Distributed Resource Emissions Collaborative
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These documents represent the work product of the Distributed Resource Emissions Collaborative which was faciliated by RAP. Follow these links for each type of document in our library:
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| DR Emissions Collaborative Rules
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Model Regulations for the Output of Specified Air Emissions From Smaller-Scale Electric Generation Resources: Model Rule and Supporting Documentation: Review Draft
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| Author(s): Regulatory Assistance Project Date: October 2002 |
| File Type: PDF Size: 371KB |
Document Summary:
Under a contract with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), The Regulatory
Assistance Project (RAP) convened a working group of state utility regulators, state air pollution
regulators, representatives of the distributed resources industry, environmental advocates, and
federal officials. These approximately thirty people came together in an effort to develop model
emissions standards for smaller-scale electric generation technologies. The effort began late in
2000 and was conducted mostly through e-mail, list-serve, and telephone conference calls. In
addition there were two in-person meetings of the group during 2001.
This document is the final product of that nearly two-year effort.
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Invitation to Comment on Working Draft Model Regulations for the Output of Specified Emissions From Smaller Scale Electric Generation Sources
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| Author(s): Regulatory Assistance Project Date: September 2001 |
| File Type: PDF Size: 52KB |
Document Summary:
Under a contract with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), The Regulatory
Assistance Project convened a group of approximately 30 people consisting of state utility
regulators, state air pollution regulators, representatives of the distributed resources industry,
environmental advocates, and federal officials. This group participated in an effort to develop
model emissions standards for smaller-scale, primarily distributed, electric generation
technologies. Most of the effort was conducted through e-mail, list-serve, and telephone
conference calls, and there were two face-to-face meetings of the group during 2001.
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| DR Emissions Collaborative Comments
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Attach-B: Electricity Source Disclosure Rule
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| Author(s): Regulatory Assistance Project Date: December 2001 |
| File Type: PDF Size: 40KB |
Document Summary:
Article 5. Electricity Generation Source Disclosure
§ 1390. Scope
The regulations in this Article implement the disclosure and reporting requirements established
in Article 14 (commencing with section 398.1) of Chapter 2.3 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the
Public Utilities Code.
NOTE: Authority cited: Section 25213, Public Resources Code; Sections 398.3 - 398.5, Public
Utilities Code. Reference: Section Sections 25216, 25216.5, Public Resources Code; Sections
398.1 - 398.5, Public Utilities Code.
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| DR Emissions Collaborative Environmental Impact
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Environmental Benefits of Distributed Generation
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| Author(s): Joel Bluestein Date: December 2000 |
| File Type: PDF Size: 230KB |
Document Summary:
Draft - 12/18/00 Distributed generation (DG) has been identified by some as a new paradigm in power generation,
providing new solutions to changing customer needs for electricity. A huge potential market is
forecast for a variety of DG technologies in different end use markets. One of the claimed
advantages of DG is superior environmental performance. That claim has recently been
challenged by some analysts and the rapid projected growth of DG has raised concerns among
some environmental regulators.
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| DR Emissions Collaborative Supporting Documents
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Vermont Definition of Emergency Engine Generator
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| Author(s): State of Vermont Date: December 2001 |
| File Type: PDF Size: 7KB |
Document Summary:
Vermont’s current definition of emergency engine generator.
“Emergency engine is defined as any stationary internal combustion engine located at a
facility that serves solely as a secondary source of mechanical or electrical power when
the primary source is disrupted or discontinued during a period of emergency due to a
situation beyond the control of the owner/operator of the facility. Emergency engines
shall operate only during emergency situations or for standard performance testing
procedures as required by law or by the engine manufacturer. The hours of operation
per calendar year for such standard performance testing shall not exceed 100 hours. An
engine that serves as an energy or power source in circumstances other than
emergency situations or for standard testing, such as load shedding or peak shaving,
shall not be considered an emergency engine...."
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Can We Have Our Cake and Eat it, too?: Creating Distributed Generation Technology to Improve Air Quality
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| Author(s): J. Lents & J. Emmons Allison Date: December 2000 |
| File Type: PDF Size: 242KB |
Document Summary:
As a result of the deregulation of the utility industry, there is a growing potential for small,
distributed sources of electrical power that may serve a single home, neighborhood, business, or
business complex more efficiently than centrally located power plant, and at a lower cost. Indeed,
the primary goal of electric power deregulation in California and elsewhere in the United States
is to lower electricity costs through market competition and greater consumer choice. The
challenge of achieving this goal through a movement toward more efficient energy generation
that is simultaneously less harmful to the natural environment poses important questions: Exactly
what kinds of DG should energy and environmental policy favor? What level of government is
best-suited and/or most capable of governing DG? And what is the range of regulations that
would most easily facilitate the competitive success of DG, in individual states as well as
nationwide?
Motivated by questions such as these, this report recommends and rationalizes DG policy that is
capable of improving air quality. More specifically, we: 1) determine the forms of DG that are
most likely to improve environmental quality, and to reduce air pollution—in California, in
particular; 2) determine the level of government that is best suited to govern the wide-scale
introduction of DG into California and other states; and 3) recommend a set of regulatory actions
designed to foster the growth of DG in a manner that is most likely to improve air quality and
generally improve the natural environment. This research strategy entails a comparative analysis
of the electricity generation process with heat recovery created to assess the level of polluting
emissions associated with a range of technologies and fuel types. Then, given the results of this
analysis, we evaluate the federal-state-regional-local governance structure responsible for
regulating energy and environmental policy in California and a number of other states. From this,
we determine a general policy and set of specific regulations for ensuring the use of the DG
technologies and fuel sources that would be most beneficial to the environment and public
health.
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Assessing the Regulatory Implications of Planned Aggregation and Marketing of Emergency Generator Capacity in New York City
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| Author(s): Novus Engineering, P.C for NYSERDA Date: November 2000 |
| File Type: PDF Size: 111KB |
Document Summary:
The purpose of this task is to assess the regulatory implications of planned aggregation and
marketing of emergency generator capacity in New York City. Deployment of this generator
capacity is intended as a temporary measure to alleviate critical near-term capacity shortfalls
within the five boroughs of New York City.
The task references emergency generators owned by in-City facilities of the New York State
Office of Mental Health (OMH), as prototype aggregation participants. OMH has seven
psychiatric hospital campuses within New York City, all of which maintain emergency and standby
generator capacity. The campuses represent a range of facility size and current air
permitting status, and thus are illustrative of regulatory implications for a wide variety of potential
program participants.
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EMA Non-road Emissions Standards
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| Author(s): Engine Manufacturers Association Date: October 1998 |
| File Type: PDF Size: 33KB |
Document Summary:
Engine Manufacacturers Association Non-road Emissions Standards
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