Publish date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009

The days of burning through financing while waiting for renewable energy project approvals are about to fade into the past. If enacted, Ontario’s proposed Bill 150, the Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 (the Act), will remove the barriers to investing in the province’...

The Green Energy Act, 2009 (GEA) was introduced to the Ontario Legislature on February 23, 2009. It includes a proposal for a new renewable energy program known as a Feed-in Tariff (FIT) Program designed to further encourage the development of renewable energy supply.

Ontario's Proposed Feed-in Tariff Program Highlights

Objectives of the FIT Program:

·    Increase capacity of renewable energy supply to ensure adequate generation and reduce emissions

·    Simpler method to procure and de...

Renewable Energy

Waterpower: Ontario's primary source of renewable energy 

Today, Ontario's waterpower resources comprise about 26% of the province's energy supply-with an installed capacity of 8,150 Megawatts. Nuclear power accounts for 41%, fossil fuels (coal, gas, oil) for 32%, and other renewables (wind, solar etc.) for 1%. 

An Energy-efficient Source of Electricity

• The average facility converts energy to electric energy at a rate of between 75% and 95%.
• A typical waterpower g...

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...