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Joint utility proposal to adopt updated EPA MRR emission factors for compressor stations
Summary
Joint utility representatives proposed switching Appendix 2 (transmission compressor stations) to leak‑based emission factors (aligned with EPA’s May 14, 2024 MRR amendments) while keeping population‑based factors for vented pneumatics; CARB/CPUC asked utilities to file formal appendix submittals showing baseline impacts.
Representatives from PG&E, SoCalGas and Southwest Gas told the workshop that they plan to propose changes to the CPUC reporting templates for Appendix 2 (transmission compressor stations) and Appendix 5 (distribution M&R stations) to adopt the emission factors in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s May 14, 2024 amendment to the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases (MRR).
SoCalGas staff said the proposed change would replace population‑based facility emission factors for many compressor‑station components with leak‑based emission factors from…
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