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Renewable Generation
There are two programs in place in Ontario to encourage renewable generation. The first is the Net Metering Program which is promoted by the Ministry of Energy and the second is the Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program administered by the Ontario Power Authority (OPA).
Standard Offer Program
The Ontario Power Authority’s Standard Offer Program has become available as of November 22, 2006. The OPA has put in place standard pricing, simplified commercial contracts and standardized interconnection contracts for renewable generation.
What is the Standard Offer Program?
The Standard Offer Program encourages the use of renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, photovoltaic (PV), renewable biomass, bio-gas, bio-fuel, landfill gas, or drop in water elevation for generating electricity. Renewable generation up to 10 megawatts, which meets the program's requirements, may be connected to the Westario Power distribution system. ...more
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Net Metering
The provincial government’s Net Metering regulation allows you to send electricity generated from renewable sources to the electrical grid for a credit toward your energy costs. If you supply power that is worth more than what you take from the grid over the billing period, you’ll receive a credit that can help lower future energy bills. The more electricity you produce, the greater your savings.
Who is eligible?
Net metering is available to any Ontario customer who generates electricity primarily for their own use from a renewable source (wind, water, solar or agricultural biomass), using equipment of maximum cumulative output up to 500 kilowatts in size.
For more details, visit the Ontario Ministry of Energy's website on Net Metering.
All charges to implement generation, including any changes in metering, would be borne by the customer as part of the project costs. Westario Power would read the meter during the regular billing cycles. The meter records energy consumed by the customer, and energy delivered by the customer to the distribution network. The customer would be billed, or credited, the difference.
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