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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s Office of Air Resources (OAR) is adopting an updated methodology to account for electricity sector greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions. The updated methodology better incorporates all Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) towards the state’s electricity sector emissions. Public comments will be accepted through
<b>October 31, 2022</b>. Feedback on whether to incorporate this updated methodology in previous inventories is specifically appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Public comments on the attached document can be submitted
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Joseph A. Poccia</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> |
<i>Air Quality Specialist - Meteorologist</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">(401) 222-2808 x 2774106<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:joseph.a.poccia@dem.ri.gov"><span style="color:windowtext">joseph.a.poccia@dem.ri.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#0070C0">Paige St. Amand</span></b><span style="color:#0070C0">, Office Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Office of Air Resources
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Email: </span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:Paige.StAmand@dem.ri.gov">Paige.StAmand@dem.ri.gov</a></span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Phone: (401) 222-2808 x 2777014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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