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Bill would require third-party study to update greenhouse gas factor for unspecified electricity
Summary
House Bill 3539 would require the Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) to contract with a third party to study and determine a greenhouse gas emissions factor for unspecified electricity; supporters said the current factor dates to 2006–2008 and may not reflect today's Western grid mix.
House Bill 3539 would direct the Environmental Quality Commission, and the Department of Environmental Quality at the EQC's direction, to contract with a third party to study and determine a greenhouse gas reporting emissions factor for electricity purchased from unspecified sources.
Representative Bobby Levy introduced the bill and told the committee the existing emissions factor (0.428 metric tons CO2 per MWh) is nearly two…
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