Output-Based Pricing System Regulations — 34
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. 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. SOR/2023-240, s. 21