Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-fired Generation of Electricity Regulations — 2
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 of the purchase order to be manufactured and delivered; or (b) costs $10,000,000 or more. ( équipement majeur ) new unit means a unit, other than an old unit, whose commissioning date is on or after July 1, 2015. ( groupe nouveau ) old unit means a unit that has reached the end of its useful life but continues to produce electricity. ( groupe en fin de vie utile ) operator means the person that operates or has the charge, management or control of a unit. ( exploitant ) power plant means all units, buildings and other structures and all stationary equipment — including equipment for the separation and initial pressurization of CO 2 of the capture element of a carbon capture and storage system — on a single site, or on adjacent sites that function as a single integrated site, whose primary purpose is the production of electricity for sale to the electric grid. ( centrale électrique ) production capacity , in relation to a unit and a calendar year, means (a) the maximum continuous rating of the unit, expressed in MW, as most recently reported to a provincial authority of competent jurisdiction or to the electric system operator in the province where the unit is located; or (b) if no report has been made, the most electricity that was produced for sale by the unit, expressed in MW, during two continuous hours in that calendar year. ( capacité de production ) Reference Method means the document entitled Reference Method for Source Testing: Quantification of Carbon Dioxide Releases by Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems from Thermal Power Generation , June 2012, published by the Department of the Environment. ( Méthode de référence ) responsible person means an owner or operator of a unit. ( personne responsable ) standard m 3 has the meaning assigned to a cubic metre at standard pressure and standard temperature by the definition standard volume in subsection 2(1) of the Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations . ( m 3 normalisé ) standby unit means an old unit that, for a given calendar year, operates at a capacity factor of 9% or less. ( groupe de réserve ) unit means physically connected equipment located in a power plant — including boilers and other combustion devices, gasifiers, reactors, turbines, generators and emission control devices — that operates together to produce electricity by means of thermal energy using coal as a fuel, whether in conjunction with other fuels or not. ( groupe ) useful life , in respect of a unit, means the period that begins on the commissioning date and ends on (a) for a unit other than a unit referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition commissioning date , (i) in the case of a unit whose commissioning date is before 1975, the earlier of (A) December 31 of the calendar year that is 50 years after the commissioning date, and (B) December 31, 2019, and (ii) in the case of a unit whose commissioning date is after 1974, the earlier of (A) December 31 of the calendar year that is 50 years after the commissioning date, and (B) December 31, 2029; and (b) for a unit referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition commissioning date , 18 months after the applicable date described in paragraph (a). ( vie utile ) Interpretation of incorporated documents (2) For the purposes of interpreting documents incorporated by reference into these Regulations, “should” must be read to mean “must” and any recommendation or suggestion must be read as an obligation. Standards incorporated by reference (3) Any standard of the ASTM or GPA that is incorporated by reference into these Regulations is incorporated as amended from time to time. SOR/2018-263, s. 1