Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-fired Generation of Electricity Regulations — 2
Definitions 2 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations. Act means the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 . ( Loi ) ASTM means ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials. ( ASTM ) auditor means a person who (a) is independent of the responsible person who is to be audited; and (b) has demonstrated knowledge of and experience in (i) the certification, operation and relative accuracy test audit (RATA) of continuous emission monitoring systems, and (ii) quality assurance and quality control procedures in relation to those systems. ( vérificateur ) authorized official means (a) in respect of a responsible person that is a corporation, an officer of the corporation who is authorized to act on its behalf; (b) in respect of a responsible person that is an individual, that person or a person authorized to act on that individual’s behalf; and (c) in respect of a responsible person that is another entity, a person authorized to act on that other entity’s behalf. ( agent autorisé ) biomass means a fuel that consists only of non-fossilized, biodegradable organic material that originates from plants or animals but does not come from a geological formation, and includes gases and liquids recovered from organic waste. ( biomasse ) calendar year [Repealed, SOR/2018-263, s. 1] capacity factor , in respect of a unit in a calendar year, means the ratio of the quantity of electricity referred to in section 19 that is produced by the unit to the quantity of electricity that would be produced by the unit in the calendar year if it were to operate at its production capacity at all times during the calendar year. ( facteur de capacité ) coal includes petroleum coke and synthetic gas that is derived from coal or petroleum coke. ( charbon ) commissioning date means (a) for an electricity generator that began producing electricity by means of thermal energy using a fuel other than coal, and not in conjunction with coal, but that was converted into a unit before June 23, 2010, the day on which that generator began to produce electricity for sale to the electric grid using fuel other than coal, and not in conjunction with coal; and (b) in any other case, the day on which a unit begins to produce electricity for sale to the electric grid. ( date de mise en service ) existing unit means a unit that is neither an old unit nor a new unit. ( groupe existant ) fossil fuel means a fuel other than biomass. ( combustible fossile ) front end engineering design study means a collection of studies that provide the necessary details to support the carrying out of a construction project for the capture element of a carbon capture and storage system, including (a) technical drawings and documents that describe the capture element in sufficient detail to permit the tendering of a contract for its construction; (b) an estimation of the capital cost of the capture element with a margin of error of ± 20%; (c) a safety review of the capture element; (d) a risk assessment of the carbon capture and storage system, namely an assessment of the risks that may delay or prevent the completion of the construction of the system, including technical, economic, environmental, legal and labour-related risks; (e) a strategy to mitigate those risks; and (f) a detailed plan to carry out the construction of the carbon capture and storage system, including a schedule for the completion of its major steps. ( étude d’ingénierie d’avant-projet détaillé ) gasification system includes a gasification system that is in part located underground. ( système de gazéification ) GPA means the Gas Processors Association of the United States. ( GPA ) major equipment means a boiler, gasifier, shift reactor, turbine, air pollution control device, air separation unit, compressor, CO 2 separation system or other equipment that (a) is manufactured in accordance with specifications in its purchase order and takes more than 12 months after the date