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Emissions and Energy Reporting System (EERS)

How to guide

Reporting natural gas combustion

2015-2016 reporting period

This user guide is based on the EERS instructional videos available on the Clean Energy Regulator’s website at http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au

Welcome to this series of guides on the Emissions and Energy Reporting System (EERS).

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In this guide, you will learn how to report the combustion of gaseous fuels in EERS.

This example will show you how to report the combustion of natural gas for stationary use but the steps described can also be used for the reporting of other fuels.

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To begin, select the facility you are entering data for.

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The following screen summarises the activity data that has already been recorded for the facility.

To add additional data, click on the ‘Add Activity’ button.

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You can provide a description for the activity in the ‘Activity Description’ field.

This description is for your own reference.

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When reporting fuel combustion, you will need to report the source category, source and activity type relating to the fuel being used.

Start by selecting ‘Fuel Combustion’ for the ‘Source category’.

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For the source, select ‘Stationary and Transport energy purposes (excluding electricity generation)’.

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For activity, select ‘Emissions released from combustion of gaseous fuels –Stationary energy purposes.’

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Next, select the fuel that is being combusted.

In this example, item 17, Natural gas distributed in a pipeline has been selected.

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The criteria for measurement will depend on how you acquire and measure the amount of fuel combusted.

In this example, Criteria A is selected reflecting that measurement is based on invoices.

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EERS will present you with an option to select the Default Energy Content factor for the combusted fuel or calculate your own.

In this example, the default has been selected.

The next step will be to enter the amount of fuel combusted. This amount can be entered in cubic metres or gigajoules.

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Since the default method for measurement is being used in this example, select ‘Method 1’ from the method drop down menu.

See the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Determination 2008 for a description of available Methods.

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Repeat the previous step to calculate the emissions of Methane.

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And again for the emissions of Nitrous Oxide.

Once all the data has been entered, click on the ‘Save’ button. EERS may display a validation message if any of the fields have not been filled in correctly.

Otherwise, the activity details will be saved.

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Your reported activity will appear on the Activities and Emissions page.

If you wish to edit or remove a particular activity, select the appropriate function from the Action menu.

This concludes the guide on how to report gaseous fuel combustion in EERS.

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For more information regarding reporting in EERS;

Contact the Clean Energy Regulator on 1300 553 542

Email us at reporting@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au

or visit our website at www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.

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This guide has been developed by the Clean Energy Regulator to assist persons to comply with their reporting obligations under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 for the 2015-16 reporting period. This guide should be viewed in conjunction with the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 and supporting Regulations and Determination.

Changes to legislation may affect the information in this guide.

The examples used in this guide are for illustrative purposes only, this guide is not intended to provide legal advice. If persons have concerns or questions about the application of legislation in their particular circumstances, they should seek professional advice.

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