Emission Offsets definition

Emission Offsets means actual emission reductions used to mitigate emission increases and which meet the applicable requirements of Rules 20.1, 20.3 and20.4 of these Rules and Regulations.
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Emission Offsets means emission reductions used to mitigate emission increases, calculated pursuant to Subsection (d)(5).
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Emission Offsets means actual emission reductions used to mitigate emission increases, calculated pursuant to and meeting the applicable requirements of Rules 20.1, 20.3 and 20.4 of these Rules and Regulations Subsection (d)(5).
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Examples of Emission Offsets in a sentence

  • Lowest Achievable Emission Rate (LAER) where the construction, substantial reconstruction or alteration is subject to the requirements of Emission Offsets and Non- attainment Review in 310 CMR 7.00: Appendix A.

  • Under TIER, wind projects will continue to generate carbon credits — Emission Offsets and Emission Performance Credits ("EPC") — as they did under the CCIR.

  • Use of Surplus NOx Emission Offsets (SNEOs) generated under the Harbor Deepening Project (HDP).

  • The rule requires action to be recorded by the members of the board.Approve initiation of regulatory change for the following rule 205 – AQ-2021-004: AQ-2021-004Rule 205 (Emission Offsets Generated by Voluntary Mobile Source Emission Reduction Credits)Maricopa County is currently designated as a nonattainment area for both the 2008 and the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard.

  • David Roland-Holst, “Carbon Emission Offsets and Criteria Pollutants: A California Assessment,” University of California Berkeley, Center for Energy, Resources, and Economic Sustainability, Research Paper No. 0903091, March 2009, http://bearecon.com/portfolio-data/ucs-offsets/ucs-offsets-report.pdf.

  • APPENDIX S - EMISSION OFFSET INTERPRETATIVE RULING The source described in this Permit to Install is subject to the applicable provisions of the Interpretative Ruling on Emission Offsets by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 40 CFR 51, Appendix S.

  • The Project is also subject to the MassDEP Plan Approval and Emission Limitations requirements at 310 CMR 7.02 and Emission Offsets and Nonattainment Review at 310 CMR 7.00: Appendix A (“Appendix A”).

  • Its timing, however, was unfortunate, since it preceded by one week the most serious incursion of this type.

  • We propose to approve the revisions to Division 225 as meeting CAA requirements, including the EPA’s major NSR permitting regulations at 40 CFR51.165 and 51.166, and the regional haze requirements at 40 CFR part 51, subpart P.As discussed above, Oregon repealedthe Requirements for Demonstrating a Net Air Quality Benefit section at OAR 340–225–0090, after moving the requirements into the Net Air Quality Benefit Emission Offsets section in Division 224, which we described above.

  • Emission Offsets for Ozone ImpactAir Quality Table 20 summarizes NOx and VOC offset requirements established by the BAAQMD.


More Definitions of Emission Offsets

Emission Offsets or “EOs” means an emission reduction that will be included in a permit for a proposed stationary source or modification of an existing source. Methods of reducing emissions to receive credit under 20.11.44 NMAC include but are not limited to, the following:
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Related to Emission Offsets

  • Emissions means the total emissions in tCO2 equivalent for a target period; “EU ETS Directive” means Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC, as amended from time to time;1

  • Emission means a release of air contaminants into the ambient air.

  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions means emissions in terms of tonnes of CO2 equivalent of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) determined pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and falling within the scope of this Regulation;

  • Emission unit means any article, machine, equipment, operation, or contrivance that emits or has the potential to emit any federally regulated air pollutant.

  • Emission limitation means a requirement established by the Board, the director or the Administrator, EPA, which limits the quantity, rate or concentration of emission of air pollutants on a continuous emission reduction including any requirement relating to the operation or maintenance of a source to assure continuous emission reduction (Section 302(k)).

  • Emission Reduction Credits or “ERC(s)” means emission reductions that have been authorized by a local air pollution control district pursuant to California Division 26 Air Resources; Health and Safety Code Sections 40709 and 40709.5, whereby such district has established a system by which all reductions in the emission of air contaminants that are to be used to offset certain future increases in the emission of air contaminants shall be banked prior to use to offset future increases in emissions.

  • emission factor means the average emission rate of a greenhouse gas relative to the activity data of a source stream assuming complete oxidation for combustion and complete conversion for all other chemical reactions;

  • emission allowance means a financial instrument as defined in point (11) of Section C of Annex I of Directive [new MiFID].

  • Emission Rate for a given pollutant means the number of pounds of that pollutant emitted per million British thermal units of heat input (lb/mmBTU), measured in accordance with this Consent Decree.

  • Peak tube potential means the maximum value of the potential difference across the x-ray tube during an exposure.

  • Storage Injection Requirements means all volumes required by the Seller for injection into underground storage, including cushion gas, and for liquification, including fuel used for injection and in liquification plants, or for such other storage projects that may be developed expressly for the protection of supply to high priority users.

  • Maximum contaminant level (MCL) means the maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water which is delivered to any user of a public water system.

  • Applicable Environmental Law means any Law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order or determination of any Governmental Authority or any board of fire underwriters (or other body exercising similar functions), affecting any real or personal property owned, operated or leased by any Credit Party or any other operation of any Credit Party in any way pertaining to health, safety or the environment, including all applicable zoning ordinances and building codes, flood disaster Laws and health, safety and environmental Laws and regulations, and further including (a) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (as amended from time to time, herein referred to as “CERCLA”), (b) the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended by the Used Oil Recycling Act of 1980, the Solid Waste Recovery Act of 1976, as amended by the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1980, and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (as amended from time to time, herein referred to as “RCRA”), (c) the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, (d) the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, (e) the Clean Air Act, as amended, (f) the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, (g) the Laws, rules and regulations of any state having jurisdiction over any real or personal property owned, operated or leased by any credit Party or any other operation of any Credit Party which relates to health, safety or the environment, as each may be amended from time to time, and (h) any federal, state or municipal Laws, ordinances or regulations which may now or hereafter require removal of asbestos or other hazardous wastes or impose any liability related to asbestos or other hazardous wastes. The terms “hazardous substance”, “petroleum”, “release” and “threatened release” have the meanings specified in CERCLA, and the terms “solid waste” and “disposal” (or “disposed”) have the meanings specified in RCRA; provided that, in the event either CERCLA or RCRA is amended so as to broaden the meaning of any term defined thereby, such broader meaning shall apply subsequent to the effective date of such amendment with respect to all provisions of this Agreement; provided further that, to the extent the Laws of the state in which any real or personal property owned, operated or leased by any Credit Party is located establish a meaning for “hazardous substance”, “petroleum”, “release”, “solid waste” or “disposal” which is broader than that specified in either CERCLA or RCRA, such broader meaning shall apply in so far as such broader meaning is applicable to the real or personal property owned, operated or leased by any such Credit Party and located in such state.

  • Pollutants means any solid, liquid, gaseous or thermal irritant or contaminant, including smoke, vapor, soot, fumes, acids, alkalis, chemicals and waste. Waste includes materials to be recycled, reconditioned or reclaimed.

  • emissions of substances not controlled by emission limits means emissions of substances to air, water or land from the activities, either from the emission points specified in schedule 3 or from other localised or diffuse sources, which are not controlled by an emission limit.

  • Maximum contaminant level means the maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water which is delivered to any user of a public water system.

  • Applicable Environmental Laws means any applicable federal, state, or local government law (including common law), statute, rule, regulation, ordinance, permit, license, requirement, agreement or approval, or any applicable determination, judgment, injunction, directive, prohibition or order of any governmental authority with jurisdiction at any level of federal, state, or local government, relating to pollution or protection of the environment, ecology, natural resources, or public health or safety.

  • PM10 emissions means PM10 emitted to the ambient air as measured by an applicable reference method, or an equivalent or alternate method, specified in 40 CFR Part 51, Appendix M as of December 8, 1984, or by a test method specified in these regulations or any supplement thereto.

  • Greenhouse Gas means carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide,

  • Pollutants of concern or "POC" means total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and total suspended solids.

  • Hazardous financial condition means that, based on its present or reasonably anticipated financial condition, a risk retention group, although not yet financially impaired or insolvent, is unlikely to be able:

  • emission limit value means the mass, expressed in terms of certain specific parameters, concentration and/or level of an emission, which may not be exceeded during one or more periods of time;

  • Contaminants or "pollutants," or words of similar import, under any Environmental Law and (c) any other substance exposure to which is regulated under any Environmental Law.

  • Gaseous pollutants means the exhaust gas emissions of carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen expressed in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) equivalent and hydrocarbons assuming ratio of:

  • Evaporative emissions means the hydrocarbon vapours lost from the fuel system of a motor vehicle other than those from exhaust emissions;

  • Excess emissions - means an emission rate that exceeds any applicable emission limitation or standard allowed by any rule in Sections .0500, .0900, .1200, or .1400 of Subchapter 02D; or by a permit condition; or that exceeds an emission limit established in a permit issued under 15A NCAC 02Q .0700. (Note: Definitions of excess emissions under 02D .1110 and 02D .1111 shall apply where defined by rule.)