It absolutely comes down to markets, and in Canada, jurisdiction for electricity is with the provinces. If you cannot sell power to the grid, you cannot have a combined heat and power plant.
Alberta is the only province that essentially has open access. Obviously, it is still regulated, but it has open access. The others are controlled by either provincial Crown utilities or other mechanisms. If you cannot sell power, you cannot have that source of revenue.
In general, we have very low-cost natural gas for most of the country. I currently live in Nova Scotia, so the the Maritimes and Newfoundland are obviously the exception there, but competing on a heat-only basis is generally very difficult in Canada. That's why we're suggesting that BECCS, as an exportable product and as one that can actually lower the cost of energy, is really the pathway to moving forward.
