Ontario Green Energy Act

KB Racking is releasing its revolutionary AeroRack model for the Canadian market place at Canada’s largest solar conference next week. The Canadian affiliate of Knubix GmbH Germany, a global leader in flat roof mounting systems, will reveal its ideal-in-class racking system at the CanSIA Solar Canada show. KB Racking can be found at booth #828 in the Toronto Metro Convention Center on December 6th and 7th.

The company’s flagship product, AeroRack, employs a special aerodynamic style that demands practically no ballast. Even with the weight of the solar PV module, the method adds less than 2 lbs per square foot to a roof. The system is designed so that roof penetration is unnecessary. In addition, the mounting uses a patented speedy click approach that makes it quicker to install than conventional mounting systems. KB Racking’s experience with difficult roofs in Europe demonstrates the advanced technique’s effectiveness for Ontario’s structurally weaker roofs. AeroRack has been tested in extreme windy and snowy weather conditions and comfortably exceeds all specifications for the Ontario industry.

The item will be produced in Ontario, utilizing Canadian labour and facilities. This makes it eligible for the domestic content material rules outlined in the Ontario Energy Authority’s FIT program. AeroRack will contribute to the creation of new jobs in Ontario as a result of the Green Energy Act.

Some cool renewable power ontario images:

A modern day windmill in Ontario

We had been driving by and noticed the new energy savings program they’ve put in place, great job Canada, now if we all jumped on the turbine band wagon, what a great planet this could be. I actually did not believe this photo would get so significantly attention, but it is the sign of the times. Power is a crisis and speaking of power today’s gas price here in Vancouver is .22/litre (lowest grade) as of Apr/08, how considerably is it over there?

The most modern generations of windmills are more properly called wind turbines, or wind generators, and are primarily used to generate electricity. Contemporary windmills are created to convert the energy of the wind into electricity. The largest wind turbines can generate up to 6MW of power (for comparison a contemporary fossil fuel power plant generates among 500 and 1,300MW).

With increasing environmental concern, and approaching limits to fossil fuel consumption, wind power has regained interest as a renewable energy source. It is increasingly becoming far more helpful and sufficient in offering power for many locations of the planet.

One region in which it is becoming rather common is about the midwest of the United States where, due to excellent amounts of wind, turbines have grow to be quite valuable.

Clothesline: environmentally friendly clothes dryer

Image by Peter Blanchard
Everywhere in Ontario it is now legal to hang out your laundry! Awesome! Personally, I discover climate change, energy expenses and the several other effects of wasting resources considerably more shocking than the sight of somebody’s undies! Related news and links: Ontario Clothesline Bans Banned (since April 2008).

Some cool wind energy ontario images:

What’s New With Wind?


Image by mars_discovery_district

Ogilvy Renault presents Cleantech in Canada Breakfast Seminar – What’s New With Wind? Humans have been using windmills since the 8th century AD. As the ‘elder brother’ of renewable energy, wind power is seen as stable, reliable and maybe just a little bit dull. We have assembled an expert panel to find out just how wrong that perception is. Hear about: new technologies that are transforming the wind business challenges and opportunities in building and operating wind energy facilities the impact that Ontario’s new FIT program has on wind power in Ontario and around the world how large global manufacturers view the Canadian wind industry. Industry experts will share their thoughts on key emerging opportunities for cleantech entrepreneurs, investors and government.This seminar series is offered in partnership by industry leaders Deloitte and Ogilvy Renault.

Wind Turbine – CNE Grounds, Toronto


Image by Gemma Grace

Although perhaps not evident here, this 750-kilowatt wind turbine, erected in 1992, is 30-stories tall (1/7th the height of Toronto’s famed CN Tower). With 24-metre-long blades at 27 revolutions per minute it can generate enough power to supply 250 average homes.

It’s a lengthy read, but it’s worth it…

Ontarios Electricity Subsidy Undercuts Conservation

Ontario’s Electricity Subsidy Undercuts Conservation

Toronto, June 14, 2011 – Ontario’s Environmental
Commissioner says the Ontario Clean Power
Benefit (OCEB) is a perverse incentive that could
endanger the energy conservation savings the government is hoping to achieve.

In his Annual Energy Conservation Progress Report
- 2010 (Volume One): Managing a Complex Power
System, released right now, Gord Miller says “The 10
per cent rebate on electricity bills is an
artificial subsidy on the price of electricity so
it encourages buyers to use far more.” A study by
energy analysts estimated that the OCEB could
wipe out a third of the planned conservation savings over the subsequent 4 years.

Miller praises the government for introducing
time-of-use pricing that encourages households
and companies to shift their consumption away
from periods of high demand, but noted that cost
subsidies undercut this development. Costs will
necessarily rise since of a backlog of
transmission investments and new generation
projects. “Unfortunately, the government hasn’t
addressed the problem of rising prices in a way
that prioritizes conservation,”says Miller.
“Instead it has continued the failed policy
approach of the past where the government’s only
answer to greater electricity rates is to
artificially lower electricity prices.”

If the government feels the require to aid
customers with the greater energy costs it could
make the benefit a fixed amount, rather of tying
it to consumption levels. “That way,” says
Miller, “the Clean Power Benefit would be less
of a disincentive to electricity conservation.”

Miller is also concerned about delays in rolling
out Ontario’s critical Conservation and Demand
Management (CDM) programs. Among now and 2014,
electric utilities, supported by the Ontario
Power Authority, are supposed to minimize overall
electricity use, as nicely as peak demand.
“Province-wide conservation programs had been all
supposed to begin in January 2011, says the
Commissioner, but the delays mean we will miss opportunities this year.

The Environmental Commissioner is also
questioning a recent choice by the Ontario
Energy Board to freeze conservation budgets for
Union Gas and Enbridge Gas Distribution,
especially at a time when the government has
cancelled its own conservation programs for gas
shoppers. “The Board has too narrow a view about
the advantages that will come with increased
conservation. It is ignoring the avoided
infrastructure costs and decreased greenhouse gas
emissions that will come with reductions in consumption of natural gas.”

To watch the Commissioner’s pre-recorded comments, please pay a visit to:
www.youtube.com/user/EcoComms

For more information, get in touch with:
Maria Leung
Communications and Outreach Coordinator
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
416-325-3371 / 416-819-1673
1-800-701-6454
Maria.leung@eco.on.ca

For French language release and bilingual support, please get in touch with:
Jean-Marc Filion, 705-492-6997

The report is accessible for download at www.eco.on.ca

Toronto (PRWEB) December 14, 2010

KB Racking is making friends in high places. Ontario Minister of Energy Brad Duguid visited the manufacturer of solar panel racking systems at their booth at the CanSIA Solar Canada 2010 show to congratulate them on the launch of the AeroRack product line. Minister Duguid welcomed KB Racking?s decision to do business in Ontario and spoke with the KB Racking team about how the product will be manufactured in the province.

The Minister was very enthusiastic about our decision to come to Ontario and expressed significant interest in our technology, design and implementation, said Peter Aulich, KB Racking’s product manager. The province’s support for renewable energy is fantastic. We’re excited to be contributing to the Green Energy Act’s target of 50,000 new jobs in the Ontario renewables sector.

KB Racking, the licensed Canadian manufacturer for Knubix GmbH Germany, selected Knubix?s best-in-class design based on its superior performance in Germany. Knubix has successfully maintained a reputation for high quality and excellent service, which KB Racking will continue. The AeroRack non-penetrating system minimizes structural impact to rooftops by adding less than 2 pounds per square foot, and can be assembled significantly faster than traditional solar PV racking systems. KB Racking will manufacture the AeroRack system in Ontario by February 2011. The first delivery is planned for March 15th, 2011.

UPDATED INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS LIST: Get ready for the Community Power Conference 2010

UPDATED INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS LIST:
Get ready for the Community Power Conference 2010
Join Ontario’s largest annual gathering of
Community Power producers, proponents and supporters

The Community Power Conference 2010 is hosted by
the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association
(OSEA). Together with the Power Networking
Centre trade show, the conference attracts
industry regulators, commercial and community
power generators, farmers and First Nation and Métis delegations.

The conference offers two full days of meeting
and learning from community power experts, while
the trade show displays the latest innovations in
power generation technologies and services.

WHEN AND WHAT:
- November 14, 2010 (6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.)
The Green Connection opening reception
co-organized with Green Enterprise Ontario (GEO)
- November 15-16, 2010 (7:00 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.)
Second Annual Community Power Conference
- November 16 – 17, 2010 (9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.)
Power Networking Centre trade show
co-organized with the Association of Power Producers of Ontario (APPrO)
- November 15, 2010 (7:00 -9:30 pm)
Presentation of Community Power Awards.

WHERE:
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, 700 and 800 Level
222 Bremner Blvd., Toronto, ON Canada

This year, conference organizers have attracted
the following Ontario-wide and international
experts to speak at seminars and share their thoughts.

Speakers from Ontario include:
- Colin Anderson, Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Power Authority
- The Honourable Brad Duguid, Ontario Minister of Energy
- Gord Miller, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
- Tom Rand, Advisory and Practice Lead of Cleantech, MaRS
- Michael Lyle, Vice President, Legal,
Aboriginal and Regulatory Affairs, Ontario Power Authority
- Don McCabe, Vice President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture
- Jennifer Green, Executive Coordinator,
Agrienergy Producers’ Association of Ontario
- Donna Cansfield, MPP and Parliamentary
Assistant to the Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

UPDATED: International speakers include:
- Shaun Chapman, Vote Solar, United States
- Mary Dougherty, Embark, Australia
- Paul Gipe, Author, Advocate and Renewable
Energy Industry Analyst, United States
- Stefan Gsaenger, WWEA, Germany
- Henning Holst, Ingenieurbüro Henning Holst, Germany
- Frede Hvelplund, Aalborg University, Denmark
- Tetsunari Iida, Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies, Japan
- Johan Lewin, Seeland Development Trust, South Africa
- Preben, Maegaard, Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy, Denmark
- Miguel Mendoça, World Future Council, United Kingdom
- Fabio Rosa, IDEAAS, Brazil

The full list of speakers and their biographies can be found at:
cpconference.ca/Page.asp?PageID=924&SiteNodeID=385

For further details, please visit: www.cpconference.ca
The conference schedule can be found at:
www.cpconference.ca/Page.asp?PageID=861&SiteNodeID=384
To register for the conference, please visit:
registration.cpconference.ca

For more information or to schedule interviews
with any of the speakers above, please contact:
Maria Leung, Environmental Communication Options,
mleung@ecostrategy.ca OR 416-972-7401

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OSEA works to initiate, facilitate and support
the work of local sustainable energy organizations through
membership services, province wide capacity
building and non-partisan policy work. They work
to catalyze the efforts of community organizers
and raise awareness of the benefits of community
power and renewable energy through various
communication channels and by offering a variety
of workshops and guidebooks on topics.

Danai is just one of hundreds of residents in Ontario who are having real problems because the McGuinty Liberal government allowed the wind energy corporations to site turbines too close to homes. Already over a dozen families have had to abandon their homes or be bought out with gag orders.

Amherstburg Council (at the time) despite serious warnings, did nothing to properly investigate this development. Boralex and/or Gengrowth are denying any responsibility or liability. The Ministry of Environment is taking complaints but simply files them away because they admit they don’t have the equipment and/or know-how to actually enforce the Certificate of Approvals they issue for wind projects. The Green Energy Act strips citizens and municipalities of any power. These laws makes it impossible to get any recourse from the wind companies by residents negatively affected. The average homeowner would have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to even begin to seek restitution.

David Libby lives in the once quiet area near Ridgetown, Ontario. 50 wind turbines have since started up, and the noise from these machines is now affecting his health. No form of government will help him, nor protect him. This is the very real, and upsetting reality that is hitting rural Ontario residents over and over again, with politicians turning a blind eye so that they can continue their very destructive energy program.