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Canada’s Government has given notice in the Canada Gazette proposed regulations to help achieve its target for GHG emissions reduction. The proposed Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-Fired Generation of Electricity Regulations set a stringent performance standard for new … Continue reading →

Paul Manning quoted in IPPSO FACTO article: “The REA addresses a challenge shared by jurisdictions around the world: In one sense, you should leave planning to the lowest level of government, and in another sense there are some projects that … Continue reading →

Canada’s May 2, 2011 federal election returned a majority for Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s minority Conservative government and catapulted the National Democratic Party (NDP) ahead of the Liberal Party into second position, making the NDP Canada’s official opposition party for … Continue reading →

The Ontario Power Authority has awarded 40 new Feed-In Tariff contracts for more than 872 megawatts of renewable energy, following the completion of the second phase of its Transmission Availability Test and the Distribution Availability Test . Applicants who were … Continue reading →

The Ontario Power Authority is introducing a new Feed-In Tariff for commercial aggregators, called the CFIT (commercial feed-in-tariff) Program. The program is intended for micro-fit generation projects where the proponent has multiple projects, is not eligible for the microFIT program … Continue reading →

The Ontario Power Authority is developing two new  Clean Energy Standard Offer Programs, one for natural gas-fired combined heat and power (CHPSOP), the other for “energy recovery” (ERSOP) from “by-products fuel” and “under utilized energy resources”. These programs potentially offer … Continue reading →

To see slides from Paul Manning’s presentation, please click the link below: Energy From Waste and the GEA

“…there may still be a role for municipal regulation of renewable energy projects provided that it is a legitimate exercise of the municipal power to pass by-laws concerning the “health, safety and well-being of persons.”   To read the full article, … Continue reading →