United Slates
Environmental Protection
ASSTICT
Electrical Equipment Manufacture or Refurbishment
Final Rule: Subpart SS, Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases
What Must Be Monitored for Each Manufacturer or Refurbisher of Electric Power
Transmission and Distribution Equipment Insulated with Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) and/or
Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) ?
Measure or estimate these parameters annually
(unless otherwise noted)
D SF6 and PFC bulk purchases
(pounds)
D SF6 and PFCs sent off-site for
destruction (pounds)
D SF6 and PFCs sent off-site to be
recycled (pounds)
D SF6 and PFCs returned from off-site
after recycling (pounds)
D SF6 and PFCs returned by
equipment users with or inside
equipment (pounds)
D SF6 and PFCs stored in containers at the
beginning and end of the year (pounds)
D SF6 and PFCs inside new equipment
delivered to customers (pounds)
D SF6 and PFCs in containers delivered to
customers (pounds)
D SF6 and PFCs returned to suppliers
(pounds)
D The nameplate capacity of the equipment
delivered to customers with SF6 or PFCs
inside, if different from the quantity of SF6
and PFCs inside equipment delivered to
customers (pounds)
To determine losses during disbursement of SF6 or PFCs from containers to equipment or
cylinder being filled:
D The mass of contents of the
containers used to fill equipment or
cylinders at the beginning and
ending of each filling
D The mass of the SF6 or PFC that has
flowed through the flow meter
during the filling event
D The mass of the SF6 or PFC emitted
downstream of the flow meter
(emissions from hoses or other flow
lines that connect the container to
the equipment that is being filled)
D The emission factor values for each hose
and valve combination and the associated
valve fitting sizes and hose diameter
D The total number of fill operations for each
hose and valve combination
D SF6 or PFC emissions that occur as a result
of unexpected events or accidental losses,
such as a malfunctioning hose or leak in the
flow line, during the filling of equipment or
containers for disbursement (pounds)
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If using the assumption that the mass SF6 or the PFC disbursed to customers in new equipment
is equal to the equipment's nameplate capacity (or partial shipping charge):
D The mean nameplate capacity for
each make, model, and group of
conditions (every five years)
(pounds)
D The upper and lower bounds on the
95 percent confidence interval for
each make, model, and group of
conditions (every five years)
(pounds)
D The total number of samples taken for each
make, model, and group of conditions
(every five years)
To determine installation losses:
D SF6 and PFCs used to fill equipment
at off-site electric power
transmission or distribution facilities
(pounds)
D SF6 and PFCs used to charge the
equipment prior to leaving the
electrical equipment manufacturer
facility (pounds)
D The nameplate capacity of the equipment
installed at off-site electric power
transmission or distribution facilities
(pounds)
See also the information sheet for Electrical Equipment Manufacture or Refurbishment available at:
http://epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghg infosheets.html.
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