Definitions

1   In this regulation:

"Act" means the Clean Energy Act;

"biogenic waste" means non-fossilized organic refuse that originates from residential, commercial, institutional, demolition, land clearing or construction sources;

"refuse" means discarded or abandoned materials, substances or objects;

"waste heat" means heat produced by either of the following processes:

(a) a commercial process, the primary purpose of which is not the production of heat;

(b) a heat recovery process conducted by a facility that

(i) is covered by a solid waste management plan that is approved under the Environmental Management Act, and

(ii) began conducting heat recovery processes before February 15, 2024;

"waste hydrogen" means hydrogen gas produced by a commercial process the primary purpose of which is not the production of hydrogen gas.

[am. B.C. Regs. 81/2011, s. 1; 69/2025.]

Prescribed resources

2   The following resources are prescribed for the purposes of the definition of "clean or renewable resource" in section 1 (1) of the Act:

(a) biogenic waste;

(b) waste heat;

(c) waste hydrogen.

[en. B.C. Reg. 81/2011, s. 2.]