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| Country/Tariff | Roof-Top | Ground-Based | BIPV | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | <10kW = 0.61 >10 - 250kW = 0.540 >250kW-500kW = 0.48 >500kW = 0.41 |
<10kW = 0.49 >10MW = 0.34 |
20 years |
The government sent an update of its two year FiT review. The changes to Ontario’s renewable energy scheme includes a 20% cut to the FiT for solar and a 15% cut to wind power. All other renewables will remain at the current level. Tariffs will be adjusted annually each November and will take effect on January 1 the following year, inline with market conditions.
The Government of Ontario, Canada, announced back in March 2009 plans for renewable energy and in particular a feed-in tariff (FiT) for the region. These plans have now been finalized, as the government announces that it will proceed as planned.
The FiT program is a critical element of the government's Green Energy and Green Economy Act. This is the "green light that clean-technology companies and potential customers across Ontario have been awaiting. It will launch a surge of clean-energy projects ranging from small, residential installations to industrial and utility-scale generating systems," said Ian MacLellan, President of ARISE Technologies Corporation's Systems Division.
ARISE is among the clean-technology companies that expect to benefit from the new FiT program, which replaces the government's previous Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program (RESOP).
This announcement brings in to action the first FiT program in North America. The Ontario program is expected to become a model for other provinces, states, and municipalities to follow. It should also make way for an increase in development and innovation, leading to green job opportunities in the region.
Due to the scheme’s generousness, many installations have been registered under the feed-in tariff, with Ontario becoming one of the largest solar energy produces in the world.
