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Ontario and the Campaign for Advanced Renewable Tariffs
In late May, 2009 the Ontario provincial parliament passed the Green Energy and Green Economy Act. The Green Energy Act is a comprehensive package of measures, including how to procure and integrate renewable energy into the provincial electricity system.
The Green Energy Act enabled the creation of North America's first comprehensive system of feed-in tariffs like those found in Germany, France, Spain, and many other countries.
For more on this ground-breaking measure, see the links below.
- It's Official: Ontario Third in North American 2009 Solar PV Capacity--Now in a Race for Second with New Jersey . . .The Canadian province pushed aside Florida with an installation of 46 MW of solar PV and was only behind New Jersey, 57 MW, and California with 212 MW according to a report by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). . .
- Ontario Splits MicroFIT Tariff into Two Tranches--The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) revised the microFIT tariff in the province's groundbreaking feed-in tariff program on August 13, 2010, splitting the tariff into two tranches. . . CanSIA Expects Record Year . . .
- London Free Press: Florida Company Drawn to Ontario Feed-in Tariffs--Ontario’s Green Energy Act and its feed-in tariff program with spurring development. “There is no question the FIT makes it easier for suppliers and developers to come here — they get a good, long-term contract and a good market,” said Josie Hernandez, spokesperson for Next Era, based in Florida, said Tuesday. . .“We have been looking here for some time and now, with the FIT program, this is the time for development,” said Hernandez. . .
- CanWEA Calls for Small Wind Feed-in Tariffs in Ontario--The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) has called on the Ontario government to offer feed-in tariffs designed for small wind turbines. . .
- Renewable Energy Update from Ontario: Feed-in Tariff Yields Strong Market Response by Jose Etcheverry--The Ontario Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff Program has resulted in a massive response from Ontarians wanting to develop renewable energy
projects and provides clear guidance for solving the challenges faced by
the province’s electricity sector . . .
- Ontario Awards Feed-in Tariff Contracts for $9 Billion in Private Investment--Nearly 19% of Capacity Goes to Community and Aboriginal Groups . . . In another in a series of stunning announcements from Ontario, the provincial power authority has awarded connections and contracts for 2,500 MW of new renewable generation capacity under its precedent-setting feed-in tariff program. . .
- Globe & Mail: Ontario takes green lead with record $8-billion energy investment--Mike O’Sullivan, senior vice-president of development at NextEra [FPL], said FIT was such a well-designed program that it “will bring in all shades and colours of money from all parts of the world.”. .
- Proposed Feed-in Tariff Price Schedule, OPA Stakeholder Engagement Session 4, April 7, 2009 (background assumptions for setting the prices in Ontario's FIT program)
- Ontario Reaches 46 MW Solar PV in 2009--The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) reports that 40 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) contracts were in commercial operation by the end of 2009. This represents about 46 MW of installed DC capacity, the industry's standard notation. In a few short months Ontario has become a major market for solar PV in North America. . .
- Presentation by Paul Gipe on Ontario's World Class FIT Policy for MaRS 29 Jan 2010
- Globe & Mail: 2009 biggest year yet for Canadian wind power--Ontario's new program is a "ground-breaking initiative," Mr. Hornung said, and not only because it's guaranteed pricing has made projects more financially secure. . . It also includes a streamlined project approval process, incentives for local manufacturing, and huge transmission investments that will make it easier to deliver wind power to the electricity grid. . .
- Ontario's 8 MW of Power to the People--Huge Response to Ontario's Feed-in Tariff Launch--1,300 MW of Solar PV Applications--6,300 MW of Wind Applications . . .
- Toronto Star: Green power to the people by Tyler Hamilton--Plan to boost renewable projects at the local level has beaten all expectations since its October launch. . .
- Toronto Star: Ontario solar plant to create 500 jobs by Tyler Hamilton--Solar module maker Canadian Solar Inc. is preparing to establish a manufacturing facility in Ontario that will create 500 direct jobs to take advantage of a provincial green-energy program that mandates local content. . .
- Globe & Mail: Solar industry lauds Ontario incentives by Richard Blackwell--Government incentives such as Ontario's new "feed-in tariff" are crucial to attracting investment to the renewable energy business, solar power executives say, but only if the subsidies remain stable over the long term. . .
- Wall Street Journal: Ontario's Feed-In-Tariff An Opportunity For Celestica by Stuart Weinberg--Ontario's recently unveiled feed-in-tariff is an opportunity for Celestica Inc. (CLS) and it appears the company has no intentions of squandering it. . .
- Ontario Will Pay Farmers 14.5 cents/kWh for Their Wind Generation--The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) has confirmed that it will pay Ontario farmers $0.145 CAD/kWh for their wind generation under the province's new feed-in tariff program launched October 1, 2009. . .
- Community Power: Renewable Energy As If People Matter Presentation by Paul Gipe for OSEA Community Power Conference on November 15, 2009
- Community Power 101 Presentation by Paul Gipe for OSEA's Community Power Conference on November 14, 2009
- Globe & Mail: New rules could fuel green bonanza--Ontario's new Green Energy Act could pump as much as $4.5-billion into the hands of the province's renewable energy companies, utilities and power distribution firms. . .
- Ontario FIT Program Off to a Cautious Start by Jon Worren--once the dust from the initial excitement over the Green Energy and Green Economy Act has settled, a number of questions emerge about Ontario’s FIT rules concerning the long-term potential for the renewable energy industry in Ontario . . .
- Ontario Rockets to Top Ten of Solar PV in North America--With activation October 5th of a 9.1 megawatt (MW) solar PV project in eastern Ontario, the Canadian province has rocketed to the top ten solar jurisdictions in North America. . .
- Ontario Launches Comprehensive System of Feed-in Tariffs--Ontario today launched the province's long-awaited program of feed-in tariffs in response to its ground-breaking Green Energy Act. . .
- Official OPA Feed-in Tariff (Price) Schedule
- Ontario FIT Domestic Content Requirement
- Sustainable energy plan has rivals green with envy by Tyler Hamilton, Toronto Star--George Smitherman may have his eyes on Mayor David Miller's job, but as the province's minister of energy and infrastructure he's got a few things to wrap up before taking the plunge into Toronto politics. He'll want to protect his legacy as the man who turned Ontario into a green-energy titan. . .
- Summary of Ontario Power Authority Feed-in Tariff Program: Turning Power Planning on Its Head--This OPA presentation is significant for two reasons. First it is a good overall summary of OPA's proposed feed-in tariff program. And second, and probably more important slide 5 which illustrates the change in management thinking at OPA in how to view integrating renewables into Ontario's power system. . .
- Ontario Proposes Highest Biogas Tariffs in North America--Coupled with expected changes in connection requirements, the new tariffs may lead to a boom in new biogas construction. . .
- GEAA Feed-In Tariff Analysis: Part II by Paul Gipe, June 4, 2009
- Paul Gipe Presentation to OSEA Members on OPA's FIT Application Process, June 4, 2009
- OPA's FIT Application Process by Paul Gipe, June, 2009 (A brief introduction to the new OPA application process.)
- Paul Gipe Presentation on Third Industrial Revolution May 28, 2009
- Paul Gipe Presentation to Ontario Power Summit May 26, 2009
- Paul Gipe Presentation to AgriEnergy Producers Associtation of Ontario May 22, 2009.pdf
- Manufacturers' hope to set up parts supply network for boom: Niagara gets ready for wind by Tyler Hamilton, Toronto Star
- Town unruffled over wind farm by Patty Winsa, Toronto Star
- Ontario Revises Proposed Feed-in Tariffs--The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) issued revised draft feed-in tariffs at its stakeholder workshop May 12, 2009. . .
- Ontario's Green Energy Act Enters Final Stretch--Ontario's powerful Minister of Energy and Infrastructure George Smitherman began the third and final reading of the Green Energy and Green Economy Act May 5. . .
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McGuinty Government Signals Amendments and Policy Changes to Green Energy Plan
--Reviewing future policy opportunities to address energy technologies including geothermal, solar thermal, combined heat and power and small scale wind. . .
- North American Feed-in Tariffs Big Day: Ontario & Vermont Move--The march toward aggressive renewable energy policy in North America took a long stride Tuesday, May 5th when both Ontario and Vermont moved feed-in tariff legislation toward law. . .
- Huge Interest in Ontario's Proposed Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff Program--The survey of those interested in developing solar, wind, hydro, and biomass resources under the province's potentially groundbreaking program revealed that there's as much as 15,000 MW of interest. . .
- Scotia Capital: Crunching the Numbers on Ontario’s Proposed Feed-In Tariff Program April 2009--an analyis of the estimated rated of return for various technologies from Ontario's proposed feed-in tariffs. . .
- Ontarians Pay More for Electricity Per Month Than Germans--It seems counterintuitive. German residential consumers pay less for electricity per month than those in Ontario. . .
- Paul Gipe GEAA Stakeholders April 20 2009 Presentation
- Paul Gipe presentation to Ontario Green Municipalities on Feed-in Tariffs April 17, 2009
GEAA Feed-in tariff analysis: Part I by Paul Gipe (Comments on the Ontario Power Authority's proposed feed-in tariff policy.)
- Paul Gipe presentation to Ontario Green Municipalities on Feed-in Tariffs April 3, 2009
- Solar Incentives: Could Ontario Be the Next Germany? by Greg Boutin and Jon Worren, Riverdale Partners--The introduction of Ontario's Green Energy Act, modeled after the successful German Feed-in Tariffs, is expected to fuel rapid growth in the clean energy market in Ontario. . .
- Chabot-Gipe PIM Ontario Wind T1-T2 2009 Tariffs-825-V90-2900-Rev PI.xls Table with multiple tabs calculating T1 and T2 wind tariffs.
- Chabot-Gipe PIM Ontario Wind T1-T2 2009 Tariffs-825-V90-2900-Rev PI.qpw Table with multiple tabs calculating T1 and T2 wind tariffs.
- 1,200 'green jobs' in works for Kingston by Tyler Hamilton, Toronto Star
- Everbrite Solar to build 150MW thin-film manufacturing plant in Ontario by Tyler Hamilton
- Presentation by Paul Gipe at Power Luncheon on March 9, 2009
- Solar energy giants discovering Ontario: Toronto Star--A coming green-energy law and the promise of long-term incentives for producers of renewable power have put Ontario on the radar of some big-name solar companies looking for certainty in a volatile marketplace.
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- Ontario Proposes Precedent-Setting Renewable Tariffs--Ontario's Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, George Smitherman, announced today that the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) will be establishing a system of feed-in tariffs as a result of the pending Green Energy and Green Economy Act. . .
- The Green Energy and Green Economy Act: Green Energy Unbounded by George Vegh--The Ontario electricity sector has undergone a few paradigm shifts over the last decade. None have been as anxiously anticipated as the reforms proposed in the Green Energy and Green Economy Act, which received First Reading on February 23, 2009. . .
- Ontario's Green Energy and Green Economy Act: Turbo-Charging Renewable Generation and Conservation by Bordner Ladner Gervais
- Ontario Green Energy Act Introduced
-- On February 23, Ontario's powerful Minister of Energy and Infrastructure George Smitherman introduced into provincial parliament in Toronto Bill 150 to be known as the Green Energy Act. . .
Ontario Launches Feed Law
On March 21, 2006, Premier Dalton McGuinty, and Ontario Minister of Energy Donna Cansfield announced the launch of Ontario's Standard Offer program in a press conference at Photowatt's assembly hall in Cambridge, Ontario. The announcement followed a two-year campaign for implementation of Advanced Renewable Tariffs (ARTs) or Electricity Feed Laws by the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association. Ontario's policy is being called the most progressive renewable energy policy in North America in two decades.
Below are a series of links to articles about OSEA's ARTs campaign, current discussion and commentary on Ontario's implementation of Standard Offer Contracts, and formal documents by the Ontario Power Authority and the Ontario Energy Board on the program.
- CanSIA Calls for Dramatic Growth of Solar PV in Ontario Through Higher Tariffs--In a much anticipated--and long awaited--release, the Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) has publicly called on the Ontario government to increase the tariffs for solar photovoltaics and boost their expectations of what solar can do in the province. . .
- Giving alternative energy a leg up by Peter Gorrie, Toronto Star, Jan 10, 2009--In about a month, Energy and Infrastructure Minister George Smitherman will unveil his plan for Ontario's renewable energy future. . .
- Paul Gipe Presentation to Ontario Ministry of Energy Staff, November, 2008
- Paul Gipe Presentation to Ontario EnNGOs October 2008
- Paul Gipe Presentation to the Chatham, Ontario Rotary Club October 22, 2008
- Globe & Mail: Lessons from Germany's energy renaissance
- Ontario Green Energy Act web site
- Renewables without Limits: Moving Toward Advanced Renewable Tariffs by Updating Ontario's Groundbreaking Standard Offer Program (OSEA's New Report)
- Solar power heats up with new Ontario projects Globe & Mail January 22, 2008
- The Ontario Solar Initiative.pdf (9 mb)
- The Ontario Solar Initiative: 1,000 MW Solar PV by 2017
- Setting the Price For PV for the Advanced Renewable Tariffs
Program In Ontario (CanSIA 2006)
- Ontario Standard Offer Contracts Awarded
- Ontario: The new frontier for alternative energy
- Comments on the Intent of Ontario's Standard Offer Contract Program to Serve Farmers, Co-ops, Communities, and Homeowners
- Queen's Park September 2006 Forum on Ontario's Standard Offer Program
- Washington Post on Ontario's Standard Offer/Renewable Tariff Program
- North America's First Electricity Feed Law: Standard Offer Contracts in Ontario, Canada by Paul Gipe and Bernard Chabot in DEWI Magazin (pdf)
- The Development of Renewable Electricity Policy in the Province of Ontario by Ian H. Rowlands, University of Waterloo (pdf)
- Solar Electricity and Waterloo Region Powerpoint presentation by Ian Rowlands on Solar PV and Ontario's Standard Offer Contracts (pdf)
- Ontario on Path to Become Solar Powerhouse of Canada
- Government of Ontario Announcement of Standard Offer Contract Program (Advanced Renewable Tariffs)
- Solar Tariffs Spurring PV Growth in North America
- CBC Radio Interview with Hermann Scheer on Ontario's Standard Offer Contracts
- The Power of Language: ARTs are not SOCs
- Ontario's Standard Offer Contracts for North American Windpower
- Ontario Takes Historic Step Towards Energy Future
- Summary Details: OSEA's Advanced Renewable Tariffs (Standard Offer Contracts)
- Ontario's Standard Offer Contracts--A Summary
- What Standard Offer Contracts (Advanced Renewable Tariffs) Mean to Ontario's Rural Landowners
- Why Standard Offer Contracts are Good Value to Ontario
- Advanced Renewable Tariffs in Europe
- Advanced Renewable Tariffs (Standard Offer Contracts) in Ontario: Chronology
- Background to Standard Offer Contracts or Advanced Renewable Tariffs
- Developing Ontario's Community Power Potential with Advanced Renewable Tariffs (Standard Offer Contracts)
- Question and Answers on Standard Offer Contracts
- How Ontario's Renewable Tariffs Compare with Europe & California
- Endorsement of Ontario's Standard Offer Contract (ARTs) Program
- CanSIA Background on PV and Standard Offer Contracts, March 21, 2006
- Staggering Solar PV Growth in Germany in 2005
- Premier of Ontario Dalton McGuinty Endorses Standard Offer Contracts for Community Renewable Development
In December 2004 the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA)
was commissioned by the Ontario Ministry of Energy to propose a policy
for developing community-owned renewable power projects in the province.
OSEA submitted a detailed report on Standard Offer Contracts for the Ministry in January, 2005. Standard Offer Contracts
is the Ministry of Energy's preferred decription for Advanced Renewable
Tariffs that OSEA had proposed for use in Ontario in early 2004. The
report, which describes the difference between German, French, and
Spanish electricity feed laws and how they can be adapted to the North
American market, went through several iterations during the spring of
2005.
The report argues that "standard offer contracts", which fix a
long-term standard price for every kilowatt-hour of electricity
produced, would unleash the entrepreneurial spirit of Ontarians,
provide more renewably-generated electricity, more economic activity,
and more jobs in the manufacturing of wind turbines and solar panels
than any other means available to the province.
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