Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01206:reg:22:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01206
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 22 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 52615–55340

interval for the IE unit if it is part of:
 (a) a commissioning period for the unit; or
 (b) the period of  a start-up or shut-down sequence that is not part of the normal cycle of operation; or
 (c) if the IE upgrade is performed during a plant shutdown—the period of preparation for the shutdown; or
 (d) a period during which the output indicator cannot be measured reliably; or
 (e) a period after the upgrade during which the monitoring equipment for section 38 requires re‑calibration or does not operate normally.
Note: A time interval may be expressed in whole days, or as a decimal.
Measurement periods must be close to the time of the upgrade
 (9) The baseline period for an IE unit must end within 12 months before the upgraded unit is commissioned.
Note 1: If the baseline period that was approved for a unit in the pre-upgrade declaration fails to satisfy this provision because of a delay in commissioning the upgraded unit, but the project proponent has collected the necessary baseline data for a later period that does satisfy this section, it will be possible to set the later period as the baseline period. This will need to be documented and approved by an MVP in the post-upgrade declaration.
Note 2: Note that the end of the baseline period is also the end of the 12 month period over which the reference output is to be measured for the output representativeness criterion (section 23).
Note 3: All or part of a baseline period may be before the application under section 22 of the Act is submitted.
 (10) The project measurement period for an IE unit must begin within 18 months after the upgraded unit is commissioned.
Measurement periods and reference period must be representative
 (11) Each measurement period and the reference period must be representative of the expected operation of the IE unit and its energy consumption over the crediting period, and in particular:
 (a) it must cover any normal variation in output or energy use; and
 (b) if the unit is subject to any seasonal or other periodic variations in output or energy use—it must cover representative parts of the different seasons or other periods; and
 (c) it must cover a typical range of operating conditions for the original unit.
Note: If there are normal variations in output or factors that affect output or energy use, each measurement period will need to be long enough for those variations to be reasonably represented.  Common factors will include the following:
                 * external factors, such as climate;
                 * input or output quality and type that materially affect energy consumption;
                 * the fuel mix;
                 * operating schedules, including start-ups and shutdowns;