Tag Archives: renewable energy challenges

Small FIT Application Window Will Open on December 14, 2012

Posted on December 12, 2012 by manningenvironmentallaw

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 →

More Galleries | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

March 7, 2012 – Storm Clouds Brew for Wind and Solar in Ontario

Posted on March 7, 2012 by manningenvironmentallaw

Ontario’s ambitious renewable energy program is under attack from all sides.  In December 2011, the Auditor General criticized the province’s Feed-in Tariff (FIT) rates for renewable energy as being too costly (see our post December 5, 2011) . In February … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

January 2012 – Municipal World publishes an article by Paul Manning on Renewable Energy in Ontario

Posted on January 25, 2012 by manningenvironmentallaw

Ontario is  the leading jurisdiction in North America to ditch coal-fired electricity generation in favour of renewable energy. It has come at a price and not without controversy. Streamlining has reduced the number of approvals required for renewable energy development … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment