The Tribunal, as compliance regulator, determines and publishes a number of key factors in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Benchmark Rule (Compliance) No. 1 of 2003.
Key factors are published in November each year for the following compliance year.
These factors are used in the calculation of individual greenhouse gas benchmarks for benchmark participants.
| Factor |
Year |
Units |
NSW pool coefficient for greenhouse emissions
(tCO2-e/MWh) |
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
|
0.897
0.906
0.913
0.929
0.941
0.954
|
| Total State Electricity Demand (GWh) |
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 |
63,178
65,671
66,611
68,358
70,595
79,056 |
| Total State Population |
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 |
6,678,400
6,752,100
6,812,300
6,869,400
6,896,800
6,958,500 |
| Electricity Sector Benchmark (tCO2-e) |
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 |
57,768,160
56,109,951
54,225,908
52,344,828
50,139,736
50,588,295 |
