Clean Electricity Regulations (SOR/2024-263)

1 The registration number assigned to the unit by the Minister under subsection 7(3) of these Regulations.

2 The following information about the unit:

• The following provision is not in force.

  (a) an indication of whether the unit is subject to an exemption, under subsection 14(1) of these Regulations, from the application of subsection 9(1) of these Regulations for the calendar year that is the subject of the report;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (b) an indication of whether a declaration of net supply has been submitted in accordance with subsections 14(2) to (4) of these Regulations with respect to the facility where the unit is located;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (c) an indication of whether the unit generated electricity during a deduction period during the calendar year that is the subject of the report;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (d) an indication of whether the unit was designated as a substitute unit under section 32 of these Regulations for the calendar year that is the subject of the report and, if so, the following information:

  • (i) with respect to the unit for which it is being substituted,

    • (A) the registration number assigned to that unit by the Minister under subsection 7(3) of these Regulations,

    • (B) electricity generation capacity of that unit,

    • (C) the electricity system operator for that unit, and

    • (D) an attestation, dated and signed by the responsible person for that unit or its authorized official, that the responsible person agrees to the substitution,

  • (ii) an explanation of how the conditions set out in subsection 32(1) of these Regulations were met,

  • (iii) the information referred to in subsection 32(2) of these Regulations, and

  • (iv) the date on which the unit became a substitute unit and, if applicable, the date it ceased to be one.

3 The unit’s emission limit for the calendar year that is the subject of the report, determined in accordance with section 9 of these Regulations.

4 The net supply, for the calendar year that is the subject of the report, from the facility where the unit is located and the values determined for Q_t, Q_r, Q_a, Q_na and Q_ec in subsection 13(2) of these Regulations, expressed in GWh, that were used to calculate that net supply.

5 The following information about the quantity of CO₂ emissions attributed to the unit for the calendar year that is the subject of the report:

• The following provision is not in force.

  (a) the value determined for E in accordance with subsection 12(1) of these Regulations, expressed in tonnes;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (b) with respect to the quantity of CO₂ emissions from the combustion of fossil fuel in the unit (E_u),

  • (i) if the quantity is determined in accordance with section 15 of these Regulations, that quantity, expressed in tonnes, and, if section 17 of these Regulations applies to the unit, the values determined for Q_u,j, HHV_u,j, Q_i,j, HHV_i,j and E in that section, expressed in the applicable units of measurement, used to determine the quantity of CO₂ emissions attributed to the unit,

  • (ii) if the quantity is determined in accordance with section 16 of these Regulations, that quantity, expressed in tonnes, as well as

    • (A) the values determined for E_comb, V_ff, Q_i, F_c,i, HHV_i, V_T and E_S in subsection 16(1) of these Regulations, expressed in the applicable units of measurement, and

    • (B) if section 17 of these Regulations applies to the unit, the values determined for Q_u,j, HHV_u,j, Q_i,j, HHV_i,j and E in that section, expressed in the applicable units of measurement, used to determine the quantity of CO₂ emissions attributed to the unit,

  • (iii) if the quantity is determined in accordance with section 19 of these Regulations, that quantity, expressed in tonnes, as well as

    • (A) the values determined for E_i and E_s in that section, expressed in tonnes,

    • (B) the values determined for V_f, CC_A, MM_A, MV_cf, M_f, CC_i and Q_i in subsections 20(1) and (4) of these Regulations, expressed in the applicable units of measurement,

    • (C) the values determined for V_total and V_RNG in subsection 20(2) of these Regulations, expressed in m³ at standard conditions, and

    • (D) with respect to the data used to determine the value of CC_A in subsection 20(4) of these Regulations, an indication of the standard or method, including use of a direct measuring device, used to measure the carbon content of fuel samples or composite samples, as the case may be, or if the carbon content of a fuel was provided by the supplier of the fuel, an indication of the methods used to measure the carbon content of the fuel samples or composite samples, as the case may be;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (c) if applicable, the following information about the quantity of CO₂ emissions attributed to the production of useful thermal energy by the unit (E_th):

  • (i) the quantity determined in accordance with section 21 of these Regulations, expressed in tonnes, and

  • (ii) the values determined for H_pnet, h_outi, M_outi, h_inj and M_inj in section 21 of these Regulations, expressed in the applicable units of measurement;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (d) if applicable, the following information about the quantity of CO₂ emissions attributed to electricity generated by the unit that is used internally at the facility (E_int):

  • (i) the quantity determined in accordance with section 22 of these Regulations, expressed in tonnes, and

  • (ii) the values determined for G_int, G_F and G_U in section 22 of these Regulations, expressed in GWh;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (e) if applicable, the following information about the quantity of CO₂ that is captured from the unit and stored in a storage project (E_ccs):

  • (i) the quantity determined in accordance with subsection 23(1) of these Regulations, expressed in tonnes,

  • (ii) the values determined for E_cap and E_in in subsection 23(1) of these Regulations, expressed in tonnes, and

  • (iii) information demonstrating that the CO₂ was captured, transported and permanently stored in accordance with subsection 23(2) of these Regulations;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (f) if applicable, the following information about the quantity of CO₂ emissions from the production of the hydrogen, ammonia or steam used by the unit to generate electricity (E_ext):

  • (i) the quantity determined in accordance with section 24 of these Regulations, expressed in tonnes, and

  • (ii) the values determined for E_k, P_k and Q_k in section 24 of these Regulations, expressed in tonnes, m³ or GJ, as applicable; and

• The following provision is not in force.

  (g) if applicable, the following information about the quantity of CO₂ emissions attributed to the unit for each deduction period (E_ec):

  • (i) the quantity determined in accordance with section 27 of these Regulations, expressed in tonnes, and

  • (ii) the values determined for E_u, E_th, E_int, E_ccs and E_ext in subsection 27(1) of these Regulations, expressed in tonnes.

6 If biomass was combusted in the unit during the calendar year that is the subject of the report,

• The following provision is not in force.

  (a) an explanation of how the combusted material is biomass as defined in subsection 2(1) of these Regulations; and

• The following provision is not in force.

  (b) the quantity of biomass combusted, expressed in m³, kL or tonnes, as applicable, during that year.

7 If a CEMS was used to measure CO₂ emissions from the unit during the calendar year that is the subject of the report, a copy of the CEMS report referred to in subsection 18(3) of these Regulations.

8 If, in order to determine the value of V_f in paragraph 20(1)(a) of these Regulations, a volume was claimed for V_RNG in subsection 20(2) of these Regulations, the following information in relation to each producer of renewable natural gas supplied to the unit during the calendar year that is the subject of the report:

• The following provision is not in force.

  (a) the name of each person from which the natural gas containing renewable natural gas that was produced by the producer was purchased;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (b) the producer’s name, civic address, telephone number and email address;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (c) the name, civic address and geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude), expressed in decimal degrees to five decimal places, of the facility where the renewable natural gas was produced;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (d) information demonstrating that the renewable natural gas was kept physically separated from any other substance and was clearly identifiable as renewable natural gas from the time it was produced until the time it was injected into a North American pipeline network;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (e) a map that indicates

  • (i) the location where the producer injected the renewable natural gas into a North American pipeline network or, if the producer is not directly injecting the renewable natural gas into a North American pipeline network, a description of the location where the renewable natural gas is no longer kept physically separated and is no longer clearly identifiable as originating from the producer and the location where the renewable natural gas is injected into a North American pipeline network,

  • (ii) the location of the unit, and

  • (iii) the pipeline network into which the renewable natural gas was injected and from which it was supplied to the unit;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (f) the volume of renewable natural gas produced by the producer that was injected into a North American pipeline network during the calendar year; and

• The following provision is not in force.

  (g) information demonstrating that the conditions referred to in paragraphs 20(3)(e) and (f) of these Regulations are met.

9 The following information about each deduction period during the calendar year that is the subject of the report:

• The following provision is not in force.

  (a) a description of the irresistible emergency event or risk to human health and safety referred to in paragraph 25(1)(a) of these Regulations, including

  • (i) an indication of whether the electricity system operator determined that there was an irresistible emergency event or whether the Minister determined that there was a risk to human health and safety,

  • (ii) the date on which and hour at which the event or risk began and, if applicable, the date on which and hour at which it ended,

  • (iii) a description of how the event or risk led to a disruption or significant risk of disruption to the electricity supply in the province in which the unit is located or in a contiguous province or state,

  • (iv) in the case of an irresistible emergency event,

    • (A) an indication of whether the event was natural and, if so, details of the event,

    • (B) an indication of whether the event arose from human action and, if so, the identity of the person whose actions resulted in the event and an explanation of how the event was outside the control of both the electricity system operator and the responsible person for the unit, and

    • (C) an indication of whether the event led to a disruption or a significant risk of disruption to the electricity supply and an explanation of the disruption or risk,

  • (v) the province or state in which the event or risk occurred, and

  • (vi) the province or state in which the disruption or significant risk of disruption to the electricity supply occurred;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (b) the date on which and hour at which the deduction period began and ended or, if the deduction period has not ended, an indication to that effect;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (c) information demonstrating that the unit was directed by the electricity system operator to generate electricity due to an event or risk referred to in paragraph 25(1)(a) of these Regulations;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (d) the date on which the Minister was notified that a direction referred to in paragraph 25(1)(d) of these Regulations was given; and

• The following provision is not in force.

  (e) if an application for an extension of the deduction period was submitted to the Minister under section 26 of these Regulations,

  • (i) the date on which the application was submitted to the Minister,

  • (ii) an indication of whether the extension was granted, and

  • (iii) if the extension was granted and the deduction period has ended, an indication of the reason that the deduction period ended.

10 The following information for the calendar year that is the subject of the report:

• The following provision is not in force.

  (a) the difference between the emission limit for the unit determined in accordance with subsection 9(1) of these Regulations and the value determined for E in accordance with subsection 12(1) of these Regulations;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (b) an indication of whether the unit became subject to an emission limit under subsection 9(1) of these Regulations on or after July 1 of that calendar year; and

• The following provision is not in force.

  (c) an indication of whether the unit meets the conditions for the issuance of transferable compliance credits set out in subsection 31(1) and 32(3) of these Regulations and, if so, an explanation of how the conditions are met.

11 If replacement data referred to in section 35 of these Regulations was used during the calendar year that is the subject of the report, the total number of hours for which replacement data was used during the calendar year and the following information about the replacement data that was used for each given period during the calendar year:

• The following provision is not in force.

  (a) the reason why the data required to determine the value of a variable in a formula referred to in these Regulations was missing for a period of the calendar year and an explanation of how that reason was beyond the responsible person’s control;

• The following provision is not in force.

  (b) the variable for which data was missing and the date on which and hour at which the period during which replacement data was used began and ended; and

• The following provision is not in force.

  (c) the value determined for the variable referred to in paragraph (b), along with details of that determination, including

  • (i) the replacement data used to make that determination,

  • (ii) the method used to obtain that replacement data, and

  • (iii) in the case of a determination referred to in subsection 35(3) of these Regulations, an explanation of why a particular equivalent period was used as the basis for determining the value of the variable.