Solar Energy Ontario Program

Most energy programs require an ontario secondary school diploma ossd or equivalent.

Solar energy ontario program. With share solar there are 3 options to go solar. The program was the first of its kind in north america. Residential solar program unfortunately alberta s province wide solar incentive program has recently ended. Energy systems program requirements.

Technology and its implementation in ontario. The ontario power authority opa has developed a feed in tariff fit program for the province of ontario to encourage and promote greater use of renewable energy sources. The fit program is for larger projects. The fit program is north america s first comprehensive guaranteed pricing structure for renewable energy production and it standardizes many aspects of renewable energy installations.

Ontario is the leader for grid connected pv systems in canada. Thanks to generous feed in tariff programs solar energy really took off in the province. Citation needed thanks to the fit program ontario was the home of what was temporarily the largest solar farm in the world in october 2010 until surpassed by larger farms in china and india. The government target for renewable energy is 10 700 mw by 2018 which includes energy from solar wind.

These include wind waterpower renewable biomass bio gas landfill gas and solar photovoltaic solar pv for electricity generating projects in ontario the microfit program is a stream of the fit program. The fit and microfit programs are designed for projects that generate electricity from a renewable resource such as wind water solar energy and bioenergy biomass bio gas or landfill gas. The overall goal is to defer the need for ontario to add generation facilities and solar is clean reliable and empowers residents to take control of the power. Renewable energy incentive programs.

For select hydro communities. With the introduction of a feed in tariff fit in 2009 ontario became a global leader for solar energy projects. However applications are limited each year. However there are some other energy incentives available to homeowners.

All ontario utilities support the use of solar to help homes and businesses to reduce their consumption of utility power. Banff solar production incentive the town of banff currently offers a 0 75 per watt rebate on solar energy systems. The microfit program is for projects with a capacity of 10 kilowatts or less. Graduates in these programs will have high level knowledge on maintaining and servicing wind turbines solar energy panels and other equipment associated with alternative energy.

This program is called share solar but is also known as the ontario free solar program to most people.