Toronto: Before its merger with the Independent Electricity System Operator, the Ontario Power Authority announced the offer December 19 of 332 new Feed-in-Tariff renewable energy contracts, representing 100 MW of capacity. The offer follows a Ministerial directive of August 29 2014, through an extension of the FIT 3 procurement.
Eligible proponents who had already submitted complete applications were asked to confirm their interest in participating. Applicants with projects that can connect to the grid are being offered contracts.
The breakdown of contract offers is as follows:
• 330 solar PV projects
• 2 bio-energy projects.
The projects include 121 projects (representing 31.4 MW) with First Nation and Métis community participation, 60 projects (representing 18.6 MW) with community participation, and 151 projects (representing 50 MW) with municipal or public sector participation.