A corrigendum to this notice was published on 16 July 2020, Notice No. 2020-au3134.

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Authorities/Other Agencies of State
Notice Title

Notice of Approval of Unique Emissions Factors

The Environmental Protection Authority has approved the use of the following unique emissions factors in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme, under section 91 of the Climate Change Response Act 2002 and in accordance with the Climate Change (Unique Emissions Factors) Regulations 2009:

Date of Approval Participant Name Description of Activity Details of Unique Emissions Factor
18 February 2020 A B Lime Limited Operating a Disposal Facility 1.07 tCO2e/t waste
28 February 2020 Contact Limited Energy Consolidated Using Geothermal Fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr Te Mihi Power Station 0.00455 tCO2e/t steam
Ohaaki Power Station 0.0333 tCO2e/t steam
Te Huka Power Station 0.0078 tCO2e/t steam
18 February 2020 Enviro Waste Services Limited Operating a Disposal Facility Special Waste 0.0113 tCO2e/t waste
All Other Waste 0.2982 tCO2e/t waste
09 March 2020 Geothermal Developments Limited Using Geothermal Fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr 0.0155 tCO2e/t waste
18 February 2020 Horowhenua District Council Operating a Disposal Facility 0.902 tCO2e/t waste
24 February 2020 Marlborough District Council Operating a Disposal Facility GRASS 0.73 tCO2e/t waste
GRASSC 0.73 tCO2e/t waste
LTR 0.633 tCO2e/t waste
TOMWASTE 0.73 tCO2e/t waste
TINEX 1.569 tCO2e/t waste
GEN 0.671 tCO2e/t waste
GM 0.73 tCO2e/t waste
SAWD 1.569 tCO2e/t waste
MDC-G 0.573 tCO2e/t waste
SLDG 0.126 tCO2e/t waste
MDC-S 0.106 tCO2e/t waste
XFER 0.697 tCO2e/t waste
TTS XFER 0.884 tCO2e/t waste
24 February 2020 Mercury NZ Limited Using Geothermal Fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr Rotokawa Power 0.0137 Station tCO2e/t steam Ngatamariki Power Station 0.0111 tCO2e/t steam
17 February 2020 Midwest Disposals Limited Operating a Disposal Facility 0.3115 tCO2e/t waste
24 March 2020 Nelson City Council Operating a Disposal Facility 0.885 tCO2e/t steam
18 February 2020 Ngati Tuwharetoa Geothermal Assets Ltd Using Geothermal Fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr 0.0106 tCO2e/t steam
17 February 2020 Northland Regional Landfill Limited Partnership Operating a disposal facility 0.179 tCO2e/t steam
17 February 2020 Rotokawa Geothermal Limited, Tahumatua and Company LP Using Geothermal Fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr 0.0089 tCO2e/t steam
09 March 2020 Te Ahi O Maui Limited Partnership Using Geothermal Fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr 0.0139 tCO2e/t steam
25 February 2020 The Dunedin City Council Operating a Disposal Facility 0.91 tCO2e/t steam
20 February 2020 Waste Management NZ Limited Operating a Disposal Facility Redvale Landfill 0.114 tCO2e/t waste
Tirohia Landfill 0.119 tCO2e/t waste
14 February 2020 Wellington City Council Operating a Disposal Facility 0.723 tCO2e/t waste