Clean Electricity Regulations — 25
Deduction 25 (1) The responsible person for a unit may, for the purposes of subsection 12 (1), deduct the quantity of CO 2 emissions attributed to the unit during a deduction period and may, for the purposes of subsection 13 (2), deduct the quantity of electricity generated by the unit during a deduction period if the following conditions are met: (a) the electricity system operator has determined that there is an irresistible emergency event, whether natural or arising from human action, or the Minister has determined that there is a risk to human health and safety; (b) in the case of an irresistible emergency event, the event is outside the control of the electricity system operator and the responsible person; (c) the electricity system operator has determined that the event or risk referred to in paragraph (a) has triggered 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; (d) the electricity system operator directs the unit to generate electricity due to the event or risk referred to in paragraph (a) in order to alleviate or materially help alleviate 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; (e) the generation of electricity by the unit will alleviate or materially help alleviate 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; and (f) within seven days after the day on which the direction to generate electricity referred to in paragraph (d) is received, the responsible person notifies the Minister of that direction. Deduction period (2) The period for which the quantities of CO 2 emissions and electricity generated may be deducted begins in the hour in which a unit operates in response to the direction to generate electricity referred to in paragraph (1)(d) and ends as follows: (a) if an application for an extension of the deduction period is not submitted to the Minister in accordance with subsection 26 (1), the period ends on the earlier of (i) the day that is the 30th day after the day on which the direction to generate electricity was given, and (ii) the hour that is 24 hours after the electricity system operator notifies the responsible person for the unit that the direction to generate electricity no longer applies; or (b) if an application for an extension of the deduction period is submitted to the Minister in accordance with subsection 26 (1), the period ends (i) in the case of an application that is not granted, on the earlier of (A) the hour that is 24 hours after the electricity system operator notifies the responsible person for the unit that the direction to generate electricity no longer applies, and (B) the day that is the 45th day after the day on which the direction to generate electricity was given, and (ii) in any other case, on the earlier of (A) the hour that is 24 hours after the electricity system operator notifies the responsible person for the unit that the direction to generate electricity no longer applies, and (B) the hour that is 24 hours after the Minister notifies the responsible person for the unit that the deduction period has ended. Notice to Minister (3) The responsible person must, within seven days after the day on which the electricity system operator notifies the responsible person that the direction to generate electricity referred to in paragraph (1)(d) no longer applies, notify the Minister that the direction no longer applies.