Definitions
 1. (1) In this Regulation, “combined nitric oxide facility” means a generation facility located in Atikokan, Bath, Courtright, Nanticoke or Thunder Bay that, immediately before April 1, 1999, was owned by Ontario Hydro or a subsidiary of Ontario Hydro, and, until April 30, 2005, includes the Lakeview Generation Facility and “combined nitrogen oxides facility” has the same meaning; “combined sulphur dioxide facility” means a generation facility located in Atikokan, Bath, Courtright, Mississauga, Nanticoke or Thunder Bay that, immediately before April 1, 1999, was owned by Ontario Hydro or a subsidiary of Ontario Hydro; “emission allowances” means nitric oxide emission allowances, nitrogen oxides emission allowances or sulphur dioxide emission allowances; “emission reduction credits” means nitric oxide emission reduction credits, nitrogen oxides emission reduction credits or sulphur dioxide emission reduction credits; “generation facility” has the same meaning as in the Electricity Act, 1998; “IESO” has the same meaning as in the Electricity Act, 1998; “IESO-controlled grid” means the transmission systems with respect to which, pursuant to agreements, the IESO has authority to direct operations; “independent nitric oxide facility” means a generation facility other than a combined nitric oxide facility and “independent nitrogen oxides facility” has the same meaning; “independent sulphur dioxide facility” means a generation facility other than a combined sulphur dioxide facility; “Lakeview Generation Facility” means the generation facility located in Mississauga that, immediately before April 1, 1999, was owned by Ontario Hydro or a subsidiary of Ontario Hydro; “market rules” has the same meaning as in the Electricity Act, 1998; “name plate capacity” means, with respect to a generation facility, the total of the design electricity generating capacities of all the generation units in the facility; “nitric oxide emission reduction credits” means nitric oxide smog season emission reduction credits or nitric oxide non-smog season emission reduction credits; “nitrogen oxides emission reduction credits” means nitrogen oxides smog season emission reduction credits or nitrogen oxides non-smog season emission reduction credits; “Ontario Emissions Trading Code” means the Ministry of the Environment publication of that name, dated October 2001, as amended from time to time; “operator of the Registry” means the Minister or, if an agreement referred to in subsection 3 (2) so provides, the person to whom powers or duties of the Minister have been delegated by the agreement; “Pollution Emission Management Area” means the part of Ontario that is within the Pollution Emission Management Area designated by Annex 3 of the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America on Air Quality done at Ottawa March 13, 1991, as amended from time to time; “Registry” means the Ontario Emissions Trading Registry established by section 3; “smog season” means the period from May 1 to September 30 in each year; “subsidiary” has the same meaning as in the Electricity Act, 1998.  O. Reg. 397/01, s. 1; O. Reg. 193/05, s. 1 (1-3). (2) The amount of nitrogen oxides are calculated for the purpose of this Regulation according to the following formula: A = (B × 1.53) + C where, A = the total amount of nitrogen oxides expressed as nitrogen dioxide, B = the relevant amount of nitric oxide, C = the relevant amount of nitrogen dioxide. O. Reg. 193/05, s. 1 (4).