EPA has released its XML reporting schema for Reporting Year (RY) 2011 reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) data using Electronic Greenhouse Gas Reporting Tool (e-GGRT) today.

The schema version (V2.0) for RY2011 reports due by April 2, 2012 is published at www.ccdsupport.com

The schema version for RY2011 reports due by September 28, 2012 is still under development and will be released in July 2012.

E-GGRT users who are preparing an XML bulk file must use the version 2.0 schema for RY2011 reports due by April 2, 2012 or for resubmitting RY2010 reports. The RY2010 version of the XML Reporting Schema will not be accepted by e-GGRT after February 21, 2012.

Reporting instructions for XML submissions are being prepared at this time and will be posted as they are completed. Subscribe to the e-GGRT RSS feed to keep informed on future updates to XML reporting instructions.