The Ontario Power Authority has offered a contract to the city of Belleville to install a new grid-tie solar project. The solar farm will be installed on the roof of ... Read More
Archives for Politics
Firsthand Account of OPA’s microFIT Change and Its Ripple Effects
To say that the Ontario Power Authority's proposed rate changes to the microFIT is unpopular is somewhat of an understatement. From nearly every corner of the province, critics have decried ... Read More
Green Economy at Risk with McGuinty Government’s Turnaround on microFIT
The Green Energy Act, passed by the Ontario Government last year, was a well-designed piece of legislation. It was helping to push the province’s energy supplies right into the 21st ... Read More
Solar Rooftop Leases & Other Legal Logistics Complicate Ontario’s Renewable Energy Rush
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
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
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
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
Energy Minister Pays Visit to New Solar Installation
Brad Duguid, Ontario's Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, recently visited Norfolk County to survey a large solar project under construction in the area. He was joined by his Energy Parliamentary ... Read More
Legal Firms to Facilitate Aboriginal Green Energy Projects
The renewable energy sector is providing green jobs to many Canadian lawyers busily working on contractual issues, regulations, and financing that derive from the growing industry. Many solar and wind ... Read More
Energy and Infrastructure MPP Excited about Green Energy
On June 30, Ontario's Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Brad Duguid, along with his Energy Parliamentary Assistant and Brant (ON) MPP, Dave Levac, and Norfolk County Mayor, Dennis Travale, visited ... Read More








