Clean Electricity Regulations — 20
Measured carbon content 20 (1) The quantity assigned to E i in section 19 is, for each type of fossil fuel combusted in the unit during a calendar year, determined by one of the following formulas, as applicable: (a) in the case of a gaseous fuel, V f × CC A × (MM A ÷ MV cf ) × 3.664 × 0.001 where V f is the volume of the fossil fuel combusted during the calendar year, determined using flow meters and expressed in m 3 at standard conditions, CC A is the weighted average of the carbon content of the fossil fuel, determined in accordance with subsection (4) and expressed in kg of carbon per kg of the fossil fuel, MM A is the average molecular mass of the fossil fuel, determined based on fuel samples taken in accordance with section 34 and expressed in kg per kg-mole of the fossil fuel, and MV cf is the molar volume conversion factor of 23.645 m 3 at standard conditions, per kg-mole of the fossil fuel at standard conditions; (b) in the case of a liquid fuel, V f × CC A × 3.664 where V f is the volume of the fossil fuel combusted during the calendar year, determined using flow meters and expressed in kL, and CC A is the weighted average of the carbon content of the fossil fuel, determined in accordance with subsection (4) at the same temperature as that used in the determination of V f and expressed in tonnes of carbon per kL of the fossil fuel; and (c) in the case of a solid fuel, M f × CC A × 3.664 where M f is the mass of the fossil fuel combusted during the calendar year, determined, as the case may be, on a wet or dry basis using a measuring device and expressed in tonnes, and CC A is the weighted average of the carbon content of the fossil fuel, determined in accordance with subsection (4) on the same wet or dry basis as that used in the determination of M f and expressed in kg of carbon per kg of the fossil fuel. Renewable natural gas (2) If a unit that combusts natural gas is supplied by a pipeline network into which renewable natural gas is injected, the volume of natural gas to be used in determining the value for V f in paragraph (1)(a) is determined by the formula V total − V RNG where V total is the total volume of natural gas and renewable natural gas supplied to the unit that is combusted during the calendar year, determined using flow meters and expressed in m 3 at standard conditions; and V RNG is the volume of renewable natural gas that may be claimed by the unit during the calendar year, determined in accordance with subsection (3) and expressed in m 3 at standard conditions. V RNG — conditions (3) For the purposes of determining the value for V RNG in subsection (2), a volume of renewable natural gas may be claimed for a calendar year only if (a) a contractual agreement specifies that the volume is supplied to the unit for the calendar year; (b) the volume is kept physically separated from any other substance and is clearly identifiable as renewable natural gas from the time it is produced until the time it is injected into a pipeline network to which the unit is connected; (c) the responsible person for the unit is able to identify each producer of the renewable natural gas supplied to the unit under the contractual agreement referred to in paragraph (a) and the volume supplied by each producer; (d) the volume supplied by each producer does not exceed the volume of renewable natural gas produced by that producer that is injected during the calendar year into a pipeline network to which the unit is connected; (e) the volume is not being used to create credits in a jurisdiction outside Canada or to comply with a requirement relating to greenhouse gas emissions that is set by a jurisdiction outside Canada; (f) the volume is not being used by an end user, other than the responsible person, to create credits in Canada or to comply with a requirement relating to greenhouse gas emissions set out in a federal or provincial law; and (g) the responsible person for the unit submits to the Minister, in the emissions repor