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One year after the enablement of Ontario's Feed-in Tariff (FIT) as a part of Ontario's Green Energy and Green Economy Act, North America's first comprehensive FIT program is moving full-steam ahead. The FIT is designed to spur renewable energy growth by offering a guaranteed pricing structure for electricity produced from renewable resources, and it has done exactly that. The Ontario Power Authority has offered FIT contracts large and small to developers representing all of the major renewable technologies. Although the FIT has been extremely successful in stimulating renewable energy development, the process remains a work in progress.

This conference will outline the major provisions of Ontario's FIT, and describe the key issues associated with the implementation of this new policy. It will address the impact the FIT has had on obtaining project finance, and discuss the importance of engaging First Nations in the process. It will provide an in-depth explanation of the domestic content rule, and will review the implications of the rule now and into the future. The conference will review the impact of adding renewable resources to the grid both in terms of the transmission and distribution challenges as well as the effect these resources will have on system reliability. Finally, it will outline the FIT application and contract negotiation process and provide advice on how to proceed.

Who Should Attend

• Renewable energy professionals and consultants
  
• Renewable energy project developers
  
• Regulatory and PR staffers
  
• Environmental organizations
  
• Financial and investment groups
  
• Legal staff and compliance officers
  
• Electric utility procurement, generation, and transmission personnel

Learning Outcomes

• Describe the basics of Ontario's FIT and MicroFIT Programs
  
• Explain the impact the FIT has had on obtaining project financing for new projects
  
• Discuss the domestic content rule and the long-term and short-term implications of the rule
  
• Recognize the potential roles of First Nations and Community power groups in the development process
  
• Analyze the transmission and distribution challenges arising as a result of the surge in renewable energy into the grid
  
• Assess the impact the new resources will have on reliability
  
• Describe the application and contract negotiation processes and suggest advice on how to best navigate these processes

Requirements for Successful Completion of Program

Participants must sign in/out each day and be in attendance for the entirety of the conference to be eligible for continuing education credit.

Instructional Methods

Case Studies and PowerPoint Presentationswill be used in this conference.

Continuing Education Credits:

EUCI is authorized by IACET to offer up to 1.0 CEUs for this program.