RSA 362-I:1 Definitions.
Title: XXXIV - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Chapter: 362-I - PROCUREMENT OF RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS
In this chapter:
I. "Biogas" means a mixture of carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons, primarily methane gas, released from the biological decomposition of organic materials.
II. "Biomass gasification" means a technology that uses a controlled process involving heat, steam, and oxygen to convert biomass fuels, as defined in RSA 362-F:2, II, to hydrogen and other products, including methane, without combustion.
III. "Carbon offsets" means carbon emissions or other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions measured in metric tons that are avoided through the development of projects that reduce GHG emissions that would not have been developed otherwise.
IV. "Carbon oxides" means a class of organic compounds containing only carbon and oxygen, including carbon monoxide and carbon