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18 (1) The quantity of CO₂ emissions, that is attributable to the combustion of a fossil fuel in a unit in a calendar year is determined by one of the following formulas, whichever applies:

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• (b) for a liquid fuel,

  V_f × CC_A × 3.664

  where

  CC_A 

  is the weighted average of the carbon content of the fuel, determined in accordance with subsection (2), at the same temperature as that used in the determination of V_f, expressed in tonnes of carbon per kL of the fuel; and

• (c) for a solid fuel,

  M_f × CC_A × 3.664

  where

  M_f 

  is the mass of the fuel combusted in the calendar year, determined, as the case may be, on a wet or dry basis using a measuring device, expressed in tonnes, and

  CC_A 

  is the weighted average of the carbon content of the fuel, determined in accordance with subsection (2), on the same wet or dry basis as that used in the determination of M_f, expressed in kg of carbon per kg of the fuel.

(2) The weighted average “CC_A” referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) to (c) is determined by the formula

24 (1) A responsible person for a unit must make a record containing the following documents and information:

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• (d) an indication of the standards or methods referred to in the description of CC_i in subsection 18(2) that were used to determine the value of CC_A in paragraph 18(1)(a), (b) or (c), as the case may be, or, for a sample of gaseous fuel, a statement that indicates that a direct measuring device was used to determine that value;

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• (i) the results of the analysis of every sample taken in accordance with section 19, as well as the date that each sample was taken and an indication of the standards that were used to take representative samples of the fuel;

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• (k) in the case of a unit that has a combustion engine that is temporarily installed for a period of 90 days or less as part of repair or maintenance,

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• (l) information demonstrating each combustion engine capacity set out in the annual report, the date on which each combustion engine was installed and, in the case of a combustion engine with a capacity of 150 MW or less, a statement that, if applicable, the combustion engine was installed to replace an engine, with a capacity of 150 MW or less, as part of repair or maintenance; and

Marginal note:30 days

(2) The record referred to in subsection (1) must be made as soon as feasible but not later than 30 days after the day on which the information and documents to be included in it become available.

2 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

ASTM

ASTM  means ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials. (ASTM)

capacity

capacity  means

• (a) in the case of a unit, the maximum continuous rating (the maximum net power that can be continuously sustained by the unit without the use of duct burners, at standard conditions), expressed in MW, as most recently reported to a provincial authority of competent jurisdiction or to the electric system operator in the province where the unit is located; and

facility

facility  means all buildings, other structures and equipment, whether the equipment is stationary or not, that are located on a single site or adjacent sites and that are operated as a single integrated site. (installation)

natural gas

natural gas  means a mixture of hydrocarbons — such as methane, ethane or propane — that is in a gaseous state at standard conditions and that is composed of at least 70% methane by volume or that has a higher heating value that is not less than 35 MJ/standard m³ and not more than 41 MJ/standard m³. It excludes landfill gas, digester gas, gas from wastewater treatment systems, refinery gas, sour gas, blast furnace gas, producer gas, coke oven gas, gas derived from petroleum coke or coal — including synthetic gas — or any gaseous fuel produced in a process that might result in highly variable sulphur content or heating value. (gaz naturel)

useful life

useful life , in respect of a boiler unit referred to in subsection 3(4), has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-fired Generation of Electricity Regulations. (vie utile)

Marginal note:Interpretation of documents incorporated by reference

(2) For the purposes of interpreting documents that are incorporated by reference into these Regulations, “should” must be read to mean “must” and any recommendation or suggestion must be read as an obligation.

Marginal note:Standards incorporated by reference

(3) Any standard of the ASTM, Gas Processors Association or the API that is incorporated by reference into these Regulations is incorporated as amended from time to time.

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(2) If a unit is located at a facility where there is one or more other units and a CEMS measures emissions from that unit and other units at a common stack rather than at the exhaust duct of that unit and of each of those other units that brings those emissions to the common stack, then the quantity of emissions attributable to that unit is determined based on the ratio of the heat input of that unit to the total of the heat input of that unit and of all of those other units sharing the common stack in accordance with the following formula: