Ontario Feed-in Tariff

Effective Friday 13th August, 2010

Ontario introduced new Feed-in Tariff (FiT) electricity pricing to encourage the development of renewable energy from a diverse range of producers including homeowners, community-based groups and larger scale commercial generators. Solar micro-generation, 10 kilowatts and under, will enjoy the highest tariff in order to incent Ontarians to participate. If the FiT program leads to 100,000 residential solar rooftop installations, it will amount to one percent of Ontario’s supply mix.

Feed-In Tariff Prices

Feed-In Tariff Prices for Renewable Energy Projects in Ontario
Technology	Size	Proposed ¢/kWh
Solar PV
Rooftop	≤ 10 kW	80.2
Ground Mounted	≤ 10 kW	64.2
Rooftop	10 – 250 kW	71.3
Rooftop	250 – 500 kW	63.5
Rooftop	> 500 kW	53.9
Ground Mounted	≤ 10 MW	44.3

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FiT program launched with applications accepted starting on October 1st, 2009. The first 700 MicroFiT OPA contracts were announced on December 16 2009. The first FiT contracts up to 500kW in size, were announced on March 10th 2010. Read more: OPA FiT

August 13, 2010 Ground Mounted Microfit Price Change

September 24th OPA Announcement

Ontario Power Authority: Ontario Unveils North America's First Feed-In Tariff

Feed-in Tariff Backgrounder

Ontario Power Authority Feed-in Tarif and Mico-FiT programs (and applications)