GHG Emission Reductions through Truck Stop Electrification

The American Carbon Registry (ACR), a non-profit enterprise of Winrock International, welcomes feedback from its members, project proponents and other interested parties on a Methodology for GHG Emission Reductions through Truck Stop Electrification .

This methodology was developed by ACR in collaboration with the IdleAir Technologies Corporation, for approval through ACR’s public consultation and scientific peer review process.

The methodology is applicable to projects that result in a reduction in direct GHG emissions from diesel engine idling of long-haul trucks, through the installation and use of single-system Truck Stop Electrification (TSE) technologies. TSE systems eligible under this methodology must use grid-connected electrical power, and must operate with the truck’s main propulsion (diesel) engine fully shut off. The methodology is currently only applicable in the United States due to its use of U.S.-specific references and emission factors. Baseline emissions from diesel idling are calculated using USEPA emission factors, and with-project emissions from electricity generation are calculated using USEPA eGRID factors.

Projects using this methodology must comply with all requirements of the ACR Standard , submit a GHG Project Plan for certification by ACR, and secure independent validation and verification by an ACR-approved third-party verifier.

Please send all comments by close of business September 2, 2011 to publiccomment@americancarbonregistry.org referencing “Truck Stop Electrification Methodology.”