Ontario Green Energy Act
In
2006, Premier McGuinty set a precedent in North America by introducing the
Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program - the most progressive green energy
initiative in more than twenty years.
In that same year the Ontario Power Authority began work on the Integrated
Power System Plan – a 20-year plan that will determine how Ontario’s electricity
system will evolve.
A great start. But not enough to get us where we need to go.
We need the Ontario Green Energy Act to propel Ontario into a leadership
position in renewable energy, to reduce our pollution and greenhouse gas
emissions, to create meaningful jobs for Ontarians and to enhance community
economic development for rural, remote and First Nations communities.
Ontario Bill 150, Green Energy
and Green Economy Act, 2009
Bill
150 was tabled at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on February 23, 2009 and
passed into law on May 14, 2009.
Official Liberal Party of
Ontario Website for Ontario's Green Energy Act
Ontario's
governing Liberal party has created a website providing explanation and
information on their proposed Green
Energy Act. Find it here.
Green Energy Act Introduction
Testimonials - February 2009
Read
what's being said about the tabling of the Green Energy Act by the Government
of Ontario.
Green Energy Act Executive
Summary
The
Ontario Green Energy Act will make Ontario a global leader in the development
of renewable energy, clean distributed energy and conservation - creating
thousands of jobs, economic prosperity, energy security, and climate
protection.
Proposed Green Energy Act
On
December 10th at Queens Park in Toronto, a proposed draft of the Ontario green
energy act was released titled: "An Act Granting Priority to Renewable
Energy Sources to Manage Global Climate Change, Protect the Environment and
Streamline Project Approvals". The draft will be under constant
revision so please read it and send us your feedback.
Core Components of the Green
Energy Act
The
ten key points that define the goals of the Ontario Green Energy Act.
Sustainable energy unplugged:
Making the connection
Getting
connected to the electricity grid is proving a formidable problem for
sustainable energy generators. A green energy act would oblige utilities
to connect renewable energy.
Beyond the RESOP and the IPSP
Ontario’s
Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program (RESOP) was the most progressive green
energy initiative in North America for more than twenty years.
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