Community Power: The Feed-in Tariff program timeline

 

          September 24, 2009: OPA directed to launch FIT program

          October 1, 2009: FIT application intake begins

          March 20, 2010: 510 new FIT projects (each up to 500 kW) offered contracts for total capacity of 112 MW.

          April 8, 2010: 184 Large FIT projects (over 500 kW) offered contracts for total capacity of almost 2,500 MW.

          Between June 2010 and February 2011: 836 new FIT projects (each up to 500 kW) offered contracts for total capacity of almost 160 MW.

          February 24, 2011: 40 FIT projects (over 500 kW) offered contracts for total capacity of 872 MW.

          May 26, 2011: 510 new FIT projects (each up to 500 kW) offered contracts for total capacity of 112 MW.

          July 2011: OPA offered 25 FIT contracts for Bruce-to-Milton enabled projects

          October 31, 2011: FIT1 program applications closed, Review process started

          October 31, 2011 to December 14, 2011: FIT Review. Report published in March 2012.

          December 2012: Small FIT window opened for 1 month

          June 12 2013: Ministerial Directive to discontinue the Large FIT program and set procurement targets for Small FIT and microFIT projects

          July 3 2013: Successful applicants under December 2012 Small FIT window announced.