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
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Two Million in Grants to Support Skills Training and Green Careers
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
Ingersoll, Ontario Set to Become New Site for Green Energy Production
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
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
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
Company Consults With Public on Clean Energy Project
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
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
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








