Output-Based Pricing System Regulations

Marginal note:Ratio of heat

• 34 (1) The ratio of heat from the combustion of fossil fuels during a compliance period is

  • (a) equal to 1 when the thermal energy is produced from the combustion of only fossil fuels;

  • (b) for a covered facility not referred to in paragraph (c), determined by the following formula if the thermal energy is produced from the combustion of both fossil fuels and biomass:

    HF ÷ (HF + B)

    where

    HF

    is determined by the formula

    The summation of the products of QFi and HHVi for each fossil fuel type “i”

    

    where

    QF_i

    is the quantity of fossil fuel of type “i” combusted in the facility for the generation of thermal energy during the compliance period, determined in accordance with subsection 4(2) of Part 38 of Schedule 3,

    HHV_i

    is the higher heating value of the fossil fuel of type “i” combusted in the facility for the generation of thermal energy during the compliance period, determined in accordance with Quantification Methods, and

    i

    is the i^th fossil fuel type combusted in the facility during the compliance period, where “i” goes from 1 to n and where n is the number of types of fossil fuels combusted, and

    B

    is determined by the formula

    The summation of the products of QBBk and HHVk for each biomass fuel type “k”

    

    where

    QBB_k

    is the quantity of biomass fuel type “k” combusted in the facility for the generation of thermal energy during the compliance period, determined in accordance with subsection 4(2) of Part 38 of Schedule 3 and Quantification Methods,

    HHV_k

    is the higher heating value for biomass fuel type “k” combusted in the facility for the generation of thermal energy during the compliance period, determined in accordance with Quantification Methods, and

    k

    is the k^th biomass fuel type combusted in the facility during the compliance period, where “k” goes from 1 to m and where m is the number of types of biomass fuels combusted; and

  • (c) for an electricity generation facility, determined by the following formula when the thermal energy is produced from the combustion of both fossil fuels and biomass:

    HF ÷ (HF + B)

    where

    HF

    is determined by the formula

    The summation of the products of QFi and HHVi for each fossil fuel type “i”

    

    where

    QF_i

    is the quantity of fossil fuel of type “i” combusted in the facility for the generation of thermal energy during the compliance period, determined in accordance with subsection 1(3) of Part 38 of Schedule 3,

    HHV_i

    is the higher heating value of the fossil fuel of type “i” combusted in the facility for the generation of thermal energy during the compliance period, determined in accordance with Quantification Methods, and

    i

    is the i^th fossil fuel type combusted in the facility during the compliance period, where “i” goes from 1 to n and where n is the number of types of fossil fuel combusted, and

    B

    is determined by the formula

    The summation of the products of QBBk and HHVk for each biomass fuel type “k”

    

    where

    QBB_k

    is the quantity of biomass fuel type “k” combusted in the facility for the generation of thermal energy during the compliance period, determined in accordance with subsection 1(3) of Part 38 of Schedule 3,

    HHV_k

    is the higher heating value for biomass fuel type “k” combusted in the facility for the generation of thermal energy, during the compliance period determined in accordance with Quantification Methods, and

    k

    is the k^th biomass fuel type combusted in the facility during the compliance period, where “k” goes from 1 to m and where m is the number of types of biomass fuels combusted.

• Marginal note:Default ratio of heat

  (2) Despite paragraph (1)(b) or (c), if, for any reason beyond the control of the person responsible for a covered facility, the data required to quantify the ratio of heat from the combustion of fossil fuels are missing for a given period during the 2019 calendar year, 1 can be used as the ratio of heat from the combustion of fossil fuels.