Advanced Refrigeration and HFC Draw Down � Project 007A � CA (& 11 states)

Audit Analysis

This ACR-registered HFC drawdown project in Missouri (and 11 other US states) has VVB-confirmed additionality and a reasonable leakage justification, but is undermined by four material findings—including calculation errors and incorrect GWP values—plus a serious internal contradiction in the validation report showing two different ERR figures (71,852 vs. 317,089) in the same document. The absence of a stated baseline method, FNRB data, and usage-monitoring details further weakens the evidentiary base.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠The validation report (2024-10-01) contains two conflicting ERR values—71,852 and 317,089—for both claimed and verified figures within the same document, creating an unresolved data-integrity question.
• ⚠Four material findings were reported, including incorrect annual amortized emission-rate calculations and wrong GWP values for post-June 2021 projects, all requiring corrective action.
• ⚠Baseline method and baseline reassessment date are not stated in any available document, leaving the baseline construction unverifiable.
• ⚠FNRB method and value are not stated, and no usage-monitoring method is described, limiting the ability to independently verify emission-reduction claims.

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