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
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Firsthand Account of OPA’s microFIT Change and Its Ripple Effects
Monday, August 2nd 2010
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
Sunday, August 1st 2010
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
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
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
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
Company Consults With Public on Clean Energy Project
Friday, July 16th 2010
On June 23rd, international clean energy company Omniwatt hosted a public meeting at the Beaverton Thorah Community Centre to inform and consult area residents about the two solar farms it ... Read More
Legal Firms to Facilitate Aboriginal Green Energy Projects
Tuesday, July 13th 2010
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
Ontario Solar Network to Host Event Focused on Finance & Taxation Strategies for FIT Solar Projects at Toronto Board of Trade on July 15
Monday, July 12th 2010
Pre-Event Seminar on "Ontario Solar Projects & Tax Laws: What You Need To Know" Sponsored by Ontario Solar Academy, in Collaboration With Ernst & Young, LLP TORONTO - On Thursday, July ... Read More
