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Ontario revises proposed renewable energy feed-in tariffs

18 May 2009

The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) has revised its proposed feed-in tariffs for renewable energy in Ontario, Canada.

Perhaps most notably, OPA has revised the feed-in tariff price schedule: 

Renewable Fuels
Capacity Range
Original Proposed Price (c/kWh)
Revised Proposed Price (c/KWh)
Rooftop or ground mounted solar PV
≤ 10 kW
80.2
80.2
Rooftop solar PV
 
> 10 kW ≤ 250 kW
71.3
71.3
>250 kW ≤ 500 kW
63.5
63.5
>500 kW
53.9
53.9
Ground mounted solar PV*
>10 kW ≤ 10 kW
44.3 (automatic digression)
44.3
Onshore wind*
Any size
13.5
13.5
Offshore wind*
Any size
19.0
19.0
Waterpower*
≤ 10 MW
12.9
13.1**
>10 MW ≤ 50 MW
12.9
12.2**
Biomass*
≤ 10 MW
12.2
13.8
> 10 MW
12.2
13.0
Biogas*
≤ 500 kW
14.7
16.0
>500 kW ≤ 10 MW
14.7
14.7
>10 MW
10.4
10.4
Landfill gas*
≤ 10 MW
11.1
11.1
>10 MW
10.3
10.3

* Eligible for Aboriginal or community adder

** Contract term for waterpower extended to 40 years

 

 

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