Solar: Resources

ecoEnergy for Renewable Heat - Natural Resources Canada
Description: Financial assistance to increase the use of renewable thermal energy and develop capacity in the renewable thermal energy industry.

Terms/Assistance/Benefits: Eligible industrial, commercial and institutional entities will receive 25% of the purchase, installation and certain other costs of a qualifying system.

ecoEnergy for Renewable Power - Natural Resources Canada
Description: $1.48 billion initiative to increase Canada's supply of clean electricity from renewable sources such as wind, biomass, low-impact hydro, geothermal, solar photovoltaic and ocean energy.

Terms/Assistance/Benefits: One cent per kilowatt-hour for up to 10 years to eligible low-impact, renewable electricity projects constructed between April 1, 2007 and March 31, 2011.

Feed-in Tariff Program - Ontario Power Authority
Description: Procurement program that guarantees specific prices for various forms of renewable electricity production sources, including on-shore wind, hydroelectric, solar, biogas, biomass and landfill gas.

Terms/Assistance/Benefits: Offers a 20-year contract to developers of renewable energy projects (waterpower projects receive 40-year contracts) that covers project costs and provides a reasonable rate of return.

NextGen Biofuels Fund - Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Description: A $500 million fund to support establishment of first-of-kind commercial scale demonstration facilities for the production of next-generation renewable fuels (i.e. cellulosic ethanol or next-generation biodiesel) and co-products.

Terms/Assistance/Benefits: Repayable support covering up to 40% of eligible project costs incurred over the course of the project period (capped at $200 million).

Ontario Solar Thermal Heating Incentive (OSTHI) - Ontario Ministry of Energy
Description: Financial assistance for Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (ICI) organizations to increase the use of renewable energy; and develop capacity in Ontario's solar thermal industry.

Terms/Assistance/Benefits: OSTHI matches rebates provided by the federal ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat program. Each program provides rebates of up to $400,000 for solar hot water systems or up to $80,000 for solar air heating systems.

Technology Development Fund - Ontario Power Authority
Description: Financial assistance to support pre-commercial technologies or applications that have the potential to improve electricity supply, conservation or demand management.

Terms/Assistance/Benefits: Maximum contribution by the OPA for any one project is $250,000.

*Source – Invest in Ontario www.sse.gov.on.ca/medt/investinontario/en/Pages/default.aspx