (b) 6.

NR 437.04(2)(a)15. 15. Emission Inventory Improvement Program Technical Reports, Volume VIII. Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions, U.S. environmental protection agency, October 1999, published electronically, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.06 (4) (b) 7.

NR 437.04(2)(a)16. 16. Emission Inventory Improvement Program Technical Reports, Volume IX, Particulate Emissions, U.S. environmental protection agency, August 2001, published electronically, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.06 (4) (b) 8.

NR 437.04(2)(a)17. 17. Voluntary reporting of greenhouse gases under Section 1605(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 - General Guidelines, October 1994, U.S. department of energy, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.05 (14).

NR 437.04(2)(a)18. 18. Sector-Specific Issues and Reporting Methodologies Supporting the General Guidelines for the Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases under Section 1605(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, Volumes I, Electricity Supply Sector, Residential and Commercial Buildings Sector, and Industrial Sector, October 1994, U.S. department of energy, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.05 (15).

NR 437.04(2)(a)19. 19. Sector-Specific Issues and Reporting Methodologies Supporting the General Guidelines for the Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases under Section 1605(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, Volumes II, Transportation Sector, Forestry Sector, and Agricultural Sector, October 1994, U.S. department of energy, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.05 (16).

NR 437.04(2)(a)20. 20. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol – a corporate accounting and reporting standard, World Resources Institute and World Business Council for Sustainable Development, September 2001, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.11 (11) (a).

NR 437.04(2)(a)21. 21. GHG Calculation Tools, World Resources Institute and World Business Council for Sustainable Development, October 2001, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.11 (11) (b).

NR 437.04(2)(a)22. 22. Factor Information Retrieval Data System (FIRE), U.S. environmental protection agency, office of air quality planning and standards, version 6.23, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.06 (4) (a).

NR 437.04(2)(b) (b) Alternative protocols may be submitted to the department, with the following information:

NR 437.04(2)(b)1. 1. A copy or description of the protocol.

NR 437.04(2)(b)2. 2. Documentation of the accuracy and replicability of the protocol.

NR 437.04(2)(b)3. 3. The name and address of the organization that developed the protocol.

NR 437.04(2)(b)4. 4. Whether the protocol has been approved by another state, federal or international agency or organization for registering voluntary emission reductions or carbon sequestration or for regulatory purposes.

NR 437.04(2)(c) (c) The department shall maintain a list of alternative quantification protocols submitted under par. (b) and make the list available to the public.

NR 437.04(2)(d) (d) If no protocol is available for quantifying a VER, the action may be registered without quantifying the VER, but the baseline shall be quantified. If no protocol is available for quantifying a baseline, the action may be registered without quantifying the baseline. When a protocol becomes available, the baseline and VER shall be quantified for each year for which the action is registered.

NR 437.04 History History: CR 02-012: cr. Register October 2002 No. 562, eff. 11-1-02.

NR 437.05 NR 437.05 Baseline determination. Any person wishing to register a VER shall determine a baseline in order to quantify the amount of emissions reduced or avoided or the amount of carbon sequestered, except as provided in sub. (4). Baselines shall be determined as follows:

NR 437.05(1) (1) Standard baseline.

NR 437.05(1)(a) (a) Emission reductions. Baselines for emission reduction actions shall be determined as the average annual actual emissions or emission rate for the 2 years immediately preceding the year in which the VER action is taken.

NR 437.05(1)(b) (b) Avoided emissions.

NR 437.05(1)(b)1. 1. Baselines for renewable energy projects shall be determined as the average annual emission rate for the Wisconsin generating system of the electric power generator whose emissions are avoided by the renewable energy project, in terms of mass per unit of energy produced. The average annual emission rate shall be the average of the emission rates for the 2 years immediately preceding the year in which the VER action is taken.

NR 437.05(1)(b)2. 2. Baselines for energy efficiency projects shall be determined as the average annual emission rate for the Wisconsin generating system of the electric power generator whose emissions are avoided by the energy efficiency project, in terms of mass per unit of energy produced. The average annual emission rate shall be the average of the emission rates for the 2 years immediately preceding the year in which the VER action is taken.

NR 437.05(2) (2) Alternative baselines.

NR 437.05(2)(a) (a) Alternative years may be used to determine the baseline if the 2 years immediately preceding the year in which the emission reduction or avoidance action was taken are not representative of the emissions or emission rate before the emission reduction action was taken. Any person using alternative years shall submit documentation to the department explaining the reason for the use of different years.