Ontario’s Bill 150 Green Energy and Green Economy Act Ontario has 29.7 gigawatts of energy generating capacity 25% is from renewable energy in 2008 Want 50% from renewable energy Other 50% will be from nuclear + Create 50,000 jobs in three years Want to create a green economy by … Doubling renewable energy Sweeping energy efficiency measures Reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Bill introduced Mar 2009; Passed May 2009

Ontario Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 Feed-In Tariff (FIT) regime for green / renewable energy “Right to connect" to the electricity grid Smart grid commitment ($2.3B; 3 Yrs; 20,000 Jobs – Sept 2009) Low- or no-interest loans for green energy projects ($250M loan guarantee program – Sept 2009) Renewable Energy Facilitator for "one-window" assistance Review every 5 years of building efficiency LEED Silver for new buildings Requires energy conservation plans for all public sector Energy Star appliances only Home energy audit prior to sale ($300; Half paid by government)

Ontario Proposed Feed-In Tariffs Renewable Size ¢ / kWh Biomass Any size 12.2 Biogas Small ≤ 5 MW 14.7 Large > 5 MW 10.4 Landfill gas 11.1 10.3 Waterpower ≤ 50 MW 12.9 Community-based ≤ 2 MW 13.4 Continued …

Ontario Proposed Feed-In Tariffs Renewable Size ¢ / kWh Solar PV Rooftop ≤ 10 kW 80.2 10-100 kW 71.3 100-500 kW 53.9 Ground-mounted ≤ 10 MW 44.3 Wind ≤ 50 MW 12.9 On-shore Any size 13.5 Off-shore 19.0 Community-based 14.4