Code of Colorado Regulations · Regulation Number 27

Code of Colorado Regulations · Regulation Number 27

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT FOR MANUFACTURING 5 CCR 1001-31

Regulation Number 27 establishes greenhouse gas emissions and energy management requirements for manufacturing facilities in Colorado. It sets out general provisions, requirements for GEMM 2 facilities, requirements for energy-intensive trade-exposed stationary sources, and a greenhouse gas credit trading program.

I.B.

This regulation applies to manufacturing facilities that emit 25,000 metric tons CO₂e per year or more in direct emissions, as reported under Regulation Number 22, Part A. Once a manufacturing facility reports 25,000 metric tons CO₂e or more in any year from 2015 onward (under Regulation Number 22, Part A or EPA's Part 98 greenhouse gas reporting program), Regulation Number 27 continues to apply even if the facility later drops below 25,000 metric tons CO₂e in any subsequent year.

I.C.

If any section, clause, phrase, or standard of this regulation is held to be inoperative, unconstitutional, void, or invalid, the rest of the regulation remains in effect; the Commission states it would have adopted each provision separately.

II.A.

"2015 GHG emissions" means the direct emissions in metric tons of CO2e that a GEMM 2 facility reported to EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (40 CFR Part 98, Subparts C through JJ) for calendar year 2015.

II.B.

"2030 social cost of GHGs" means $89 per metric ton of carbon dioxide, $2,500 per metric ton of methane, $33,000 per metric ton of nitrous oxide, and for all other greenhouse gases the corresponding cost of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent).