As Kathleen’s Wynne’s government releases Ontario’s 2017 Long-Term Energy Plan (LTEP), Delivering Fairness and Choice, Patrick Brown’s Progressive Conservative Party (PCP) prepares to vote on two policy resolutions that seek to unwind major parts of the Liberal environmental strategy. Among the recommended policy resolutions … Continue reading
In a sudden reversal of its energy procurement policy, Ontario announced today that it will immediately suspend the second round of its Large Renewable Procurement (LRP II) process and the Energy-from-Waste Standard Offer Program, halting procurement of over 1,000 megawatts … Continue reading
December 5, 2013 – Paul is pleased to be the next speaker in the Hamilton Breakfast Series of the Air and Waste Management Association, Ontario Section. His topic will be: The Non-polluter Pays: Recent Trends in Clean-up Liability for Innocent Companies, … Continue reading
Ontario Power Authority’s “Development of a New Large Renewable Procurement Process – Initial Engagement Feedback and Interim Recommendations” report was submitted to the Minister of Energy on August 30, 2013 and is now available for review through the link below. … Continue reading
To prepare for the opening of the next Feed-in Tariff (FIT) application period in fall 2013, the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) is making draft versions of the FIT 3 Program Rules, Contract and Standard Definitions available for comment. The OPA … Continue reading
Large renewable energy projects will no longer form part of Ontario’s once world-leading Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program. Following up on his announcement at the CanSIA Solar Ontario 2013 Conference in Niagara Falls on May 30, 2013, Bob Chiarelli, the Minister of … Continue reading
The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) has just announced that it will begin accepting Small FIT applications on December 14, 2012, for renewable energy projects with a proposed capacity of 10 to 500 kilowatts. The OPA will award up to 200 … Continue reading
After an agonizingly long wait, would-be renewable energy proponents were cheered by Friday’s announcement that the Ontario Power Authority has at last released version 2.0 of its Feed-in Tariff Program Rules. We provide the following summary as a guide to … Continue reading
Ontario has announced that it will expand the Aboriginal Loan Guarantee Program to encourage First Nation and Métis participation in the province’s clean energy economy. The expansion will make an additional $150 million available under the program. To date, the Aboriginal … Continue reading
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