1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Energy Board Electricity Regulations.

2. In these Regulations,

“Act”

“Act” means the National Energy Board Act; (Loi)

“adjustment transfer”

“adjustment transfer” means a transfer of power or energy to adjust energy account balances or to compensate for services rendered; (transfert en vue d’un redressement)

“border accommodation transfer”

“border accommodation transfer” means a transfer of power or energy for the purpose of providing electricity to

• (a) a person in the United States who lacks ready access to services from a power system in that country,

• (b) a work that is located in part in Canada and in part in the United States, or

• (c) a person in the United States who has lost service from a power system in that country as a result of an emergency; (transfert en vue d’un service frontalier)

“carrier transfer”

“carrier transfer” means a transfer of power or energy wheeled from one power system, through the circuits of another power system that acts as a carrier, for delivery to a third party or to the original power system; (transfert relatif au transport)

“electricity transfer”

“electricity transfer” means a transfer of any of the following classes, namely

• (a) a sale transfer,

• (b) an equichange transfer,

• (c) an adjustment transfer,

• (d) a carrier transfer, or

• (e) storage transfer; (transfert d’électricité)

“energy”

“energy” means the total quantity of energy in the form of electricity transmitted over a period of time, expressed in units of watt hours or multiples or sub-multiples of watt hours; (énergie)

“environmental effect”

“environmental effect” means, in respect of a project,

• (a) any change that the project may cause in the environment, including any effect of any such change on health and socio-economic conditions, on physical and cultural heritage, on the current use of lands and resources for traditional purposes by Aboriginal persons, or on any structure, site or thing that is of historical, archaeological, paleontological or architectural significance,

• (b) repercussions on the environment of malfunctions or accidents that may occur and any cumulative repercussions on the environment that are likely to result from the project in combination with other projects or activities that have been or will be carried out, and

• (c) any change to the project that may be caused by the environment; (effets environnementaux)

“equichange transfer”

“equichange transfer” means an interchange of equal quantities of power or energy within a stated period; (transfert d’équivalents)

“firm energy”

“firm energy” means energy that is intended to be available at all specified times during a period covered by an agreement respecting the sale thereof; (énergie garantie)

“firm power”

“firm power” means power or power-production capacity that is intended to be available at all specified times during a period covered by an agreement respecting the sale thereof; (puissance garantie)

“interruptible energy”

“interruptible energy” means energy that is made available under an agreement that permits curtailment, interruption or cessation of delivery at the option of the supplier; (énergie interruptible)

“interruptible power”

“interruptible power” means power that is made available under an agreement that permits curtailment, interruption or cessation of delivery at the option of the supplier; (puissance interruptible)

“notice”

“notice” means a notice of the application for a permit, published by the applicant in accordance with section 58.12 or 119.04 of the Act; (avis)

“permit”

“permit” means an authorization for

• (a) the construction and operation of an international power line issued under Part III.1 of the Act, or

• (b) the exportation of electricity issued under Part VI of the Act; (permis)

“power”

“power” means the rate of transferring energy, expressed in units of watts or multiples or sub-multiples of watts; (puissance)

“power line outside Canada”

“power line outside Canada” means that part of a power line in the United States that is between its connection to the international power line at the border and the first switching station in the United States; (ligne située à l’étranger)

“power system”

“power system” includes the generating stations, transformers, switching stations, transmission lines, substations, distribution lines and circuits necessary for the production, transmission and distribution of electricity; (réseau d’électricité)

“power transfer capability”

“power transfer capability” means the amount of power that can be transferred from one power system to another without impairing the reliability criteria of the interconnected systems; (capacité de transfert de puissance)

“sale transfer”

“sale transfer” means a transfer of power or energy under a contract of sale; (transfert relatif à la vente)

“storage transfer”

“storage transfer” means a transfer of energy that is banked for the time being in the form of water in a reservoir of another power system, in the expectation that equivalent energy will be returned at a later time. (transfert en vue du stockage)