Since launching the microFIT program last October, the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) has received more than 16,000 applications for the highly popular renewable energy incentive. Due to this demand, the ... Read More
Archives for July, 2010
Green Jobs Still in Demand Despite Proposed microFIT Rate Cut
Friday, July 30th 2010
The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) is inviting industry analysts to provide input on its proposed cut to rates paid for ground-mounted solar microFIT projects. This unexpected pricing shift stems from ... Read More
Two Million in Grants to Support Skills Training and Green Careers
Thursday, July 29th 2010
The Ontario Trillium Foundation has awarded $2 million to four different green economy projects, including ones in biomass, wind, and solar. The Greater Toronto Chapter of the Canada Green Building ... Read More
Toronto Energy Company Scouts Rural Rooftops
Wednesday, July 28th 2010
Toronto-based renewable energy company, Atlantic Wind and Solar, Inc., announced a new deal that will help thecompany secure rural rooftop space in order to install photovoltaic panels. The company has already signed agreements ... Read More
Ingersoll, Ontario Set to Become New Site for Green Energy Production
Tuesday, July 27th 2010
Earlier this summer, the Town of Ingersoll's council voted to move ahead with plans to build a $32.5 million solar energyfarm. The town, which lies about two hours outside of Toronto, will ... Read More
Markham Town Building Receives Renewable Energy Retrofit
Monday, July 26th 2010
Markham, Ontario has stepped up its use of alternative energy by awarding a contract to B.C.’s Carmanah Technologies Corp. to install a photovoltaic grid tie-in system on the town’s Emergency ... Read More
Solar Rooftop Leases & Other Legal Logistics Complicate Ontario’s Renewable Energy Rush
Wednesday, July 21st 2010
On Thursday, July 29, Ontario Solar Network (OSN) and Aird & Berlis LLP (A&B), will host "Developing Ontario's Solar Generation: a Legal Road Map," highlighting opportunities and challenges under the ... Read More
Ontario’s Solar Market Confidence Shaken in Light of McGuinty Government Flip Flop
Tuesday, July 20th 2010
On July 22, from 7:00 - 9:30 pm, Ontario Solar Network (OSN) will host an open town hall meeting at the Hilton Garden Inn in Vaughan, ON to discuss the ... Read More
Change in Ontario’s FIT Program: New Price for Ground-mounted Solar Panels
Monday, July 19th 2010
Since passing the Green Energy Act last year, Ontario has tried to position itself as the leader for clean energy in Canada, North America, and around the world. One of ... Read More
OPA Scales Back Payouts for Ground-Mounted Solar Installations
Sunday, July 18th 2010
In early July, the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) announced that it intends to scale back the prices offered for ground-mounted solar installations under its feed-in-tariff (FIT) program. The purpose of ... Read More
