Presentations
CHP: The Checklist
| Date: | 09/24/2009 |
| Professional: | Ian Blue, QC |
| Conference: | Combined Heat & Power |
| Organizer: | Electric Utility Consultants Inc. |
| City: | Toronto |
On September 24, 2009, Ian Blue presented a session outlining the regulatory requirements for a combined heat and power project at EUCI's Combined Heat & Power conference.
Presentation Details:
What must one do to put a combined heat and power project into operation? Depending on whether the project will be under provincial or federal jurisdiction, the constraints are many, but they are surmountable. Knowledge of these requirements is essential in order to prevent delays in commissioning and to stay on budget.
- Federal or provincial jurisdiction?
- If federal, Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) and SOR 97-181
- If provincial, rules differ in detail province to province but requirements are similar
- Ontario's Green Energy and Green Economy Act (GEA)
- Electricity Act, 1998 (EA); Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 (OEBA)
- GEA definitions
- CHP is a "generating facility" under GEA and EA
- CHP can also be a "renewable energy generation facility" under GEA, if fuel is biomass, biogas or biofuels
- Subject to OMNR Approval and Permitting Requirements Document for Renewable Energy Projects; bases
- Subject to MOEI's Renewable Energy Approval Regulation under Ontario's EPA; bases
- Obtaining public land - Public Lands Act
- Requirement for approvals of CHP's
- Project description
- Public consultation
- Municipal consultation
- First Nations consultation
- Cultural heritage assessment
- Natural heritage assessment
- Natural resources assessment
- Setbacks
- Site plan
- Proximity to water
- Other interests and Crown Land Provincial Policy Plans affected
- Construction plan
- Design and operation report
- Post construction monitory plans
- Marketing plan
- Forest Resource Processing Facility License on Public or Private Land
- Emission studies and dispersion modeling
- Noise studies
- Odor studies
- Surface water assessment
- Hydro geologic assessment
- Effluent management plan
- Decommission plans
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