17ACrediting period for biomethane conversion and displacement projects

17A Crediting period for biomethane conversion and displacement projects

(1) For paragraph 69(3)(b) and subparagraph 70(3)(d)(ii) of the Act, if an animal effluent management project is a biomethane conversion and displacement project that, during its crediting period or periods:

(a) does not use biogas to generate electricity; or

(b) does not use biogas to generate electricity for more than a total period of 84 calendar months;

the period of 12 years is specified.

Note: Paragraph (1) (a) includes projects that flare and do not generate electricity.

(2) However, if:

(a) a project was a biomethane conversion and displacement project at the start of the 8th year of its crediting period; and

(b) before the crediting period ends under subsection (1), the total period for which biogas is used to generate electricity exceeds 84 calendar months;

the crediting period ends at the start of the 85th calendar month that biogas is used to generate electricity.

(3) For this section, and the inclusion of information in the offsets report in accordance with paragraph 34(d):

(a) biogas is used to generate electricity in a calendar month if at any point during 3 or more days in the calendar month electricity is generated from biogas; and

(b) the total calendar months of generation do not need to be consecutive; and

(c) a calendar month after electricity is first generated is presumed to be a month during which electricity is generated if there is no evidence to the contrary.