OBPS calculator for hydrogen
Calculate your hydrogen facility's annual Output-Based Pricing System obligation against the federal performance standard of 10.7 tCO₂e per t H₂. Updated for the May 2026 carbon price schedule.
Benchmark for grey hydrogen via SMR. Green hydrogen from electrolysis may be eligible for credit recognition under the Clean Fuel Regulations — verify separately.
You owe for 6,500 tCO₂e above the output-based standard.
Annual obligation = (actual emissions − production × sector standard) × $95/tCO₂e. A positive number is cash you owe; a negative number is surplus credits you can bank or sell.
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Common questions
What is the OBPS performance standard for hydrogen?
The federal OBPS performance standard for hydrogen producers is 10.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent per t H₂ of production. This benchmark, set under ECCC's Output-Based Pricing System Regulations (SOR/2019-313), defines the emissions intensity below which a facility earns credits and above which it must remit payment at the federal carbon price.
How does the OBPS work for hydrogen facilities in Ontario?
Also covering h2, smr hydrogen, grey hydrogen, blue hydrogen, green hydrogen. A facility reports its annual production in t H₂ and its total covered emissions in tCO₂e. The OBPS multiplies production by 10.7 to determine "allowed" emissions. The difference between actual and allowed emissions is multiplied by the federal carbon price for the compliance year. A positive result means the facility owes; a negative result means it earned OBPS credits.
How does the May 2026 carbon price freeze affect my hydrogen facility?
The federal carbon price for industrial emissions (including OBPS) was held flat at $95/tCO₂e in 2026 (no increase from 2025), under the May 15, 2026 federal-Alberta agreement. The price rises to $100/t for 2027–2029, $115/t by 2030, and reaches $130/t by 2035. Facilities below the hydrogen standard can sell surplus credits; facilities above the standard can buy credits from a registry.
Do small hydrogen facilities have to participate in OBPS?
OBPS applies to facilities emitting 50,000 tCO₂e or more per year. Smaller hydrogen facilities may still face federal carbon pricing through the fuel charge (where applicable) or provincial programs. Verify your facility's threshold with ECCC's OBPS facility-level reporting guidance.
Where can I get primary-data carbon accounting for hydrogen?
VantageHSG ingests real facility documents — MTCs (mill test certificates), fuel slips, LIMS exports, SAP extracts — and turns them into audit-ready carbon ledgers with full source lineage. The mass-balance methodology lets hydrogen producers substantiate Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions directly from primary data, which is more defensible than EEIO spend-based estimates.