Under cover of its Bill 75, designed to implement the merger of the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) and the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), the government of Ontario is also making wholesale changes to energy planning and procurement. In so doing, it … Continue reading
Ontario is strengthening the regulation of vertical closed loop drilling for geothermal energy systems, with new rules that take effect immediately. The province is requiring geothermal installers to: Obtain provincial approval for vertical closed loop geothermal systems Consult with a … Continue reading
In our post dated March 22, 2012, First Review of Ontario’s Feed-in Tariff Program Slashes Cash for Wind and Solar we commented on Ontario’s review of the FIT. In his presentation today at the AWMA Hamilton Breakfast Speaker Series, Paul Manning, … Continue reading
Ontario’s Green Energy Act allows government to require public agencies to: prepare and publish an energy conservation and demand management plan achieve prescribed targets and meet prescribed energy and environmental standards, including standards for energy conservation and demand management Requires the … Continue reading
AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION ONTARIO SECTION Hamilton Breakfast Series The premier technical presentation series! The hot issues Member and attendee networking An excellent full breakfast Thursday, April 12, 2012 Municipalities, Schools, and Hospitals: Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plans … Continue reading
Ontario’s government announced today that it will implement all of the recommendations of the first review of its Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) Program (Review) As widely anticipated, there are substantial reductions in the FIT rates payable for solar and wind-powered renewable energy … Continue reading
In a last-minute deal reached yesterday at the UN Climate Convention meeting in Durban, governments decided to adopt a universal legal agreement on climate change as soon as possible, but not later than 2015. Work will begin on this immediately … Continue reading
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